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1999 1998
1997
January 26, 2010—Chris
Gatewood of Hirschler Fleischer, "Copyright Fair Use", hosted by
Hirschler Fleischer. February 18, 2010—Professor
Thomas Hall of Christopher Newport University, "Valuation of IP
Assets", hosted by Troutman Sanders. April 29, 2010 - Linda Quigley and
Stacey-Rae Simcox, attorneys at The Matthews Law Group and Adjunct
Professors at William & Mary Law School, "E-commerce and IP rights
in the virtual world", hosted by Spotts Fain and Thomas, Karceski,
Raring & Teague, PC. July 7, 2010 - Professor Chris Cotropia
of the University of Richmond Law School, discussion on the Supreme
Court decision on patentable subject matter: Bilski v. Kappos.
January 27,
2009—Blackwell N. Shelley, Jr. of Shelley & Schulte, P.C.,
“Restrictive Covenants, Invention Agreements, and Other Disfavored
Employment Opportunities”, hosted by Goodman, Allen & Filetti, PLLC.
February 17,
2009—Bernard Pike of Troutman Sanders LLP, “Patent Law 2008”, hosted
by Troutman Sanders LLP.
March 19, 2009—Prof. Jim Gibson of University of Richmond School of Law on
“Recent Developments in Secondary Liability”, hosted by University
of Richmond School of Law.
April 30, 2009—Robert Angle of Troutman Sanders LLP, Dana McDaniel of Spotts Fain PC, and Steve Noona of Kaufman & Canoles on "What to do When You Get the Letter: Patents", moderated by John Farmer of Leading-Edge Law Group, PLC, and hosted by Hirschler Fleischer. CLE Form.
September 29, 2009—Lee N. Kump of Sourcing Law Group, PLC on "Representing the Licensee in a Software License Agreement Transaction", hosted by LMK Associates.
October 29, 2009—John B. Farmer of Leading-Edge Law Group, PLC, Annual Trademark Update, hosted by Goodman Allen & Filetti, PLLC.
December 2, 2009—Kirk Schroeder of Schroeder Fidlow & Titley, PLC, Entertainment Law Developments, hosted by Hunton & Williams, LLP.
2008
January 15,
2008—Bernard G. Pike of Troutman Sanders LLP, “Patent Case Law
Review 2007 “ hosted by Troutman Sanders LLP.
February 5,
2008—Zhun Lu of Connolly, Bove, Lodge, & Hutz, “Protecting
Intellectual Property:
Spotlight on
March 20,
2008—Robert M. Tyler and Douglas B. Smith of McGuireWoods LLP,
“IP Enforcement Strategies for Infringing Domain Names and
Websites: From Cease
and Desist Letters to UDRP Enforcement Actions”, hosted by
McGuireWoods LLP.
April 10,
2008—Prof. Kristen Osenga of University of Richmond School of
Law, “Recent Developments in IP Licensing”, hosted by University
of Richmond School of Law.
May 13,
2008—R. Johan Konrod of Kaufman & Canoles,
October 9,
2008—Mike Martinez of Hunton & Williams, “Privilege of IP
Opinions Under the Common Legal Interest Doctrine”, hosted by
Hunton & Williams LLP.
December 5,
2008—John B. Farmer of Leading-Edge Law Group, “Trademark
Developments for IT Practitioners”, hosted by Leading-Edge Law
Group, PLC.
February 21,
2007—John Gary Maynard, III of Hunton & Williams, “Trade
Secrets: The
Fruitcakes of Intellectual Property”, hosted by McGuireWoods
LLP.
March 13,
2007—Prof. Christopher Cotropia of University of Richmond School
of Law, “Intellectual Property Injunctions After eBay”, hosted
by University of Richmond School of Law.
April 26,
2007—Chris Mugel of Kaufman & Canoles, “Allocating IP in
Strategic Alliance and Development Agreements”, hosted by Hunton
& Williams LLP.
June 7,
2007—Dennis Brown of Capital One, John Carroll of Hamilton
Beach, and David Carson of Genworth, all in-house IP counsel,
discussed lessons learned from dealings with outside IP counsel,
hosted by Capital One.
October 23,
2007—John Farmer of Leading-Edge Law Group, PLC,
“Annual Trademark Update”, hosted by Hunton & Williams
LLP.
December 5,
2007—Chris Forstner of Capital One, “Strategies for Avoiding the
Pitfalls of Conducting Competitive Intelligence in Today’s
Business Environment”, hosted by Lisa M. Krizan, LMK Associates.
February 15,
2006—Lisa Sotto of the
March 15,
2006—Maureen Browne and Michael McManus of Adduci, Mastriani &
Schaumberg, L.L.P., “Overview of Section 337 Practice at the
U.S. International Trade Commission”, hosted by University of
Richmond Law School.
April 13,
2006—Tenley Carp of Cohen Mohr LLP, “Protecting IP in Government
Contracts”, hosted by Troutman Sanders.
