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SUMMARY:OCIPLA Holiday Party 2017
DESCRIPTION:The OCIPLA cordially invites you to its 2017 Holiday Party! \nWe hope you can join us for an elegant dinner at Rusty Pelican in Newport Beach! Come enjoy great food\, great company and a great view of the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade! \nDate: December 15\, 2017\nTime: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nRusty Pelican\n2735 West Coast Highway\nNewport Beach\, CA 92663     [Directions] \n  \n \n  \nPlease RSVP at ocipla.org by November 15\, 2017. \n  \nThe following are the sponsorship opportunities available for this event: \nGold Sponsor ($1000) – Acknowledgement in all promotions for the Event; 3 tickets to the event (additional tickets can be purchased at member rate)\nSilver Sponsor ($700) – Acknowledgement in all promotions for the Event; 2 tickets to the event (additional tickets can be purchased at member rate)\nBronze Sponsor ($500) – Acknowledgement in all promotions for the Event; 1 ticket to the event (additional tickets can be purchased at member rate) \nTo sign up for sponsorship\, please contact: \nOrange County Intellectual Property Law Association\nEmail: ocipla_board@ocipla.org\nWeb: ocipla.org \nThank you\, and we look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-holiday-party-2017/
LOCATION:Rusty Pelican\, 2735 West Coast Highway\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92663\, United States
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA November 2017 Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Summary\nOCIPLA is pleased to present a very special patent panel: \nLessons Learned from the Mistakes of Others: \n\nHow to minimize lost profit patent infringement damages;\nHow to word your license grant clause in view of the changing nature of patent licenses implied by legal estoppel; and\,\nHow to learn what your judge might be thinking before you write your brief.\n\nFeaturing speakers:\nWilliam C. Rooklidge\, Brooke Myers Wallace\, and Casey McCracken\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher\, LLP \n  \nSpeakers\nWilliam C. Rooklidge\nPartner\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher LLP \nWilliam 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. \nMr. 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 his client in a patent infringement case involving internet search advertising in the Eastern District of Texas and securing a 2014 award for his client in a breach of contract arbitration involving a telephony patent license agreement in Zurich\, Switzerland.  Appellate highlights include overturning a denial of preliminary injunction on patent infringement and defending a client’s trademark registration from charges of abandonment. \nMr. Rooklidge earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Portland in 1979 and subsequently worked as an engineer with Tube Forgings of America\, earning his Professional Engineers Registration.  He earned his law degree from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College in 1984\, where he served as Associate Editor of Environmental Law\, and then a Master of Laws degree in patent and trade regulation from The National Law Center of George Washington University in 1985.  After completing his legal education\, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Helen W. Nies\, Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit\, from 1985 to 1987. \nMr. Rooklidge has served as President of the Orange County Patent Law Association\, President of the American Intellectual Property Law Association\, and Founding Master  of the Howard T. Markey Inn of Court.  He was recently was listed in The Legal 500 and has been selected by the Southern California legal community for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2006 (including being named Orange County Lawyer of the Year in 2011 (Intellectual Property Law)\, 2015 (Litigation – Patent)\, and 2016 and 2018 (Litigation – Intellectual Property)).  He has authored or co-authored over 60 legal publications\, including 2011 and 2017 editions of the Federal Judicial Center’s Compensatory Damages Issues in Patent Infringement Cases: A Pocket Guide For Federal District Court Judges. \nMr. Rooklidge is admitted to practice in the federal district courts of California\, the Eastern District of Texas\, the Central District of Illinois\, and the Western District of Wisconsin\, as well as the United State Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.  He also is admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. \nBefore joining Gibson Dunn\, Mr. Rooklidge was a partner at Jones Day\, Howrey\, Howard Rice\, and Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear. \n  \nBrooke Myers Wallace\nAssociate Attorney\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher LLP \nBrooke Myers Wallace is a senior associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher\, and a member of the Litigation and Intellectual Property Departments.  She is also a member of the Firm’s Media\, Entertainment\, and Technology Practice Group\, the Emerging Companies Practice Group\, and the Electronic Discovery and Information Law Practice Group. \nMs. Wallace has significant experience working on high-stakes intellectual property disputes involving new media and personal consumer electronics\, including software\, mobile devices\, mobile applications\, video games\, and electronic books.  Much of her recent litigation experience has been on behalf of a confidential client\, a world-wide leader in the development of revolutionary personal consumer electronics\, computers\, applications\, and software.  