Speakers: Jason Weintraub, Chief Legal Officer, Jacuzzi Group Worldwide Neha Jaiswal, Director, International at Domino's Pizza Topic:  Protecting Popular Brands Date/Time:  Friday, November 18, 2022 Registration/Lunch/Networking Start: 11:30am Panel Discussion: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Andrei’s Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $80.00     Speakers Jason Weintraub is Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel of Jacuzzi Group, a global, private equity-owned consumer products manufacturer with over 5,000 employees. Mr. Weintraub manages Jacuzzi Group’s legal, compliance, risk management and real estate functions. His responsibilities include protecting the company’s iconic Jacuzzi® trademark and other intellectual property, leading M&A activity and managing the company’s global real estate portfolio, litigation matters, major transactions, and insurance procurement and claims. Mr. Weintraub also leads Jacuzzi Group’s regulatory and corporate compliance program and supports the company’s ESG efforts. Prior to joining Jacuzzi Group, Mr. Weintraub served as Chief Legal Officer of El Pollo Loco, Inc., a publicly traded restaurant company with nearly 500 locations and over 5,000 employees. Mr. Weintraub led El Pollo Loco’s Legal, Compliance and Risk Management Functions. He maintained responsibility for litigation matters, as well as transactions, intellectual property procurement and licensing, franchising matters, enterprise risk management, regulatory […]

  Speaker: Emil J. Ali, Partner, McCabe & Ali, LLP Topic:  Ethics Issues for IP Counsel Working Through Foreign Associates and Intermediaries Date/Time:  Wednesday, January 25, 2023 5:30pm - 8:00pm Registration: 5:30pm CLE Session: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Networking reception to follow Location: The Boardwalk, 18565 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92612 Registration Member: $30.00 Non-Member: $45.00 This is a good opportunity for attendees to obtain hard-to-earn ethics CLE credits before the 2023 submission deadline.     Speaker Emil J. Ali is a partner at McCabe & Ali, LLP where he focuses his practice on helping lawyers understand their obligations under state and federal law.  As a registered patent attorney, a significant focus of his practice involves advising lawyers and law firms on all aspects of the intersection of IP and ethics matters.  Emil’s work includes counseling clients on lateral transitions, malpractice avoidance, expert opinion and testimony, and respondent’s defense work before various bars and courts.  You can view his musings on IP ethics issues at www.ipethicslaw.com.

  Speakers: Maria Anderson, Partner, Seattle office of Knobbe Martens Marissa Rosenbaum, Associate, Orange County office of Knobbe Martens Jessica Sganga, Partner, Los Angeles office of Knobbe Martens Topic: Protecting Your Healthcare Brand: Trademark Considerations and Challenges Unique to the Healthcare Industry Date/Time:  Thursday, February 23, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration Member: Non-Member:     Speakers Maria Anderson is a partner in the Seattle, WA office of Knobbe Martens. She has extensive experience in comprehensive, strategic client counseling in all aspects of intellectual property and has been very active in the procurement of patent assets in the computer science and ecommerce fields since 1993. Ms. Anderson has extensive experience in developing patent and trademark portfolios and developing patent and trademark assets for a diverse group of clients, i.e., from startups to Fortune 100 companies.  She also provides patent and trademark search analysis and advice for a wide variety of products and services, including medical devices, food and beverage products and cloud computing services.  She also counsels clients on patentability and infringement matters and develops comprehensive intellectual property programs for pre-litigation, licensing and enforcement purposes. Marissa Rosenbaum is an associate in the Orange County […]

  NEW LOCATION FOR THIS MONTH'S LUNCHEON: SOL IRVINE Speakers: Harold Weitzberg, Weitzberg Consulting Julie Leffler, Big Hype Marketing & PR Topic: Beyond Registration: Growing and Monetizing Intellectual Property Assets Date/Time:  Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:00pm - 1:00pm Location: Sol Irvine, 1910 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration Member: 55.00 Non-Member: 80.00     Speakers Harold Weitzberg Harold Weitzberg is a branding, marketing, licensing, and business development strategist with over 30 years experience in creating and launching businesses, Brands, products and services. Currently working with Hollywood Celebrity Candace Cameron Bure, Food Network star Aarti Sequiera, and spokesperson and actor Dave Coulier, he has a national clientele with a number of well-known individuals as well as business owners, inventors and executives. Harold has worked with and built several high visibility products and brands and verticals in media and consumer businesses including the Olsen Twins, VeggieTales, Goosebumps, The Jane Fonda Workout, Al Kluis Grain Marketing, Sorora Furniture, Lancer Skincare, QVC and more. Julie Leffler As the visionary leader and creative director, Julie Leffler launched Big Hype Marketing & PR in 2015 and has built a powerhouse agency with a clientele that includes both individuals and businesses across a variety of industries. With over […]

