PRESIDENT\'S MESSAGE
Please join us in a new Palo Alto location for this month\'s meeting - the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, in which Edwin Taylor will give an informative presentation on patent rights and standards organizations.
As a reminder, please give serious consideration to nominating one of your clients or colleagues for this year\'s SVIPLA Inventor of the Year. Announcements regarding timing of the submissions are forthcoming.
Enjoy the meeting!
Stephen G. Sullivan
SVIPLA President, 2003-2004
FEBRUARY 2004 MEETING
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
NEW PALO ALTO LOCATION: Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (just north of San Antonio Road) - complimentary parking available
6:00 p.m., cocktails and registration; 7:00 p.m., dinner and program
SPEAKER: Edwin H. Taylor, Partner, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP
TOPIC: \"Patent Rights: Living with Standards Organizations\"
Mr. Taylor\'s practice centers around patents and IP related business transactions in the areas of electronics, Internet technology, and computer-related technologies. He practices before the U.S. District Court Central and Northern California, the Federal Circuit Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.
To register (in the RSVP email message, please include attendee name(s), company name, email address and any special dietary needs): click here
Cost: Member - $50 Non-Member - $65 Student - $25
Bring your check for dinner payment to the meeting on February 25, payable to: SVIPLA.
DEADLINE FOR RESERVATION OR CANCELLATION: Noon, Monday, February 23.
YOU CAN ALSO BRING YOUR 2003-2004 MEMBERSHIP DUES PAYMENT TO THE FEBRUARY MEETING. The cost of the dinner meeting will be assessed according to your membership status.
CALENDAR OF IP-RELATED PROGRAMS
February 12 - Arbitration CLE Program in San Jose
The American Arbitration Association will hold on February 12 in San Jose a program entitled: \"10 Reasons Why Alternative Dispute Resolution Works for Intellectual Property Disputes.\" Panelists include: Barbara Caulfield, General Counsel of Affymetrix, Inc., and William Fenwick, founding partner of Fenwick & West. Information and registration accepted online at www.adr.org.
February 20 - 6th Annual Utah IP Summit
The IP section of the Utah Bar is hosting the 6th Annual Utah IP Summit on February 20 in Salt Lake City. Organizers have planned a program of topics and speakers relevant for a national audience. Registration information can be obtained online: www.utahbar.org.
March 2 - Imagining a New Way to Practice: First Women in Law
The U.S. District Court Northern District of California Historical Society and Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel are sponsoring a program on March 2 in San Francisco to celebrate Women\'s History Month. The program honors first women lawyers in Northern California and features Professor Barbara Babcock, Stanford University, speaking on \"Clara Shortridge Foltz: California\'s First Woman Lawyer.\" Registration information can be obtained online: www.cand.uscourts.gov.
SVIPLA 2003-2004 RENEWAL/NEW MEMBER DUES ARE DUE!
To renew membership dues or join SVIPLA, complete the application by clicking on this link: www.svipla.com/application.html.
Mail completed application with your check to the address indicated on the application.