HIPLA is pleased to share notice of certain non-HIPLA events that may be of interest to HIPLA members:
- For these events, please confirm the event details with the host organization, as HIPLA makes no representations regarding the accuracy of the information presented here.
- To recommend an event for inclusion, please contact George Webb, HIPLA Meeting Arrangements & Programs Chair, at (713) 348-2704 or gwebb@rice.edu
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State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
June 9-10, 2022
https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/Events/AnnualMeeting/Future_Dates/default.htm
IP Section Annual Meeting
June 9 - June 10
The Marriott Marquis Houston
Please join us at the IP Section Annual Meeting to:
Intellectual Property Law Section Reception June 9 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Clear Lake Conference Room B
Network with other attorneys and influencers in the intellectual property legal profession.
IP Section CLE June 10 8:40AM-4:45PM—Houston 1 Conference Room
8:40 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Course Director:
Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., Fort Worth
Brackett & Ellis, PC
8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Patent Law Update .75 hour (.25 ethics)
Derrick Pizarro, San Antonio
Pizarro Allen, PC
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
IP Issues in Decentralized Finance .5 hour (.25 ethics)
Samuel G. Campbell III, Austin
Womble Bond Dickinson US, LLP
Joshua P. Davis, Houston
Womble Bond Dickinson US, LLP
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
COVID–19 Vaccines and IP Rights .5 hour
Carlyn Burton, Houston
Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton, LLP
10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Trademark Law Update .75 hour
Purvi Patel Albers, Dallas
Haynes and Boone, LLP
David J. Cho, Dallas
AT&T Services, Inc.
11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Section Awards Luncheon and Membership Meeting (Ticket Required) – River Oaks Conference Room
Luncheon Keynote Speaker:
Hope Shimabuku, Dallas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Break
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
e–Commerce Control: Asserting IP Rights in New Avenues to Control Copycats, Counterfeits, and Infringing Goods .5 hour
Jeremy Harrison, Houston
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
IP Considerations in Green Technology 1 hour
Sparkle Ellison, Houston
LyondellBasell
Steve Fowler, Houston
NRG
Melody van Denzen, Houston
ConocoPhillips
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Social Media and IP .5 hour (.25 ethics)
Anna E. Raimer, Houston
Jones Day
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Jury Selection in IP Cases 1.5 hours (.25 ethics)
Moderator:
Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., Fort Worth
Brackett & Ellis, PC
Panelists:
David Barnard, PhD, New York City
Trask Consulting
E. Leon Carter, Dallas
Carter Arnett, PLLC
Douglas A. Cawley, Dallas
McKool Smith, PC
Michael E. Jones, Tyler
Potter Minton
Melissa Smith, Marshall
Gillam & Smith, LLP
Section Awards Luncheon and Membership Meeting (Ticket Required) June 10 11:30-1:00PM – River Oaks Conference Room
Election of New Officers and Directors
Inventor of the Year Award
Tom Arnold Lifetime Achievement Award
Fritz Lanham Trademark Award
Chair’s Award
- EXPERIENCE – All conference festivities will take place at the beautiful Marriott Marquis in Houston
- DISCOVER – Stroll the exhibit floor to find solutions to help your practice run more efficiently
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Have an idea for HIPLA's next CLE?
HIPLA welcomes members to submit proposals for future CLE programs:
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Proposed topics should be authoritative, timely, and of practical interest to IP attorneys and patent agents who are HIPLA's members.
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For details and to submit a proposal, please visit our new portal at https://forms.gle/rKhBr6rMafbw1RVEA
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