She has also represented other industry leaders like Amazon.com\, Viacom\, and Harmonix Music Systems in patent disputes relating to the Kindle and the Rock Band video game series\, respectively.  She has litigated patent infringement suits in the District of Delaware\, District of Nevada\, Northern District of California\, the Eastern District of Texas\, and the International Trade Commission. \nMs. Wallace also has experience with copyright and trademark cases. She was a key member of a team that negotiated a favorable consent judgment with the Federal Trade Commission on behalf of a confidential client in a data privacy case. \nShe was also a key member of a team that represented a medical device company asserting claims of trade secret misappropriation\, breach of contract\, and interference with prospective economic advantage. That case culminated in a two-week jury trial in the Central District of California. \nMs. Wallace began her career at the Firm focusing on tax law. She has experience with corporate and partnership tax law. \nRepresentative Accomplishments \n\nDecreased client’s damages exposure by 25% by persuading N.D. Cal. court to reject district precedent on patent marking.\nPersuaded first N.D. Cal. court\, and only the second court in the country\, to exclude survey-based valuation of a patent\, reducing client’s damages exposure by $62 million.\nConvinced first ever district court to extend Federal Circuit precedent to exclude economic model used to value patent\, reducing client’s damages exposure by 80% ($335 million).\nPersuaded E.D. Tex. court to preclude plaintiff from touting at trial the results of prior successful litigation against her client\, leading to a favorable settlement days before trial.\nInitiated investigation of plaintiff’s bona fide presence in venue that led D. Nev. court to transfer case to N.D. Cal. Plaintiff’s concurrent litigation against similarly situated defendant was not transferred\, due to failure to investigate plaintiff’s presence.\nProposed claim construction that established patent was not directed to client’s sophisticated products. Construction was adopted by the U.S.I.T.C. and D. Del.\, and upheld on appeal to the Federal Circuit.\nFirst chair in bench trial. Successfully obtained permanent restraining order for pro bono client.\n\nPublications and Presentations \n\nAuthor\, lexpracticum.com\, a blog on practical approaches to general litigation and intellectual property law.\nAuthor\, “Clarity at Long Last: Post-Verdict Compensatory Patent Infringement Damages\,” Patent\, Trademark\, & Copyright Journal (Bloomberg BNA\, September 15\, 2017).\nAuthor\, “How to Get a Patent Survey Kicked Before Trial\,” Law360 (August 16\, 2017).\nAuthor\, “The Continued Relevance of the Intellectual Property Umbrella: What Patent\, Copyright\, and Trademark Lawyers Can Learn from One Another\,” Patent\, Trademark\, & Copyright Journal (Bloomberg BNA\, August 8\, 2017).\nCo-author with William C. Rooklidge\, “Patent Assignments and Licenses: The Grant Clause and Related Patents\,” Patent\, Trademark\, & Copyright Journal (Bloomberg BNA July 13\, 2017).\nAuthor\, chapter on patent law in Fashion Law and Business: Brands and Retailers\, by Lois F. Herzeca and Howard S. Hogan (Practising Law Institute (2013).\nCo-author with Jennifer Reardon\, “Non-Party . . . Party?  When It Comes to Deleted ESI\, Is There a Difference Anymore?” (Bloomberg BNA 2014).\nCo-presenter with Dana Lynn Craig\, “What Is E-Discovery?” (Orange County Bar Ass’n 2017).\nAuthor\, “Treaties and Federal Question Jurisdiction: Enforcing Treaty-based Rights in Federal Court\,” Loyola of Los Angeles L.R. (2007).\nShe is also a regular contributor to the firm’s client alerts relating to intellectual property and e-discovery law developments.\n\nMs. Wallace earned her law degree in 2008 from Loyola Law School\, where she graduated magna cum laude and Order of the Coif. She served as an Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.  She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2002 from Brown University with a major in Environmental Studies. \nMs. Wallace is admitted to practice in the State of California.  She is also admitted to practice at the Federal Circuit\, and in the Central and Northern Districts of California and the Eastern District of Texas. \n  \nCasey McCracken\nAssociate Attorney\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher LLP \n\n​Casey J. McCracken is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.  He currently practices in the firm’s Litigation Department. \n\n\nMr. McCracken served as a judicial clerk for United States District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez in the Western District of Washington. \nMr. McCracken graduated Order of the Coif from Stanford Law School.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics with distinction and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with honors and distinction\, both from Stanford University. \nMr. McCracken is admitted to practice law in California. \n\n 