May 7,
2006—Thomas W. McCandlish and Chinhua Li of McCandlish Holton,
PC, “Practical Strategies for Protecting Intellectual Property
in China”, hosted by McCandlish Holton, PC.
October 4,
2006—“A Bench and Bar Lunch with Judges of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its Legal
Community”, cosponsored by GRIPLA and the Federal Circuit Bar
Association at the Jefferson Hotel Lemaire Restaurant.
December 5,
2006—John W. Woods, Jr. of Hunton & Williams, ”A Practical Guide
to the E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure”, hosted by Hunton & Williams LLP.
February 22,
2005—Robert M. Tyler of McGuireWoods LLP, “Legal Clearance of
Advertising Claims”, hosted by McGuireWoods LLP.
March 10,
2005—Neil MacDonald, newsletter editor and publisher on
“Tech-Transfer and Licensing:
A Transatlantic Perspective”, hosted by McCandlish
Holton.
April 6,
2005—James Gibson, Assistant Professor of Law at University of
Richmond Law School on “Napster and Grokster” and Dean Rod
Smolla of the University of Richmond Law School on the
Intellectual Property Law Center at UR, hosted by the University
of Richmond Law School.
May 18,
2005—R. Scott Caulkins of LeClair Ryan, P.C. on “Identifying and
Understanding the Franchisor/Franchisee Relationship”, hosted by
Troutman Sanders.
September 13,
2005—Charles Gholz of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier &
Neustadt, P.C. on “Introduction to and Current Issues in
Interference Practice”, hosted by McGuireWoods LLP.
October 19,
2005—The Honorable Dennis W. Dohnal, Magistrate Judge, Eastern
District of Virginia; Sen. Walter Stosch of The McCammon Group;
Donita King of Commonwealth Mediation Group, Inc.; and Dana
McDaniel of Spotts Fain PC on “Mediating Intellectual Property
Disputes”, hosted by Williams Mullen.
November 16,
2005—Betty Graumlich of Reed Smith, “The Use of Non-Compete
Agreements to Protect Intellectual Property”, hosted by LMK
Associates.
January 21,
2004—Hanno Ritter and Arnie Turk, both attorneys from Greenblum
& Bernstein, “Global Intellectual Property Protection
Strategies”, hosted by McGuire Woods.
March 25,
2004—Michael Huppe from the Recording Industry Association of
America, “News from the Front Lines in the Online Music Wars,”
hosted by Williams Mullen.
April 20,
2004—Lisa Dolak,
June 2,
2004—Dennis Rainear, Patent Counsel, Ethyl Corporation; John
Carroll, Patent Counsel, Hamilton-Beach/Proctor-Silex; and Jim
Beran, Leading-Edge Law Group (formerly of Xerox), Panel
discussion of In-House counsel, hosted by McCandlish Holton.
July 24,
2004—GRIPLA Summer Social, hosted by Chris Mugel, Esq.
September 23,
2004—Betty Graumlich of McSweeney & Crump, “Hiring and Firing
Creative Employees and Contractors”, hosted by Williams Mullen.
October 6,
2004—John Farmer of Leading-Edge Law Group, “Legal Issues with
Open Source Software”, hosted by Leading-Edge Law Group.
November 17,
2004—Mike Martinez of Hunton & Williams, “Conducting an
Intellectual Property Due Diligence Investigation”, hosted by
Hunton & Williams.
January 16,
2003 – Chris Mugel, Esq. “Samara, TrafFix, and the Future of
Trade Dress,” hosted by LeClair Ryan,
February 20,
2003 – The Honorable Henry Hudson, Eastern District of Virginia,
Practice before the Court. Hosted by Hunton & Williams.
March 20,
2003 – The Honorable James T. Moore,
April 16,
2003 – Charlie Wilmerding,
June 5, 2003
– Roger Mays, Esq., President & CEO of Howrey & Simon’s
Intellectual Property Asset Management Division , “Intellectual
Property from an In-House Perspective.”
Hosted by McCandlish Holton,
June 19, 2003
– Craig
October 27,
2003 – Ronald Williams,
Esq, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark
Examination Policy,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, “The Madrid
Protocol,” hosted by Hunton & Williams, Richmond VA.
November 18,
2003 – Christopher Wall, Esq, Kroll Ontrack, Inc.
“Electronic Evidence,” hosted by Troutman Sanders,
January 2002
-- Kevin R. Huennekens, Esq., Kutack Rock, LP,
Richmond, Virginia “Bankruptcy Essentials for IP
Practitioners,” hosted by Hirschler Fleischer, Richmond, VA.
February 20,
2002 -- Michael Huppe, Esquire, Recording Industry
Association of America, Washington, DC,
‘Online Music Wars,” hosted by Williams Mullen, Richmond,
VA.
