Please click the below links for the 2020 – 2021 Welcome Letter and the Schedule for Meetings.
Welcome Letter: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.189/b8i.176.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Welcome-Letter-2020-21.pdf
Meeting Schedule: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.189/b8i.176.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Schedule-of-meetings-2020-21-2.pdf
On September 23, 2021, the 2021-2022 year for the Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of Court kicked off with a virtual meeting. The incoming president Duncan Macfarlane gave a welcome address and members met in small groups to discuss and play for this year’s upcoming CLE presentations.
We look forward to a great year ahead!
Please join us in thanking the outgoing Executive Committee Members!
2020-2021 Executive Committee Members
President – Gina Culbert
President Elect – Duncan Macfarlane
Secretary – Kevin A. Zeck
Treasurer – Lori Tonnes
Membership Chair – Dario Machleidt
Program Chair – Kristen Lange
Achieving Excellence and Inn Alliance Liaison – Caroline Bercier
Director (Website) – Catherine Sutton
Director (At Large) – Shannon Jost
Director (At Large) – Stephen McGrath
Director (At Large) – Bill Harmon
Director (At Large) – Charlie Zhao
[Ex Officio Directors e.g. former Presidents – Paul Leuzzi, Jerry A. Riedinger, Lawrence D. Graham, Isabella Fu, Brooke A.M. Taylor, Brian C. Park, Signe Naeve, Mark P. Walters, John D. Vandenberg, Warren Rheaume, Jonathan L. McFarland, Ben Byer]
President – Duncan Macfarlane
President Elect – Kevin A. Zeck
Secretary – Lori Tonnes
Treasurer – Caroline Bercier
Membership Chair – Dario Machleidt
Program Chair – Charlie Zhao
Achieving Excellence and Inn Alliance Liaison – Xiang Li
Director (Website) – Catherine Sutton
Director (At Large) – Shannon Jost
Director (At Large) – Stephen McGrath
Director (At Large) – Bill Harmon
Director (At Large) – Jessica Kaempf
On April 15, 2021, the Inn of Court held a Mock IP License Negotiation. Please enjoy the slide presentation of the Mock Negotiation.
The Seattle IP Inn of Court held its October 22, 2020, meeting in a virtual mixer format. The meeting included a overview presentation of recent developments in IP law. A section on trademarks covered willful infringement, the ability to protect “generic.com” terms, and the need for likelihood of confusion in counterfeit cases. A section on copyrights addresses the outstanding issues in the Google v Oracle case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. This included the copyright eligibility of application programming interfaces and associated fair use defenses. A section on patents covered recent developments in discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB). The patent segment also contained a discussion of the Arthrex case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve whether PTAB judges are principal officers, and, if so, whether the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals cured any defects in the statutory scheme creating these judgeships.
Thank you to all the participants!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court held its last event of the Inn year in virtual mixer format on June 18, 2020. The Board for the 2020 – 2021 year was elected. The new Board members on the call introduced themselves to the attendees. Thank you to the Board members leaving the Board! Welcome to the new Board members! Thank you to all Seattle IP Inn of Court members for their participation this year!
For this Seattle IP Inn of Court virtual meeting, Group 5 presented Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property. The presentation covered important ethical considerations for the practice of intellectual property law. The discussion included a review of applicable rules and case law, as well as interactive question and answer scenarios. Thank you for your presentation, Group 5!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court held a virtual mixer for its May 19, 2020 meeting. The attendees began the meeting by briefly discussing Inn matters. The discussion moved on to practicing law remotely, taking depositions through Zoom, conducting trials through Zoom, and keeping kids occupied during the summer while parents continue to work from home. The conversation was informative, but also casual. Thank you to all the participants!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court held its April 23, 2020 meeting in a virtual mixer format. Members joined the meeting from locations and with beverages of their choice. The attendees first discussed Inn business, then opened up the discussion to other topics, such as how members are staying connected to their firms, working from home adjustments attorneys, staff and clients are making, children schooling from home and changes they plan to make in their work lives after Washington’s stay at home order is lifted. Thank you to all the participants!
The Washington State Patent Law Association joined the Seattle IP Inn of Court for its February 20, 2020 meeting. Group 4 presented Copyright and DMCA: Legality of Crawling and Scraping, and the Pending LinkedIn Matter. Thank you for your presentation, Group 4! Thank you for attending, Washington State Patent Law Association members!
