THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 - SVIPLA MEETING ON “EXPECTATIONS AND EVALUATION OF OUTSIDE PATENT COUNSEL”
A panel of in-house counsel will discuss their expectations and factors used to evaluate outside counsel services when assigning legal work to one firm or the other. The panel includes: Sanjay Prasad, Chief Patent Counsel, Oracle, Inc.; Keith Chanroo, Director of Intellectual Property, Xilinx, Inc.; Joseph Twarowski, Senior Patent Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.; and Ed Scott, Senior Patent Counsel, Apple, Inc.
Mark your calendar for this month’s SVIPLA dinner meeting – Thursday, January 27, Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, 6pm-registration, 7pm-dinner and program. Details forthcoming.
TO REGISTER: (in the RSVP email message, please include attendee name(s), company name, email address and any special dietary needs): CLICK HERE
If your system will not allow you to click on the registration email above, you can email your registration directly to: svipla@yahoo.com.
Cost: Member - $50 Non-Member - $65 Student - $25
Bring your check for dinner payment to the meeting on January 27, payable to: SVIPLA.
PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CHECK - BRING DINNER PAYMENT TO MEETING.
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Tuesday, January 25. Please make your reservation by the deadline as there are only a few extra spaces allotted at the meeting. The hotel may not be able to serve meals beyond the guaranteed number expected for the meeting.
YOU CAN ALSO BRING YOUR 2004-2005 MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENT TO THE DECEMBER MEETING (see renewal/new member information below). Attendees will be assessed at the member or non-member rate for the dinner meetings. If you have recently mailed in your membership dues, you are encouraged to bring a copy of your dues payment check with you. Dues are also accepted at the meeting. also, if you have paid your 2004-2005 dues, this may not be indicated on the website as yet, but consider that you are a member in good standing.
MCLE: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour. SVIPLA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.
PRESIDENT\'S MESSAGE
Greetings and Happy New Year to all.
Two springtime topics are before us:
1. Opening for SVIPLA Program Chair – We are accepting nominations for next year’s (September, 2005-June, 2006) program chairperson (the entry level position for SVIPLA officership).
2. Inventor of the Year – We are accepting nominations for the Inventor of the Year for our June, 2005 meeting.
Please consider becoming involved. Contact Vice-President, Brian Coleman BColeman@perkinscoie.com for further information.
This month\'s meeting - So, what do you think inhouse patent counsel wants from outside counsel? Come and hear it direct from the source. This month’s panel discussion will give us all useful insights on this bread and butter subject.
Please join us.
Robert Q. Guillot, SVIPLA President
SVIPLA 2004-2005 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES! (September 2004 through June 2005)
To renew membership dues or join SVIPLA, complete the application by clicking on this link: www.svipla.com/application.html. If you have trouble accessing the link, go to www.svipla.com and click on Application.
Mail completed application with your check to the address indicated on the application.
Dues have been received by many new and renewing SVIPLA members – these will be posted to indicate your membership during this month. Thank you.
SEEKING PATENT ATTORNEYS AND PATENT AGENTS
Silicon Valley IP Practice: Growing San Jose, CA IP law firm, in suburban location with collegial environment, seeks patent attorneys or patent agents with CS, EE, or CSE backgrounds and 1- 4 years experience in software or electronics patent prosecution. CA bar membership required for attorneys. View www.hptb-law.com for background. Send resume, references and representative patents or other work to Recruiting Coordinator IPT, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, 1600 Willow Street, San Jose, CA 95125-5106, fax to (408) 414-1076, or email to jobs@hptb-law.com No phone calls, please.
POSITION AVAILABLE
Director of IP – SRI Intl.-Major functions: patent portfolio growth/strategy, IP transactions strategy, research, etc., IP investigations & disputes; requires 7 yrs. work exp., BS chemistry/Biochem (prefer MS/PhD and/or JD). email resume to: daniel.swartz@sri.com.
2004-2005 SVIPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Bob Guillot, IP Law Offices, rguillot@iplo.com
VICE PRESIDENT
Brian R. Coleman, Perkins & Coie LLP, bcoleman@perkinscoie.com
SECRETARY-TREASURER
Andre Gibbs, andre_gibbs@yahooandgibbs@us.ibm.com
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Marcel Bingham, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, mbingham@hptb-law.com
Sean Fitzgerald, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Attorney at Law, sean@competitivefactors.com
PAST PRESIDENTS
Stephen Sullivan, The Sawyer Law Group LLP, stephen@sawyerlawgroup.com
Paul Hickman, Perkins Coie LLP, phickman@perkinsCoie.com
Debra A. Shetka, dlearyously@aol.com