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-november-2017-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA October 2017 Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Trademark and copyright enforcement in the digital world \nSummary\nThe USPTO IP Attaché Program promotes high-quality intellectual property protection and enforcement internationally through IP Attachés located in U.S. embassies and consulates around the world. USPTO attaches from each of the following regions will discuss the program and recent intellectual property issues: \n\nChina\nBolivia\, Chile\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, and Peru\nMexico\, Central America\, and the Caribbean\nEuropean Union\, European Trade Commission\, and Turkey\nWorld Trade Organization and World Intellectual Property Organization\n\nSee the IP Attaché Services flyer for additional information. \nSpeakers \nDominic Keating\n DIRECTOR\, USPTO IP ATTACHE PROGRAM \nDominic Keating is the Director of the Intellectual Property Attaché Program at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He provides legal and policy direction to USPTO’s Intellectual Property Attaches based in Belgium\, Brazil\, China\, India\, Kuwait\, Mexico\, Peru\, Russia\, Switzerland\, and Thailand. \nFrom 2010 to 2011\, he was a Patent Attorney in USPTO’s Office of Policy and External Affairs\, where he specialized in patents and health\, biotechnology\, genetic resources\, traditional knowledge\, the Convention on Biological diversity and climate change. He led a team of twelve attorneys to address intellectual property issues in South Asia. He also headed a Task Force to reform USPTO’s Intellectual Property Attaché Program. \nFrom 2006 to 2010\, he served as the First Secretary for Intellectual Property in the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi\, where he promoted high standards of intellectual property protection and enforcement in India and other South Asian countries. He was awarded a Silver Medal by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for his work. \nMr. Keating has served as a Patent Attorney in USPTO’s Office of International Relations (2003-2006)\, the Intellectual Property Attaché at the United States Mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva (2001-2003)\, an Attorney-Advisor in USPTO’s Office of Legislative and International Affairs (2000-2001)\, a Patent Examiner at the USPTO (1997-2000) and a Trademark Examining Attorney at the USPTO (1996-1997). Mr. Keating has headed numerous U.S. Delegations to the World Trade Organization Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Council and to meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization. \nMr. Keating is an Adjunct Associate Professor at American University Washington College of Law. He earned his Masters of Science Degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University and he has worked as a scientist for American Cyanamid Corporation. \n  \nSusan Wilson\n IP ATTACHÉ FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION \nSusan Wilson currently serves as the first U.S. intellectual property attaché to the European Union (EU).  Her responsibilities include monitoring intellectual property-related developments in institutions and in its member states.  She also contributes to bilateral IP-related dialogues with Switzerland and Turkey\, advances U.S. IP policy objectives at the OECD\, and supports fellow Geneva-based U.S. IP attachés in their work with the WTO and various U.N. institutions. \nPrior to being sworn in as attaché\, Ms. Wilson was a director for intellectual property and innovation at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)\, where she coordinated the annual Special 301 Review of trading partners’ IPR policies and practices and the development of the annual Notorious Markets List of physical and online marketplaces that facilitate trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy worldwide.  Prior to joining USTR\, Ms. Wilson served as director of the Office of Intellectual Property Rights in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.  While at Commerce\, Ms. Wilson was the U.S. co-chair of the Transatlantic IPR Working Group and one of the Department’s inaugural detailees to the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center at USTR. \nMs. Wilson has also served in several other federal agencies\, including as:  deputy director of the Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement at the U.S. Department of State; an attorney specializing in domestic and international intellectual property enforcement issues in the Office of Legislative and International Affairs at the USPTO; a trial attorney in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section\, Criminal Division\, at the U.S. Department of Justice; and an attorney in the Intellectual Property Rights Branch at the U.S. Customs Service.  In early 2001\, she left the government to join the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) as senior policy counsel\, and returned to public service in 2002. \n  \nMichael Mangelson\n IP ATTACHÉ FOR EAST CHINA\, CENTRAL CHINA AND TAIWAN \nMichael Mangelson is the intellectual property (IP) attaché based in Shanghai\, China\, where he is responsible for advocating U.S. IP interests in China. \nMr. Mangelson began his post at the U.S. Consulate General Shanghai in August 2014\, bringing with him 20 years of experience as a business IP attorney with a focus on China services. