NEED ETHICS CLE CREDIT? — SVIPLA JANUARY MEETING FOCUSES ON “ETHICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN PATENT PROSECUTION”
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Location: Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto (El Camino Real north of San Antonio Road)
Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program

PRESENTATION: “Ethics and Risk Management Issues in Patent Prosecution”

SPEAKER: John Steele, Ethics and Conflicts Director and Special Counsel, Fish & Richardson

As Ethics and Conflicts Director and Special Counsel at Fish & Richardson in the Silicon Valley office, John Steele is responsible for a variety of firm wide issues, including conflicts of interest, ethics particular to IP law practice, and the design of appropriate alternative dispute resolution for client disputes. He was previously a Shareholder with Rogers Joseph O’Donnell & Phillips (2003-2004), served as an Ethics Partner at Fenwick & West LLP (1994-2003), and an Associate with Khourie & Crew (1985-1989).

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 send your registration to: svipla@yahoo.com.

Cost:   Member - $60   Non-Member - $75   Student - $25

PLEASE NOTE: The SVIPLA board of directors recently voted to increase the dinner meeting fee due to increased meeting costs. In order to pay at the member rate, please bring your dues payment to the meeting if you have not already mailed the renewal or new member application and check. The member rate will be assessed.

PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CHECK - BRING DINNER PAYMENT FOR MEMBER OR NON-MEMBER RATE TO MEETING ON JANUARY 18, PAYABLE TO: SVIPLA.

DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Monday, January 16. Please make your reservation by the deadline as there are only a few extra spaces allotted at the meeting. The venue may not be able to serve meals beyond the guaranteed number expected for the meeting.

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.

SVIPLA 2005-2006 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES NOW DUE – NEW MEMBERSHIP YEAR BEGAN SEPTEMBER 1. (September 2005 through June 2006)

To renew membership dues or to become a member of 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 your completed application with your check to the address indicated on the application.

You can bring your membership application and check to the dinner meeting on January 18.

LICENSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PROVIDES ADVANCED LICENSING PROGRAMS

The International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (“LIMA”), the industry trade association for the merchandising and character/brand licensing industry, is sponsoring a series of two-day Advanced Licensing Programs this March in Los Angeles and New York City. For further information on LIMA and this program, visit www.licensing.org.

The Los Angeles program will be at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on March 27-28, and the New York program will be at the Williams Club on March 15-16. The programs consist of four half-day seminars on the following topics (continuing legal education credits are available for the Anatomy and Negotiation programs):

1. Valuing Licensing Properties

2. Best Practices in a Licensing Program

3. Anatomy of a License Agreement

4. Perfecting Your Negotiation Skills

When registering for the program, as a SVIPLA member you will receive the LIMA members-only discount of 15% (if you register before February 15 you receive an additional discount of 10%). Discounts are indicated on the registration form.

2005-2006 SVIPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Brian Coleman, Perkins Coie LLP, bcoleman@perkinscoie.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Andre Gibbs, IBM, andgibbs@us.ibm.com

SECRETARY

Marcel Bingham, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, mbingham@hptb-law.com

TREASURER

Sean Fitzgerald, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Attorney at Law, sean@competitivefactors.com

PROGRAM CHAIR

Glenn Von Tersch, Perkins Coie LLP, vontg@perkinscoie.com

PAST PRESIDENTS

Robert Guillot, IPLO, rguillot@iplo.com

Stephen Sullivan, Strategic Patent Group, Inc., stephen@spatents.com

Paul Hickman, Perkins Coie LLP, phickman@perkinsCoie.com