by SLewis | Mar 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Save the Date!
The 10th Annual Florida Bar IP Symposium will be held 4/11-4/12/19 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, 5601 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819.
For reservations under our room block, please use the following link: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14841&nights=1&checkin=04/11/2019&group=GPPG4A1 or contact the Loews Reservation Center at 833-243-4727. Please mention our Group: The Florida Bar and Meeting: Business Law Section-10th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium to get the group rate of $249/night.
Please use the following link to register for the IP Symposium: https://member.floridabar.org/s/lt-event?site=a0a36000003SDujAAG&id=a1R1R0000052GUFUA2
Our Lunch Keynote Speaker on Friday April 12, 2019 is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison. See link for Ms. Denison’s biography: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/executive-biographies/mary-boney-denison
Our Dinner Speaker on Thursday, April 11, 2019 is Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Administrative Judge George C. Pologeorgis.
This year’s symposium contains panel discussions focusing on IP damages, recovery of attorney’s fees under the Lanham Act, understanding and opposing failure to function trademark refusals, the effect of Matal v. Tam and In Re: Brunetti on the registration of disparaging and scandalous trademarks, recovery of lost foreign profits for patent infringement and an examination of copyright protection for photographs in light of the Mitchell A. Pohl v. MH Sub I, LLC decision.
I hope you can join me in Orlando for this great event!
Sincerely,
Michele
by SLewis | Jan 14, 2019 | Annual Symposium
The 10th Annual Florida Bar IP Symposium will be held 4/11-4/12/19 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, 5601 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819.
For reservations under our room block, please use the following link: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14841&nights=1&checkin=04/11/2019&group=GPPG4A1 or contact the Loews Reservation Center at 833-243-4727. Please mention our Group: The Florida Bar and Meeting: Business Law Section-10th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium to get the group rate of $249/night.
Our Lunch Keynote Speaker on Friday April 12, 2019 is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison. See link for Ms. Denison’s biography: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/executive-biographies/mary-boney-denison
Our Dinner Speaker on Thursday, April 11, 2019 is Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) Administrative Judge George C. Pologeorgis.
I hope you can join me in Orlando for this great event. Stay tuned for details on our panel topics and how to register. Please save the date!
Sincerely,
Michele
by SLewis | Nov 13, 2018 | Annual Symposium
The 10th Annual Florida Bar IP Symposium will take place April 11-12, 2019 at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando, 5601 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819.
For room reservations, please use the following link: https://res.windsurfercrs.com/ibe/details.aspx?propertyid=14841&nights=1&checkin=04/11/2019&group=GPPG4A1 or call the Loews Reservation Center at 833-243-4727. Please mention our Group: The Florida Bar and our Meeting: Business Law Section-10th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium to get our group rate of $249/night.
Our room block is limited, please make reservations as soon as possible. More details about the program, will be provided as they become available. We hope you can make it to Orlando for this event!
by SLewis | Nov 6, 2018 | Annual Symposium
The 10th Annual Florida Bar IP Symposium will be held April 11th and 12th, 2019, at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, 5601 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL 32819.
For reservations under our room block, please contact the Loews Reservation Center at 833-243-4727. Please mention our Group: The Florida Bar and Meeting: Business Law Section-10th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium to get the group rate of $249/night.
by SLewis | Aug 30, 2018 | Bar and Committee Business
Thanks to the efforts of Dineen Wasylik, progress has been made on the revisions to the Florida trademark statute. Copies of the draft bill, the white paper, and the comparison of the draft to the statute, may be downloaded here.
This will be discussed at Saturday’s Committee meeting.
Draft bill:
https://www.ipcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Trademark-Draft-Bill-v2.docx
White paper:
https://www.ipcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Trademark-Draft-Bill-White-Paper.docx
Bill comparison:
https://www.ipcommittee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Comparison-of-State-Statute-to-CFR-2017.doc