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is a former partner of U.S. law firm Stoel Rives\, LLP in Salt Lake City\, Utah\, where he served as chair of the firm’s China group and founder and chair of the firm’s Salt Lake City technology and intellectual property group. \nMr. Mangelson served as chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar and taught IP law and technology licensing as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University law school for 12 years. \nHe has frequently been recognized for excellence in intellectual property law\, being selected by Best Lawyers in America\, ® a well-known attorney rating service\, as “Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year” in 2012\, and has been consistently named as a top IP attorney in Best Lawyers and Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. \nPrior to Stoel Rives\, Mr. Mangelson studied Chinese language in Nanjing University and practiced business IP law\, corporate finance\, and mergers and acquisitions with U.S. law firms Morrison & Foerster and Jones Day in Los Angeles\, Hong Kong\, and Taiwan. Mr. Mangelson holds a Juris Doctor degree from Brigham Young University Law School. \n  \nTodd Reves\n IP ATTACHÉ FOR MEXICO\, CENTRAL AMERICA\, AND CARIBBEAN \nJ. Todd Reves is the USPTO’s regional intellectual property (IP) rights attaché for Mexico\, Central America\, and the Caribbean. Prior to this position\, Mr. Reves served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator\, Executive Office of the President\, where he worked primarily on border measures and IP crime in the digital environment. \nMr. Reves also served as an attorney-advisor in the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs\, where he oversaw IP enforcement activities in the Middle East and North Africa. In this capacity\, he planned and delivered technical assistance and capacity-building programs for judges\, prosecutors\, police officers\, and customs officials. He has also worked extensively in Russia\, China\, Vietnam\, South Africa\, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Mr. Reves was also responsible for policy advice and oversight at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). \nMr. Reves served as the IP attaché at the U.S. Mission Geneva from 2010 to 2013. In this capacity\, he represented the U.S. government at WIPO\, advised the U.S. ambassador on IP policy\, and conducted outreach to other missions in Geneva. Mr. Reves served as the Group B (group of developed countries) coordinator from July 2011 to October 2012\, representing the group’s positions on all aspects of IP law and policy in WIPO standing committees and\nassociated working groups. \nPrior to his posting in Geneva\, Mr. Reves served at the Office of the United States Trade Representative as director for intellectual property and innovation\, focusing on implementation of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). He was also a member of the U.S. negotiating team for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. \nPrior to joining the USPTO\, Mr. Reves served as an attorney-advisor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Washington\, D.C.\, where he was responsible for issuing legal determinations on IP infringement\, domestic and international training\, and outreach\, as well as a variety of other aspects of commercial fraud. He also represented CBP at the World Customs Organization. \nMr. Reves began his civil service career as a U.S. Customs inspector in Dallas\, Texas. \n  \nAnn Chaitovitz\n IP ATTACHÉ FOR SOUTH AMERICA \nAnn Chaitovitz is the intellectual property (IP) attaché based in Lima\, Peru. She advises U.S. government personnel and national IP offices\, and coordinates the USPTO’s activities in Bolivia\, Chile\, Colombia\, Ecuador\, and Peru. She has more than 20 years of experience representing songwriters\, publishers\, recording artists\, the U.S. government\, and digital technology companies on music\, technology\, and copyright matters. \nPrior to arriving in Lima\, Ann specialized in domestic and international copyright law as an attorney-advisor at the USPTO\, where she handled copyright and related rights issues in various international regions. She has represented the United States in various multilateral fora\, such as the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights\, and has participated in the development and implementation of U.S. domestic copyright and related IP laws and policy\, including the Department of Commerce’s “Green Paper on Copyright Policy\, Creativity\, and Innovation in the Digital Economy” and its “White Paper on Remixes\, First Sale and Statutory Damages.” \nIn between stints at the USPTO\, Ann was the executive director at the Future of Music Coalition (FMC)\, a national nonprofit education\, research\, and advocacy organization working on the challenging issues at the intersection of music\, law\, technology\, and policy. She also consulted on copyright\, digital technology\, new media\, and music issues. \nBefore beginning her work at the USPTO\, Ann served as the national director of sound recordings at the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)\, the labor union representing recording singers. At AFTRA\, Ann worked on domestic and international copyright issues. She worked to repeal the amendment to the “work made for hire” definition of the U.S. copyright law\, to ensure the direct payment of digital performance fees to artists and to change the structure of SoundExchange—an independent nonprofit collective management organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties to featured artists and copyright holders—so that artists would share control. Ann also focused on the rights of U.S. performers internationally\, negotiating with foreign countries’ collecting societies to ensure that U.S. performers receive their share of royalties. \nPrior to AFTRA\, Ann worked as a staff attorney at the American Society of Composers\, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)\, a songwriters’ and publishers’ collective management organization\, where she conducted copyright litigation on behalf of songwriters and publishers. \nAnn was an inaugural FMC Voice of Advocacy Honoree\, awarded for a career devoted to serving the music community\, working toward solutions and building bridges in the often-bumpy transition from an analog to a largely digital music industry. She served on the Research Advisory Committee of the FMC’s Artist Revenue Streams project and has served on the board of directors of the Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies\, the board of directors of SoundExchange\, and the FMC Advisory Board. She participated in the American Assembly on “Art\, Technology\, and Intellectual Property” and graduated in 2004’s Leadership Music class. She holds degrees from Amherst College (B.A.