CONVENIENT ONLINE REGISTRATION SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DINNER REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENT
The SVIPLA Board of Directors is pleased to offer a convenient online registration service through Thriva (Active Network) for monthly dinner meeting registrations AND renewal/new membership dues payments. Advance dinner registrations will be accepted ONLY through the online registration service; please do not register through the SVIPLA email address.
The Board would like to thank all those who registered online for the September meeting (over 60 in attendance) with only a couple of hiccups. Bear with us as we work out the bugs in this new system for SVIPLA.
IT’S EASY - HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
1. Dinner meeting registration payments and membership dues payments will only be accepted through the online registration service.
2. It’s a super easy, fast and convenient way to pay by using your VISA, Mastercard or online electronic bank check.
3. You will receive an immediate online confirmation, which you can use as a receipt for reimbursement from your company.
4. Dinner registration cancellation – to receive a refund, you will be required to cancel ONLINE by the set deadline (see below).
5. See below for registration link.
REGISTER TODAY FOR OCTOBER 18 PROGRAM: “IP Practice in Today’s Asia”
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2007
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
Program: “IP Practice in Today’s Asia”
Speaker: Chris Chou, Partner, K&L Gates, San Francisco, will discuss patent prosecution in Asia for U.S.-based clients, representing Asia-based clients in patent infringement actions, and representing clients against Asia-based parties in patent infringement actions.
Mr. Chou practices in the area of intellectual property litigation. As a former Director of Intellectual Property, Legal for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., he had overall management of intellectual property matters including inter alia, patents and trade secrets. He concentrates on patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret counseling, and has experience in preparation of patent applications, patent portfolio management, patent prosecution, and patent infringement/validity analysis in the areas of electronics, microprocessor, computer software, computer system/architecture and semiconductor devices/fabrication technologies. He has managed patent dispute matters in Taiwan and the U.S., and has negotiated various deals including joint development projects, patent and technology license agreements, and patent acquisition transactions. Prior to that, Mr. Chou practiced with several law firms in California in the areas of intellectual property and patent litigation. In addition, he has over 13 years’ industrial experience as an engineer and manager in the area of electronics, robotics systems, and computer hardware and software design.
HOW TO SET UP YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION AS RECIPIENT OF THIS EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENT:
1. Click on online registration link below.
2. \"Register Online\" page will appear; because you received this email, some of your information is already in the system, so click on \"SVIPLA Newsletter Recipient User; if you did not input your registration or membership payment in September: \" input your email address; click on \"Don\'t know your password? click here\". Your password will be sent to you (you can change the pass word after this) See next step..
3. Input your email address on \"Reset Password\" page; click on \"Send me a Password email.\" Check your email and go to Step 4 below.
4. Follow prompts on email you receive to set up your password.
5. Return to \"Register Online\" page and insert email address and password; click on \"Continue\" and follow remaining prompts to register or pay membership dues.
PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING ONLINE: SVIPLA Membership dues are now due for the 2007-2008 membership year (September through June). To receive the member dinner rate of $60 for the October dinner meeting, please pay your membership dues in addition to registering for the dinner meeting (see link above). You have the option of paying dinner fee and membership dues together.
REGISTER TODAY – click here: Registration
If you are unable to connect to the link above, please copy and paste this URL: https://secure.thriva.com/Reg/Form.aspx?IDTD=2557657&IDRPH=859167.
If you do not want to join SVIPLA at this time, you will be required to pay the $85 non-member dinner fee.
Cost: Member - $60 Non-Member - $85 Student - $25
SVIPLA Tax ID#-77-0491659
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Tuesday, noon, October 16, 2007. Online registration will close at that time - please make your reservation online (see link above) by the deadline as there are only a few extra spaces allotted at the meeting for walk-ins. 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 MEMBERSHIP DUES NOW DUE – MEMBERSHIP YEAR SEPTEMBER 2007 THROUGH JUNE 2008 – PAY YOUR ANNUAL SVIPLA MEMBERSHIP DUES ($80) ONLINE – (See link below)
It is highly recommended that you pay your dues online to receive immediate qualification for the $60 member registration fee for dinner meetings.
To renew membership dues or become a new member of SVIPLA online, click here: Membership. 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.
FREE SEMINAR ON USING THE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM (EFS) FOR U.S. PATENTS – OCTOBER 18
Patent Program Manager Bill Stryjewski from the USPTO will conduct two free Electronic Filing System (EFS) – Web and e-Commerce events on October 18 at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave. The first session, for intellectual property attorneys, begins at 1 p.m. The second session for paralegals, patent agents and patent administrators, begins at 3 p.m.
Hosted by SVIPLA and the Sunnyvale Patent and Trademark Depository Library, this event is separated into two live training and briefing sessions in order to provide a focused presentation and more audience participation.
During the first session, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., attorneys will be briefed on the latest developments in the USPTO’s e-Commerce initiatives, including EFS-Web, PAIR 7.0, Outgoing Correspondence and PDX. Training on the use of EFS-Web, a discussion of common filing mistakes, and time for questions and answers will be provided. During the second session, from 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., paralegals, patent agents and patent administrators will receive extensive live training on the use of EFS-Web, which will include creating PDF files, a discussion of system nuances, common filing mistakes, document descriptions, support, and time for questions and answers.
Space is limited for this free event, so please register today: (copy and paste this URL) http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/8803g2c6a9.
JOB POSTINGS
We invite you to send any attorney or patent agent job placement ad to svipla@yahoo.com for posting on the SVIPLA website and in our monthly meeting announcement newsletter. At present, users are not able to post job placements directly on the SVIPLA website. We will have the job placements posted on the website for a period of 90 days. If the position is filled before the 90-day period ends, please send an email to svipla@yahoo.com to request removal of the job posting.
2006-2007 SVIPLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Sean Fitzgerald, Sean M. Fitzgerald, Attorney at Law, smf@competitivefactors.com
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER
Glenn von Tersch, TIPS Group, gvontersch@tipsgroup.org
SECRETARY
Steven Cahill, mp_94025@yahoo.com
PROGRAM CHAIRS
David J. Aston, Peters Verny LLP, djaston@pvjsa.com
Anthony Diepenbrock, Dechert LLP, anthony.diepenbrock@dechert.com
PAST PRESIDENTS
Marcel Bingham, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP, mbingham@hptb-law.com
Brian Coleman, Perkins Coie LLP, bcoleman@perkinscoie.com
Robert Guillot, IPLO, rguillot@iplo.com