AIPLA Roudtable with The U.S. Trademark Office

Knobbe Martens Irvine Office 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

AIPLA Roudtable with The U.S. Trademark Office Organization: American Intellectual Property Law Association Date: Thursday, May 30th Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Knobbe Martens Irvine Office, 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA     OCIPLA, in collaboration with AIPLA, is pleased to announce an exclusive roundtable with speakers Christopher C. Larkin, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Administrative Trademark Judge, and Tomas Vlcek, Group Director with the Trademark Law Offices for the USPTO.  Please join us for an interesting on hot topics and practice tips on trademark examination and TTAB proceedings.  We will also be serving lunch. Because there is a limited capacity for this event, we recommend advanced registration. Cost: $20 / per person To RSVP, please contact Celene Favila @ Celene.Favila@knobbe.com or Elizabeth Ibarra @ Elizabeth.Ibarra@knobbe.com by May 29th.

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OCIPLA September 2019 Luncheon

Andrei's Conscious Cuisine 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

OCIPLA’s September 2019 Luncheon Date: Thursday, September 19, 2019 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 Topic: IP in a Decentralized World: Protecting and Enforcing Intellectual Property for Blockchain Technologies     Summary OCIPLA is kicking off its fall luncheon schedule! Please join us for an exciting panel discussion and business-oriented look at the protection, enforcement, and commercialization of intellectual property in relation to blockchain technologies. PanelistsSarah E. Bro, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Sarah Bro is the office managing partner for the Firm’s Orange County office. She focuses her practice on trademark prosecution, enforcement and brand portfolio management, as well as licensing, due diligence, copyright, right of publicity and domain name matters. See full bio pageJason Civalleri, Chief Compliance Officer, MyCrypto Jason Civalleri is a data privacy and cybersecurity attorney with deep legal and industry experience with the blockchain ecosystem. He serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for MyCrypto (formerly MyEtherWallet). He holds a CIPP-US designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and also teaches Data Privacy & Cybersecurity and Blockchain as an Adjunct Professor at the Franklin Pierce School of Law at the University of New Hampshire. He was a […]

OCIPLA October 2019 Luncheon

Andrei's Conscious Cuisine 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

OCIPLA’s October 2019 Luncheon Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 Topic: Expediting Patent Prosecution     Speaker Howard J. Klein   Mr. Klein is a registered patent attorney with over thirty years of experience in patent and trademark prosecution, licensing, opinion work, and litigation. Mr. Klein has written and prosecuted hundreds of patents in a wide variety of technologies. He has been engaged extensively in validity and infringement opinions, and he has experience in the litigation of all aspects of IP: Patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Mr. Klein has served clients throughout the United States, as well as Europe, Taiwan, and Australia. Clients include start-up companies, and corporations of all sizes, including Fortune 500® companies.   Education Juris Doctor, Duke University (1975) B.S. in Physics, M.I.T. (1972) Practice Areas Patent and Trademark Prosecution, Licensing, Infringement and Validity Opinions, Litigation Support Technology Areas Mechanical and Electrical Technologies, including Medical Devices, Semiconductor Processing, Electronic Components, Systems and Instrumentation, Optics, Microwave Transmission and Reception

OCIPLA November 2019 Luncheon

Andrei's Conscious Cuisine 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

OCIPLA’s November 2019 Luncheon Date: Thursday, November 21, 2019 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 Join the OCIPLA to hear Michael G. Morgan present on the key recent developments in privacy and cybersecurity law. Michael is recognized as one of the nation’s leading lawyers in the cybersecurity and privacy field. He has guided clients through some of the largest and most complex data breaches, breaches involving more than 50 million records and incidents affecting persons in over 100 countries around the world. He counsels clients on compliance with US and international regulations relating to cybersecurity and data privacy, including compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and China’s Network Security Law. Michael's presentation will cover recent changes in the field, including critical updates to California-specific law.     Speaker Michael G. Morgan Michael Morgan is recognized as one of the nation’s leading lawyers in cybersecurity. He has guided clients through some of the largest and most complex data breaches, breaches involving more than 50 million records and incidents affecting persons in over 100 countries around the world. He counsels clients on compliance with US and international regulations relating to cybersecurity and […]

