2017-18 Meeting ReCaps

SEPT 2017 KICKOFF MEETING RECAP

A new member orientation began at 5:30 PM; a welcome reception followed at 6:00 PM. The formal program, which began at 7:00 PM, featured a discussion of the history of the Federal Circuit by Judge Pauline Newman.

OCT 2017 MEETING RECAP

Christina Hartle, Director of Chapter Relations for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Inns of Court, presented the Platinum distinction plaque to the Newman Inn. The Platinum distinction is the highest level of achievement under the Achieving Excellence Program. Earning the Platinum distinction for the 2016-2017 term places the Newman Inn in the top thirty percent of Inns nationwide.

Next, Ms. Ferrill gave a presentation on “U.S. Design Patents: Employing a Classic Tool for Modern Protection.”

NOV 2017 MEETING RECAP

In lieu of the traditional format, members were seated at 6:00PM for dinner, remarks, and the formal program. The formal program was a discussion entitled: “The PTAB is Not an Article III Court: What Every IP Lawyer Should Know About Administrative Law,” with panelists David Boundy and Robert Stoll. Chico Gholz was the moderator.

DEC 2017 MEETING RECAP

The final meeting of the 2017 calendar year was a Holiday Party with the Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court.

JAN 2018 MEETING RECAP

The formal program was a panel discussion entitled: “An Overview of Patent Venue and the Impact of the Supreme Court Decision in TC Heartland,” with The Honorable John F. Anderson, John M. Williamson, and Mary C. Zinsner. Charles (“Chip”) B. Molster, III was the moderator.

FEB 2018 MEETING RECAP

The formal program was discussion entitled: “Litigation at the International Trade Commission,” with The Honorable Theodore Essex (Ret.) and Richard Sterba. Judge Essex served as an Administrative Law Judge at the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) for a decade.