OCIPLA’s February 2020 Luncheon Date: Thursday, February 20, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Location: Andrei's Conscious Cuisine, 2607 Main Street, Irvine, CA Topic: Trademark and Copyright Law 2019 Highlights and 2020 Preview     Summary OCIPLA is pleased to announce the February 2020 luncheon! This month we are pleased to host Catherine J. Holland and Meredith Williams, who will be presenting "Trademark and Copyright Law 2019 Highlights and 2020 Preview."   Speakers Catherine J. Holland, Partner at Knobbe Martens, is experienced in all aspects of domestic and international trademark, unfair competition and copyright matters. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and clearance, trademark procurement and prosecution, inter partes proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), intellectual property audits, intellectual property licensing, franchising, domain name disputes, counterfeit goods and customs, copyrights, entertainment law, rights of publicity, and trademark and copyright enforcement and litigation. Catherine represents clients in a wide range of industries, including the nutritional supplement, software, hardware, motor vehicle, medical device, skincare and aesthetic, fashion and apparel, publishing, entertainment, music, financial, restaurant, and food and beverage industries. Representative clients include Nutrishop, Paris Blues, Fairtrade Organization, Hockey Monkey, Cutera, Teacher Created Materials, Jean d'Arcel and Robert Lamy. […]

OCIPLA’s  June 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, June 11, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: Q&A With PTAB Judge Kevin Turner     Speakers Kevin F. Turner was appointed as an Administrative Patent Judge with the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences in 2007. Judge Turner received a J.D. degree from George Mason University, a Ph.D. degree in Physics from North Carolina State University, and a B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Judge Turner began his career at the Naval Research Laboratory where he conducted research focused on nucleation in the chemical vapor deposition processes of diamond materials. He then joined the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner in the semiconductor manufacturing art. Judge Turner was a patent attorney with several intellectual property law firms for approximately 10 years in between his time as a Patent Examiner and an Administrative Patent Judge. In 2013, Judge Turner moved from the DC area to assist in the opening of the Silicon Valley Regional Office and to act as a liaison for PTAB judges hired into the Regional Office. He was appointed as a Lead Administrative Patent Judge in 2017.

  OCIPLA’s  September 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic:  Tips for Practice Before the EPO    

OCIPLA’s  October 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic:  Current trends in online brand enforcement    

OCIPLA’s  November 2020 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, November 19, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: Trials during the Pandemic: From Juries to Zoom!  

OCIPLA’s 2020 Holiday Party and Trivia Contest Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 Time:  5:30-6:30 pm Location: Online only  

OCIPLA’s  January 2021 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, January 21, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic:  Patent Law Year in Review     SPEAKER William C. Rooklidge, a partner in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, joined the firm in 2015.  A member of the firm’s Litigation Department and Intellectual Property Practice Group, he has extensive experience in patent and trademark infringement litigation in the federal district courts and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, as well as arbitration of patent disputes. Mr. Rooklidge is an experienced trial lawyer who has successfully handled many significant intellectual property cases since trying his first case as lead trial counsel, a patent infringement case involving power tools, in 1994, when he obtained for his patentee client a judgment of treble damages and attorney fees.  Highlights include earning a 2011 defense verdict for his client in a patent infringement case involving internet search advertising in the Eastern District of Texas and securing a 2014 award for his client in a breach of contract arbitration involving a telephony patent license agreement in Zurich, Switzerland.  Appellate highlights include overturning a denial of preliminary […]

OCIPLA’s  February 2021 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: Strategy for Global Trademark Dispute     SPEAKER Perry Viscounty is a nationally recognized trial attorney who handles high-stakes cases for companies ranging from Fortune 100 to emerging companies. He handles intellectual property and technology litigation with an emphasis on complex jury trials. Mr. Viscounty has been recognized as a leading trial lawyer in: The Legal 500 as a Recommended Lawyer for Intellectual Property 2020 Chambers Global for USA, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets 2013, 2015 - 2020 Chambers USA for California Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret 2008 - 2019 Benchmark Litigation as a National Litigation Practice Area Star and Local Litigation Star 2020-2021 The National Law Journal as an Intellectual Property Trailblazer 2018 Daily Journal, ranked among the Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California (multiple years) World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 2020 World Intellectual Property Review as a Leader 2017 The Recorder as Litigation Groundbreaker 2017 Mr. Viscounty is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a member of the International Trademark Association, and an arbitrator for the World Intellectual Property Organization. He has been a guest lecturer at USC and UCLA, and has taught numerous seminars regarding effective presentations for […]

OCIPLA’s  March 2021 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: IP Assignments in Employment & Contractor Agreements     SPEAKERS Amy C. Chun With a practice at the crossroads of information technology, commerce and the law, Amy Chun delivers multi-dimensional legal advice and actionable solutions that are strategic, intentional and directly applicable to her client’s bottom line. As outside intellectual property and technology law counsel for large and small tech, fast-growth and other well-known companies, Amy is skilled in identifying and positioning the challenges and opportunities her clients face in a way that optimizes their commercial agenda. Amy’s practice is truly broad and deep, and includes due diligence investigations, licensing negotiations, national and international patent prosecution, open source policy assessment and risk mitigation, patent and trade secret litigation, inter partes review, and covered business methods review. While she has worked with a variety of technologies, Amy focuses on distributed computing systems, cybersecurity, fraud prevention/detection, e-commerce, cloud computing, social media, fintech, mobile computing, internet technology, SaaS, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI). Appreciated for her dedication and hard work in continuously cultivating the confidence and trust of those she serves, Amy delivers a honed ability to […]

OCIPLA’s April 2021 Virtual Luncheon Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021 Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location: Online only Topic: Recent Developments in Court Decisions Impacting Patent Damages     SPEAKERS Kevin McElroy, Stout Kevin McElroy has 13 years of experience providing consulting services to corporations, law firms, laboratories, government organizations, universities, and individuals in the areas of intellectual property disputes, valuation, monetization, and other intellectual property management issues. Mr. McElroy’s expert testimony has been accepted in U.S. District Court and he has offered written testimony, deposition testimony, and/or testimony befoe a trier of fact on damages relating to patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract damages. Mr. McElroy’s experience bridges all phases of intellectual property and general commerical litigation support, including discovery assistance, report writing, deposition testimony, trial testimony, and the performance of complex analyses relating to intangible asset valuation and the quantification of economic damages. Mr. McElroy’s experience spans a breadth of litigation matters, including claims associated with patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and breach of contract. He has provided consulting services to plaintiffs and defendants faced with complex economic and financial issues surrounding damages, commercial success, preliminary injunctions, and […]