OCBA IP & Technology Law and OCIPLA Joint Session - In Living Color: Counseling Clients on Color Marks This program will discuss how attorneys can counsel their clients to seek registration for color marks and demonstrate acquired distinctiveness along with practical considerations to meet that goal. The program will also discuss recent TTAB decision where a color mark was denied registration and federal court cases showing the difficulty in enforcing color marks. Date: Monday, June 17, 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Location: Live Webinar (Zoom) Registration: OCIPLA and OCBA IP & Technology Section Members: $0.00 OCBA Member (non-section): $25.00 Non-OCBA Member (Attorney): $35.00     SPEAKERS Stacey C. Kalamaras, Founding Partner, Kalamaras Law Office Stacey C. Kalamaras is a seasoned trademark attorney who has represented some of the world’s most well-known brands in more than 150 countries. She started her career as marketing and advertising executive working for multi-national corporations before attending law school in her mid-30s. As a lawyer, she has spent the bulk of her career working in big law, assisting companies of all sizes from start-ups to multi-national corporations identify, register, and protect their brands in the U.S. and abroad. She is the founding partner of Kalamaras […]

International Trademark Filings - pros and cons of Madrid Protocol filings versus national filings. Topic: International Trademark Filings - pros and cons of Madrid Protocol filings versus national filings. Description: Our September Luncheon speaker will be Charlene Minx, founder of Minx Law.  She will discuss International Trademark Filings - pros and cons of Madrid Protocol filings versus national filings. Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024 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     SPEAKER Charlene Minx, Founder, Minx Law Charlene Minx is an intellectual property attorney and the founder of Minx Law, an IP boutique based in Los Angeles.  Charlene counsels clients in all aspects of brand management and enforcement, including the selection, commercialization, and protection of global IP portfolios. Charlene’s clients include both iconic brands and emerging companies in entertainment and content, software, gaming, apparel and footwear, and consumer goods. Charlene’s work includes guiding clients through complex IP transactions and providing IP specialist support on M&A transactions. On the enforcement side, Charlene has extensive experience representing clients in TTAB proceedings, in federal court litigation, and in managing cross-border IP disputes. Prior to forming her own boutique firm […]

Privacy Trends in America Topic:  Privacy Trends in America Description: The US privacy landscape is changing, with new laws going into effect constantly. This program will discuss current trends in privacy law, including litigation trends and ways to mitigate risk. Date: Thursday, October 30, 2024 Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Location: Virtual Zoom Presentation Registration: Member: $20.00 Non-Member: $30.00 Student Member: $20.00     SPEAKER Snehal Desai is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's San Francisco office. She is a Lead Associate of the Privacy and Cybersecurity Team and the firm’s Canada desk. She is also an active member of the Advertising Team, the Retail, Fashion, and Beauty Team, the Food and Beverage Team, and the Technology & Commercial Transactions Team. Areas of Practice Snehal Desai helps companies launch cutting-edge products and services in an increasingly complex and demanding legal and regulatory environment. She is the go-to outside product and commercial counsel for some of the world’s most prominent technology, gaming, social media, fintech, healthcare, retail and food service companies. During multiple secondments as in-house product and commercial counsel, Snehal gained a deep understanding of business operations and the effective balancing of legal requirements and business realities. She leverages […]

  You're Invited! We are pleased to announce the OCIPLA 2024 Holiday Celebration on December 9, 2024. Join us at Courtyard at The Boardwalk for an evening of holiday cheer. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served.  The event will take place from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., we will have a CLE presentation featuring Joe Cianfrani. The event will be held outdoors. Member tickets are $15. Non-member and guest tickets are $25. We look forward to seeing everyone there, OCIPLA Board of Directors   Event Details DATE: Monday, December 9, 2024 TIME: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - CLE presentation featuring Joe Cianfrani from 5:30 -6:00 p.m. LOCATION: The Boardwalk - Courtyard: 18575 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92612 PRESENTATION: The Federal Circuit has recently taken an important patent damages issue en banc involving the admission of damages expert testimony that relied on prior license agreements to support a reasonable royalty opinion.  In the case of EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, the en banc Federal Circuit ordered the parties to brief whether a district court abused its discretion in admitting damages expert testimony under Rule 702 and Daubert that relied on prior lump-sum patent license agreements to determine a reasonable royalty.  The presentation will discuss […]