Dear Members: Due to the pandemic, the 2020 Annual Meeting for CIPLA will be conducted virtually at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, June 17, 2020. An election of new officers for the 2020-2021 association-year will be held. The new officer candidates will be the following: President: Benjamin C. White of Murtha Cullina LLP Vice-President: Leslie-Anne Maxwell […]
Charles Kim, United States Patent and Trademark Office The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its first meeting in the 2021-2022 schedule. We are welcoming Charles Kim, Director of the Office of Petitions of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), who will speak about recent updates, issues, and trends […]
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association is pleased to announce its next virtual meeting in the 2021-2022 schedule. We are excited to welcome Professor David Hricik, who has been teaching, publishing, and litigating ethical issues in IP law for many years, and has served in various leadership positions on ethics committees with the AIPLA and […]
Martin Schwimmer, Partner, Leason Ellis The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its third meeting in the 2021-2022 schedule. We are welcoming Martin Schwimmer, Partner, Leason Ellis. Mr. Schwimmer will speak on “NFTs, the Metaverse, and Handbags.” The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 at 6:00pm at the Graduate Club in New […]
Charles Macedo, Partner at Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association is pleased to announce its second in-person meeting in the 2021-2022 schedule. We are excited to welcome Charles Macedo, a partner at Amster Rothstein and Ebenstein, to present “Looking Forward to American Axle and Patent Eligibility at the Supreme Court.” The meeting will be […]
Please mark your calendars for UConn’s Meet and Greet with IP Professionals. This event will take place Wednesday, November 9 in the Starr Hall Reading Room, UConn Law beginning at 5:00 p.m. The law school is located at 55 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT 06105. The event will provide an opportunity for intellectual property focused students […]
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its first meeting in the 2022-2023 schedule. We are welcoming John W. Thomas, JD, LLM, MPH, Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University, on the following topic: “The intellectual property implications of Kalamazoo Gals. A Story of the Extraordinary Women and Gibson’s “Banner” Guitars of […]
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its next meeting in the 2022-2023 schedule. We are welcoming Elizabeth Dougherty, the USPTO’s Eastern Regional Outreach Director, who will discuss new initiatives, programs and priorities at the USPTO including opportunities to engage with the Office. Ms. Dougherty will share updates in both patents […]
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its next meeting in the 2022-2023 schedule. Please join us for a discussion, led by Susan Kohlmann, Partner at Jenner & Block, of Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, argued on March 22, 2023, in which the Supreme Court of the United […]
The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its next meeting in the 2022-2023 schedule. Has the PTAB Made a Difference in Drug Settlements and Generic Entry? Please join us for a presentation on this topic, facilitated by Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Director, IP and Information Law Program, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. […]