Speaker: Mark A. Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and of counsel at Lex Lumina PLLC. Topic: Patent Year in Review Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration: Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $80.00   Speaker Mark A. Lemley Mark Lemley is the William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and is affiliated faculty in the Symbolic Systems program. He teaches intellectual property, patent law, trademark law, antitrust, the law of robotics and AI, video game law, and remedies. He is the author of 10 books and 201 articles, including the two-volume treatise IP and Antitrust. His works have been cited more than 300 times by courts, including 17 times by the United States Supreme Court, and more than 40,000 times in books and academic articles, making him the most-cited scholar in IP law and one of the ten most cited legal scholars of all time. He has published 9 of the 100 most-cited law […]

The Intellectual Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association is presenting the full day in person Cannabis IP Law Conference on April 19, 2023, at the Le Méridien Delfina Santa Monica. More than half of the states (plus Washington, D.C.) in the United States – including California – have either significantly de-criminalized the cultivation, possession, and sale of cannabis for medical purposes or have legalized it for use by adults over the age of 21 (a/k/a “recreational” use). This has resulted in a multi-billion dollar industry. Intellectual Property law has proven to be one of the most critical areas of the law as investors and entrepreneurs enter the cannabis space and try to determine how to protect and leverage their investments. In addition to outstanding educational programming relating to cannabis intellectual property litigation, licensing, parodies, trademark and patent filing strategies, and ethical considerations when representing cannabis companies, the conference will offer several networking opportunities. Information and registration available here: https://calawyers.org/event/ip-cannabis-law-conference/.

**NOTE THIS MONTH'S LUNCHEON OCCURS ON A TUESDAY** In Partnership with the OCBA IP and Technology Section. Special Guest Speaker: World Intellectual Property Organization Director General, Daren Tang Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration: Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $80.00     Our Speaker Daren Tang, a national of Singapore, began his six-year mandate as Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on October 1, 2020. Prior to his appointment as WIPO Director General, he served as Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), driving the strategic transformation of IPOS in support of Singapore’s innovation-based economy. Between 1997 and 2012, before joining IPOS, Daren Tang held different legal positions within the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. In 2016, he received the Public Administration Medal from the Prime Minister's Office Singapore for outstanding efficiency and competence in the service of his country. Daren Tang is a graduate of the National University of Singapore (Bachelor of Law, Honors) and the Georgetown University Law Center (Master of Laws, Distinction). He also attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. […]

Guest Speakers: Raquel Dachner and David Flyer, Flyer & Flyer, PLC Topic: Trying an Unregistered Trade Dress Case Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration: Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $80.00 Student Member: $20.00     Our Speakers Raquel Flyer Dachner Raquel received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, then went to law school at UC Davis School of Law graduating in 2011. She is a partner at Flyer and Flyer, PLC, and has been lead trial counsel on eight jury trials involving trade dress infringement, breach of contract, and other civil matters. Recently, on July 28, 2023, the jury returned a verdict in favor of her client, a physician's group, against a fortune 150 company-machine manufacturer.  The manufacturer sold the physician's group a blood and tissue assay machine which failed to operate as warranted, where the manufacturer claimed that the physician's laboratory technicians failed to maintain and operate the machine as described in the owner's manual.  Both sides retained experts, and a key piece of evidence according to the jury, was an edited video presentation depicting both maintenance and operations. The matter was heard by the Honorable Sherilyn Peace Green, […]

Topic: Monitoring and Enforcing Your Brand Against Online Counterfeiters Aaron and Jonathan will discuss evolving trends in online counterfeiting, including new techniques infringers use to evade detection, and will offer insights into building an effective enforcement program. Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main St, Irvine, CA 92614 Registration: Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $80.00 Student Member: $20.00     Our Speakers Aaron Fennimore has been advising clients for more than 15 years on the protection, management and enforcement of trademarks, copyrights and domain names, as well as in the areas of marketing and advertising, rights of publicity and privacy. He currently serves as Director and Senior Legal Counsel for Western Digital Corp., a leading provider of data storage products, where he focuses on a range of brand protection issues, including trademark infringement, anti-counterfeiting and fraud. Jonathan Tudryn is a Brand Protection Program Manager at Western Digital, specializing in online enforcement and overseeing day-to-day enforcement efforts in many countries across the globe. With over a decade of experience dealing with infringers in the online space, he’s seen it all! Applying his background in mathematics and computer science, Jonathan loves studying trends and finding new ways that infringers try to take […]

Topic: Unified Patent Court: Initial Cases The Unified Patent Court (UPC) entered into force on June 1, 2023 in the European Union. Hundreds of cases have been filed there, already. In a few cases, the Court has issued preliminary injunction decisions that have been favorable for patent owners. This presentation will review the initial cases, including trends in the divisions being used, the parties accessing the court, and the substantive decisions made so far. The presentation will also consider the structure and incentives of the court in comparison to U.S. tribunals and will consider more generally how the launch of the UPC aims to transform the global patent litigation market. The presentation will also consider the expected impact of the Court on due diligence exercises in transactions and valuations. Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Virtual Event (zoom link to be provided) Registration: Member: $20.00 Non-Member: $20.00 Student Member: $20.00     Speaker: Charles (Chuck) Larsen, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery (Boston, London) As a US lawyer and English solicitor, Charles (Chuck) Larsen provides clients sophisticated multi jurisdictional counsel in intellectual property portfolio strategy, transactions and disputes, with a particular emphasis in bioengineering and the medical technology space. […]