\, cum laude) and New York University School of Law. \n  \nDeborah Lashley-Johnson\n IP ATTACHÉ FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION IN\n GENEVA \nDeborah Lashley-Johnson is the USPTO’s IP Attaché for the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the U.S. Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva\, Switzerland. She works on issues involving the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and certain substantive committees of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). While on detail in Geneva\, she is also the Africa IP lead for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). \nPrior to being posted in Geneva\, Ms. Lashley-Johnson was an attorney/advisor at the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs from 2010–2015\, where she was responsible for a wide range of issues at WIPO concerning governance\, budget\, and legal standards that promoted IP protection. She was also the lead of the USPTO’s Africa IP team\, providing capacity building for the African continent. She also worked on policy formation concerning geographical indications and biotechnology under the WTO’s TRIPS Agreement. \nFrom 2008–2010\, Ms. Lashley-Johnson was the diplomatic IP attaché at the U.S. Mission in Geneva. She was the first legal IP expert for the U.N. side of the mission\, analyzing and commenting on IP policy issues concerning counterfeit medicines at WIPO\, the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, and the World Health Organization (WHO). \nFrom 1997–2008\, Ms. Lashley-Johnson worked on IP and trade issues for the U.S. government in a variety of capacities—at the USPTO and at the International Trade Administration – handling IP issues at a number of international bodies\, including WTO\, WIPO\, UNCTAD\, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development\, and WHO. \nMs. Lashley-Johnson earned a B.A. in International Relations from Georgetown University\, and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law.
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-october-2017-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA September 2017 Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:OCIPLA’s September 2017 Luncheon\nDate: Sep 21 2017\nTime: 11:45 AM to 01:30 PM\nLocation: Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, Irvine\, CA \nTopic: OCIPLA’s “IP Tapas” Program \nSummary \nOCIPLA is kicking off the fall luncheon schedule with its “IP Tapas” Program! \nPlease join us for a dynamic look at three different IP topics that are impacting business and the practice of IP law\, with speakers: \n\nWilliam J. Brown\, Jr.\, Partner\, Brown Wegner LLP – TC Heartland: A look at the OCIPLA amicus brief and the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s decision\nMatthew G. Ezell\, Partner\, Ford Bubala & Associates –Trademarks: The latest in trademark surveys\nBill Schaal\, Partner\, Rutan & Tucker\, LLP – Patent Prosecution: Using the USPTO examiner count system in your favor\n\nBecause there is a limited capacity for this event\, we recommend advanced registration to reserve your seat. \n  \n \n  \nSpeakers\nWilliam J. Brown\, Jr.\n Partner\, Brown Wegner LLP \nBill Brown is a civil litigator who has extensive experience representing clients in intellectual property litigation\, products liability defense\, business disputes\, and complex commercial litigation in arbitration and state and federal courts. \nHis range of experience includes cases involving diverse technologies\, such as medical devices\, digital signal processing\, aerospace operations\, flat screen display panels\, semiconductors\, Internet servers\, database management systems\, pharmaceuticals\, nutritional supplements\, and automotive parts. Bill has represented action sports companies in disputes over intellectual property rights related to skateboard and footwear products. In addition\, Bill has handled complex international trade secret disputes in state and federal courts. \nBill has obtained verdicts and awards for his clients in high stakes litigation and arbitration. He has argued and won appeals in the California Court of Appeal and at the Federal Circuit. \nPrior to founding Brown Wegner LLP\, Bill practiced for more than a decade in the Intellectual Property Group at the international law firm Jones Day\, and also operated his own practice. \nBill was a Visiting Professor at Chapman University School of Law\, where he taught classes and supervised students in the Veterans Law Center\, which focuses on assisting veterans. Bill also coached Moot Court at Western State University School of Law. \nBefore attending law school\, Bill served in the United States Air Force\, where he was a navigator\, instructor and flight examiner on C-130 aircraft. His military experience includes tactical deployments