OCIPLA Holiday Party 2019

Courtyard at The Boardwalk 18565 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA

OCIPLA Holiday Party 2019 Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: Courtyard at The Boardwalk, Irvine     We are pleased to announce the OCIPLA 2019 Holiday Party on December 10, 2019! Join us at Courtyard at The Boardwalk for an evening of drinks, appetizers, and holiday cheer. Tickets are $20, and spouses are welcome! We look forward to seeing everyone there!

OCIPLA January Luncheon 2020

Andrei's Conscious Cuisine 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

OCIPLA’s January 2020 Luncheon Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA Topic: Federal Circuit Case Law: Patent Law Year in Review 2019     Summary OCIPLA is pleased to announce the January 2020 luncheon! This month we are delighted to host Mr. William C. Rooklidge, past OCIPLA president and proud longtime member, who will be presenting "Federal Circuit Case Law: Patent Law Year in Review 2019."   Speaker William C. Rooklidge, a partner in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, joined the firm in 2015. A member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Intellectual Property Practice Group, he has extensive experience in patent and trademark infringement litigation in the federal district courts and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as arbitration of patent disputes. Mr. Rooklidge is an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully handled many significant intellectual property cases since trying his first case as lead trial counsel, a patent infringement case involving power tools, in 1994, when he obtained for his patentee client a judgment of treble damages and attorney fees. Highlights include earning a 2011 defense verdict for […]

OCIPLA February Luncheon 2020

Andrei's Conscious Cuisine 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA, United States

OCIPLA’s February 2020 Luncheon Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA Topic: Trademark and Copyright Law 2019 Highlights and 2020 Preview     Summary OCIPLA is pleased to announce the February 2020 luncheon! This month we are pleased to host Catherine J. Holland and Meredith Williams, who will be presenting "Trademark and Copyright Law 2019 Highlights and 2020 Preview."   Speakers Catherine J. Holland, Partner at Knobbe Martens, is experienced in all aspects of domestic and international trademark, unfair competition and copyright matters. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and clearance, trademark procurement and prosecution, inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), intellectual property audits, intellectual property licensing, franchising, domain name disputes, counterfeit goods and customs, copyrights, entertainment law, rights of publicity, and trademark and copyright enforcement and litigation. Catherine represents clients in a wide range of industries, including the nutritional supplement, software, hardware, motor vehicle, medical device, skincare and aesthetic, fashion and apparel, publishing, entertainment, music, financial, restaurant, and food and beverage industries. Representative clients include Nutrishop, Paris Blues, Fairtrade Organization, Hockey Monkey, Cutera, Teacher Created Materials, Jean d'Arcel and Robert Lamy. […]

OCIPLA June Luncheon 2020 (online)

OCIPLA’s  June 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: Q&A With PTAB Judge Kevin Turner     Speakers Kevin F. Turner was appointed as an Administrative Patent Judge with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in 2007. Judge Turner received a J.D. degree from George Mason University, a Ph.D. degree in Physics from North Carolina State University, and a B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Judge Turner began his career at the Naval Research Laboratory where he conducted research focused on nucleation in the chemical vapor deposition processes of diamond materials. He then joined the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner in the semiconductor manufacturing art. Judge Turner was a patent attorney with several intellectual property law firms for approximately 10 years in between his time as a Patent Examiner and an Administrative Patent Judge. In 2013, Judge Turner moved from the DC area to assist in the opening of the Silicon Valley Regional Office and to act as a liaison for PTAB judges hired into the Regional Office. He was appointed as a Lead Administrative Patent Judge in 2017.

OCIPLA September Luncheon 2020 (online)

  OCIPLA’s  September 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic:  Tips for Practice Before the EPO    

OCIPLA October Luncheon 2020 (online)

OCIPLA’s  October 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic:  Current trends in online brand enforcement