February 26, 2020AdministratorCopyrightsComments Off on Copyright and DMCA: Legality of Crawling and Scraping, and the Pending LinkedIn Matter – February 20, 2020
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!
On a snowy evening in Seattle, Group 3 presented Patent Law: Current
state of Section 101 law and efforts to seek clarity from CAFC and SCOTUS.
Thank you for your presentation, Group 3!
The November meeting took place in our usual meeting location at the University of Washington Club on the UW campus. Group 2 presented on Motions in Limine Strategy in IP Cases. Thank you for your presentation, Group 2!
The William L. Dwyer Inn of Court hosted the Robert J. Bryan Inn of Court and the Seattle IP Inn of Court for the Joint Inn Meeting on October 8, 2019. The meeting began with a welcome by Dean Annette Clark, Seattle University School of Law. Following Dean Clark’s welcome, there was a special recognition of Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst, recipient of the 2019 Ninth Circuit’s Inn of Court Professionalism Award. Chief Justice Fairhurst spoke of her career in public service. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson was the Keynote Speaker for the evening. Attorney General Ferguson, an internationally rated chess master, provided insights into the Attorney General’s Office through chess analogies. Thank you, Dean Clark, Chief Justice Fairhurst and Attorney General Ferguson for sharing your wisdom with us. Thank you, Dwyer Inn of Court, for hosting and for arranging for such stellar speakers to address us.
October 4, 2019AdministratorGeneral, Law PracticeComments Off on Fireside Chat with Federal Circuit Judge Todd Hughes and Western District of Washington Judge Robert Lasnik – September 19, 2019
Our IP Inn of Court year began with a special treat! Federal Circuit Judge Todd Hughes spoke in question and answer format, moderated by Western District of Washington Judge Robert Lasnik. The venue was special, too – the Holland America Line Room at the Seattle World Trade Center, with a 180 degree view of the Puget Sound. Thank you, Group 1, for arranging for Judge Hughes and Judge Lasnik to speak! We also welcomed our new Inn members to the Seattle IP Inn of Court with an orientation. We look forward to an exciting year!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court celebrated its 10th anniversary
with a Black Tie Optional reception and dinner honoring one of the Inn’s
founding members, the Hon. James P. Donohue, Retiring Magistrate Judge, United
States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Magistrate Judge
Donohue is well known for his many contributions to the Puget Sound community
and his service on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics of Washington.
Thank you for your many years of dedicated service, Magistrate Judge Donohue!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court thanked outgoing Inn President Jonathan McFarland for his leadership during the past year. Thank you, Jonathan!
Group 7 presented “IP Law and Fashion: A Fractured Collaboration.” Thank you, Group 7, for an engaging examination of the myriad and creative IP law arguments devised to protect fashion.
Group 6 created a competition as part of its presentation of Key Statistics Revealing Trends in IP: A tour of IP law in numbers. The presenters engaged the audience by discussing various IP law statistics and asking the audience multiple choice questions about the statistics. The prizes ranged from small, lower quality chocolate prizes to bigger, higher quality chocolate prizes. Thank you, Group 6, for making statistics entertaining!
Group 5 presented IP Jeopardy! Group 5 handed out prizes of Fran’s chocolate for the top placing tables. The game was lively and entertaining! Thank you, Group 5!
March 6, 2019AdministratorEthicsComments Off on Representation Versus Creation: Where is the Line, and Who Owns What? – February 21, 2019
The Seattle IP Inn of Court hosted and welcomed
the Washington State Patent Law Association (WSPLA) to the meeting. Group 4 assembled
a panel to discuss the ethics implications and potential conflicts when
lawyers’ representation of clients and scopes of duties intersect with IP.
Speakers:
James Barker, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Ben Byer, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Harold Federow, Port of Seattle
Doug Stewart, Bracewell LLP
The program included discussion of
the following topics:
Patent attorneys as inventors
Trademark attorneys as mark creators
Litigators’ acceptance of ownership as part of their fee
Panel discussion regarding general ethical concerns when attorneys contribute to clients’ IP
Q & A for the panel
Thank you for your ethics
presentation, Group 4! Thank you for attending, WSPLA members!
The Seattle IP Inn of Court is dedicated to improving the skills, professionalism, and ethics of the Seattle intellectual property bar. Its members include law students, lawyers, academics, and judges. Members meet once per month during the academic year. The Seattle IP Inn of Court is a chapter of the American Inns of Court. The Seattle IP American Inn of Court thanks the University of Washington School of Law for its ongoing support of the Inn's mission and programs.