worldwide\, evaluation of high-technology equipment\, and the performance of sensitive national security tasks. \nBill is active in legal\, civic\, and charitable organizations in Orange County\, and serves on executive and advisory boards for a number of organizations. He is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and has been named a “Super Lawyer” for numerous years. \n  \nMatthew G. Ezell\n Partner\, Ford Bubala & Associates \nMatthew G. Ezell is a partner in the marketing research and consulting firm of Ford Bubala & Associates\, located in Huntington Beach\, California. As a partner at Ford Bubala & Associates\, Matt has been engaged in commercial marketing research and consulting projects in a variety of areas in the consumer product\, industrial product\, and service sectors of the economy. \nFor sixteen years\, Matt has participated in litigation-related consultancies involving intellectual property matters\, including matters pending before U.S. federal courts\, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office\, and the International Trade Commission. He has also participated in litigation-related consultancies involving intellectual property matters in Canada. \nIn 2017\, Matt authored Intellectual Property Surveys: 2016\, which is the latest paper in a series of regular compendiums of excerpts from case opinions covering surveys on genericness\, descriptiveness/suggestiveness\, secondary meaning\, likelihood of confusion\, false and/or misleading advertising\, fame\, and dilution. This paper was published by Ford Bubala & Associates and was also published electronically by the INTA. \nMatt holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Japanese (B.A.) from California State University\, Fullerton and a Master’s Degree in Linguistics (M.A.) from California State University\, Long Beach. Matt also has a Graduate Certificate in Survey Research from the University of Connecticut. \nMatt is a member of Insights Association (a merger of The Marketing Research Association (MRA) and the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO))\, the American Marketing Association (AMA)\, the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)\, and the International Trademark Association (INTA). \nMatt is also a member of the Article Solicitation and Development Sub-Committee of the Trademark Reporter (TMR). \n  \nBill Schaal\n Partner\, Rutan & Tucker\, LLP \nBill Schaal is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) group and registered as a patent attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office\, Mr. Schaal concentrates his practice on counseling and services in connection with patent-related matters. For over 20 years\, Mr. Schaal has assisted his clients in the development of IP portfolios. This IP portfolio development focuses on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications over a wide range of technological fields such as computer electronics\, mechanical and medical devices\, network infrastructure\, IoT sensors\, software\, and data security. \nMr. Schaal has successfully protected and expanded the IP portfolios for many companies\, from multi-national\, multi-billion dollar corporations to start-up companies\, some of which have gone public with billion dollar valuations and subsequent multi-billion dollar acquisition values. His educational background and expertise lends itself to the counseling of high technology and emerging companies. \nMr. Schaal also handles a variety of other patent-related matters\, including offensive and defensive patent portfolio reviews; invalidity and non-infringement analyses of third party patents directed to IEEE standards as well as wireless\, mechanical device\, medical device and computer-related technologies; freedom-to-operate opinions; and due diligence investigations prompted by acquisition or licensing ventures. \nMr. Schaal has lectured on a variety of topics in the fields of patent prosecution\, and has been recognized in various national publications including Super Lawyers\, Los Angeles magazine and the American Lawyer. \n  \n\nRegister online today and reserve your seat. \n  \n \n  \nClick here for additional event information
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-september-2017-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170714T214524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170714T215943Z
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA Ping Pong Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Organization: Orange County Intellectual Property Law Association\nEvent Name: OCIPLA Ping Pong Tournament\nDate: July 20 2017\, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM\nLocation: Newport Beach Table Tennis\, 1367 Avocado Ave\, Newport Beach\, CA 92660 \nThe OCIPLA is happy to announce a ping pong tournament to take place July 20 at 6:30 PM at Newport Beach Table Tennis! \nIt’s like a real sport\, but you don’t actually need to be in shape! So maybe it’s an activity\, like golf. \nThis event is a coordinated effort with the Women in IP committee of our organization\, and we’ll be taking the opportunity to run a food drive. So\, we will have several options for admission: \n1. Pay $20 to enter the tournament/attend as a spectator\n2. Bring 5 non-perishable foods and pay $10\n3. Bring 8 cans of food and come for free! \nREGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS: \nTo enter as a participant in the competition\, please fill out this form. The first\, say\, 32 people to fill out the form will be entered in the tournament as contestants. Use a valid email address\, as I’ll be emailing you to let you know whether you’ve made the cutoff. \nWhether you are a participant or a spectator\, please register for the event as you normally would so we know how many to expect (see below). \nPleas be prepared to pay when you arrive. \nClick here to reserve your seat. \nFor further information contact:\nOrange County Intellectual Property Law Association\nEmail: ocipla_board@ocipla.org
