“Ethics and IP Law” - Receive one hour of Ethics CLE credit for this presentation
Location: Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto (El Camino Real just north of San Antonio Road)
Time: 6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program
Speaker: Paul W. Vapnek, Of Counsel, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Paul Vapnek, Of Counsel, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, handles litigation pertaining to patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, trade secret and related antitrust law. He also aids clients with the technology licensing and prosecution of intellectual property, primarily trademarks and copyrights. He was an Assistant Professor of Law at Hastings College of the Law, University of California, for 12 years and is a registered Professional Engineer in New York State. Paul has published numerous articles, including \"Intellectual Property Law Practice in the 1980s: Dealing with the Expectations of a More Informed Clientele,\" \"The Lawyer and Unfair Competition,\" \"Infringement and Remedies Provisions of the New Copyright Law,\" and \"Invention Developers: Public and Private Litigation and Legislative Solutions.\"
REGISTER NOW BY SENDING AN EMAIL DIRECTLY TO: svipla@yahoo.com. PLEASE INCLUDE: attendee name(s), company name, email address and any special dietary needs).
Cost: Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 Student - $25
BE SURE TO BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL OR NEW MEMBER APPLICATION AND CHECK TO RECEIVE THE MEMBER DINNER RATE OF $60.
PLEASE DO NOT MAIL YOUR CHECK - BRING DINNER PAYMENT TO MEETING, check payable to: SVIPLA (cash also accepted).
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Tuesday, January 16, 2007. 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 (eligible for California CLE credits-Legal Ethics). 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 2006-2007 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES DUE –MEMBERSHIP YEAR SEPTEMBER 2006 THROUGH JUNE 2007
To renew membership dues or become a new member of SVIPLA, complete the application by clicking on this link: www.svipla.com/application.html. PLEASE NOTE INCREASE IN ANNUAL DUES TO $80 – we encourage you to join SVIPLA so that you can receive ample savings on the member rate for the dinner meetings of $60 versus $85 for non-members. If you have trouble accessing the link, go to www.svipla.com and click on Application.
Print, complete and mail your application with your check payable to SVIPLA to the address indicated on the application.
You can also bring your membership application and check to the dinner meeting on October 26.
2005-2006 SVIPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Marcel Bingham, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, mbingham@hptb-law.com
VICE PRESIDENT
Sean Fitzgerald, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Attorney at Law, smf@competitivefactors.com
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Glenn von Tersch, TIPS Group, gvontersch@tipsgroup.org
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Steven Cahill, sjc@eecspatents.com
PAST PRESIDENTS
Brian Coleman, Perkins Coie LLP, bcoleman@perkinscoie.com
Robert Guillot, IPLO, rguillot@iplo.com
Stephen Sullivan, Strategic Law Group, Inc., stephen@spatents.com