May 23,
2002—John S. Martin, Esq. “Practical Anti-Trust Issues Involved
in IP Practice, hosted by Hirschler Fleischer,
June 20, 2002
-- The Honorable Pauline Newman, United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit, Practice Before the Federal Circuit,
hosted by Leading-Edge Law Group, Richmond, Virginia.
August,
2002—GRIPLA Summer Social,
October 3,
2002 – Rob Schulman, Esq. of Hunton & Williams,
Discussion on the Recent decisions of Festo and Enzo,
Hosted by Troutman Sanders LLP,
November 21,
2002 – John Farmer, Esq., The Leading Edge Law Group,
“Contracting and UCITA,” Hosted by Williams, Mullen,
December 5,
2002 – GRIPLA Holiday Party, hosted by Thomson & Thomson, at
Hunton & Williams.
January, 2001
– Mike Martinez, Due Diligence in IP Transactions, hosted by
McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe, Richmond, VA.
February 6,
2001 – Stan Aksman,
The Impact of the Federal Circuit’s Festo Decision. Hosted by
Hunton & Williams,
June 2,
2001-- Jocelyn W. Brittin, Esquire,
September,
2001 - Eleanor
Meltzer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Legislative and
International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Arlington, Virginia,
Geographical indicators in trademarks in light of
international trademark developments, hosted by Troutman
Sanders, Richmond, VA.
November 29, 2001 -- The Honorable Robert E. Payne, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Litigation and Confidentiality Agreements, hosted by Troutman Sanders, Richmond, VA.
January 12,
2000 – Dennis Rainear, Patent Reform Act ;
John Burke, Trademark Law Developments, McGuire Woods
February 16,
2000 – Luncheon Series, Jay Moore (Patent Aspects of E-Commerce)
and John Farmer, E-Commerce.
Hosted by McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe,
March 16,
2000 – Navigant (Penta LLC) on Patent Damages, Capitol Club,
April 19,
2000 – Luncheon Series - Dennis Rainear on Patent Reform Act,
Mezzullo & McCandlish,
May 16, 2000
– Thomas Spahn, McGuire Woods, Richmond, VA,
on Ethics, Hosted by Ethyl Corporation,
Richmond, VA.
September 1,
2000 – Thomas Lohr, Director of Business Development,
October,
2000—Michael Huppe, Esq., Recording Industry Association of
America “Napster and Music Copyright Issues”, Bull & Bear,
hosted by Williams Mullen.
November,
2000 – Dean, VCU School of Engineering, host – VCU,
December 19,
2000 – GRIPLA
Holiday Social, Hosted by McGuire Woods Battle & Boothe,
January 20,
1999 – Dennis Rainear, Ethyl Corporation, Opposition Practice
before the European Patent Office, Williams, Mullen Clark &
Dobbins, Richmond, VA.
March 17,
1999 - Bill Barrett,
ADR for Intellectual Property Disputes, Bull & Bear Club,
May 27, 1999
– Elliott C.
Alderman, Esq., “The Digital Millenium Coyright Act of 1998,”
hosted by Hunton & Williams.
July 22, 1999
– GRIPLA Summer Social.
December 13, 1999 – Holiday Social, Dennis Rainear, Ethyl Corporation, on the Confederate Patent Office, Hosted by Westlaw.
March, 1998 -
Mr. Herb Wamsley, President of Intellectual Property Owners
Association, presentation titled: "Main Features of Patent Law
Reform." Mr. Wamsley
discussed proposed patent reform bills, House Bill No. 400 and
Senate Bill 507 relating to the Patent and Trademark Office
modernization, the end of siphoning off of patent fees, the
publication of patent applications, extension of patent terms,
proposed defense for prior users of patented technologies and
other proposed improvements set forth in the bills.
May 12, 1998
– Panel Discussion, “Technology Transfer,”
Speakers: Robert MacWright-Executive Director-University
of Virginia Patent Foundation, Mike Martin, Executive Vice
President for Virginia Tech Intellectual Property and Chuck
Chermside from VCU presented an interesting panel discussion on
their technology transfer programs.
Summer, 1998
– GRIPLA Holiday Social – hosted by Chris Mugel, Esquire.
September 16,
1998 - Judge Merhige, eastern District of
November 12,
1998 – John Burke, Trademark Law Developments, hosted by McGuire
Woods Battle & Boothe,
December 10,
1998 – GRIPLA
Holiday Party, hosted by Thomson & Thomson.
Speaker: Ed
Scher, Location: Mezzullo & McCandlish,
May 22, 1997
- Christopher Mugel,
Esq., of LeClair Ryan, “Shrink Wrap & On Line Licensing” and
Thomas Hamilton, of Ethyl Corporation, “The Economic Espionage
Act.” Hosted
by LeClair Ryan,
August 16,
1997 -
September 18,
1997 - The Honorable Robert E. Payne, United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Virginia,
"View from the Bench- Litigating patent cases in the
Eastern District of Virginia.”
December 11,
1997 - Holiday Social, hosted by McGuire, Woods,