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-ping-pong-tournament/
LOCATION:Newport Beach Table Tennis\, 1367 Avocado Avenue\, Newport Beach\, CA\, 92660\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170518T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170512T180437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170603T064245Z
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA May 2017 Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Brenna Terry\, Dollar Shave Club\, Wendy Larson\, Pirkey Barber PLLC and Michael Stewart\, Fishman Stewart PLLC\nTopic: Trademark and copyright enforcement in the digital world \nSummary\nOCIPLA is thrilled to present a stellar panel coming straight to us from the AIPLA Spring Meeting in San Diego! \nPlease join us for a unique look at trademark and copyright enforcement in the digital world with renowned speakers: \n\nBrenna Terry\, Dollar Shave Club: “Everywhere I Look Online I See Infringements of Our Trademarks\, Make It Stop…” What’s Trademark Counsel To Do?\nWendy Larson\, Pirkey Barber PLLC: Whatever Happened to the “New” gTLDs? A Look Back to See Whether the Sky Fell\, and a Look Forward to See What’s Coming\nMichael Stewart\, Fishman Stewart PLLC: Moderator
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-may-2017-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170420T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170420T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170309T081928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170310T232649Z
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA April 2017 Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dan Quiggle\, President and CEO of The Quiggle Group\nTopic: Principles of Business Leadership \nDan Quiggle founded The Quiggle Group to promote and expand excellence in leadership. Through Leadership Retreats\, Corporate Training and Keynote Speaking\, meaningful\, tangible educational components are introduced which add real-life value to the pursuit of leadership excellence – both personally and professionally. \nRecently recognized as one of the top speakers for Vistage\, a nationwide CEO think tank\, Dan’s message will inspire and impact all who hear it. Dan is a dynamic and energetic speaker whose information and stories and memorable and immediately applicable.  Read Mr. Quiggle’s bio. \nPlease RSVP from the link in your personal email invitation coming soon.
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-april-2017-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170323T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170323T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170109T080201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170310T230948Z
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SUMMARY:OCIPLA March Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: The Honorable David P. Ruschke\, Chief Judge for the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)\nTopic: A Fireside chat with the Chief PTAB Judge \nPlease RSVP from the link in your personal email invitation coming soon. \n\nSponsors \n \n 
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-march-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170214T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170214T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170111T184523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170209T045341Z
UID:16274-1487072700-1487079000@www.ocipla.org
SUMMARY:OCIPLA February Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nSpeakers: Bridget Smith and John King\, Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP\nTopic: Escape from Alice’s 101-derland – How To Overcome Eligibility Hostility \nSummary \nBridget Smith and John King will discuss Section 101 eligibility for software and business method inventions after the Supreme Court’s Alice decision. They will evaluate recent Federal Circuit cases\, including McRo\, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America\, Enfish\, LLC v. Microsoft Corporation\, and Bascom Global v. AT&T Mobility\, as well as PTAB decisions\, and the Patent Office’s examination guidelines.  Specific strategies will also be provided for improving the chances of obtaining and maintaining software patents in the hostile post-Alice landscape. 
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-february-luncheon/
LOCATION:Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine\, 2607 Main Street\, Irvine\, CA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170125T114500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T050434
CREATED:20170111T194438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T200857Z
UID:16271-1485344700-1485351000@www.ocipla.org
SUMMARY:OCIPLA January Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Erwin Chemerinsky\, Dean of the School of Law at University of California\, Irvine.\nTopic: Supreme Court Review
URL:https://www.ocipla.org/event/ocipla-january-luncheon/
LOCATION:Center Club Orange County\, 650 Town Center Drive\, Garden Level\, Costa Mesa\, CA\, 92626\, United States
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