2024 Annual Meeting

On December 4, the BIPLA gathered at the State Room to reconnect with colleagues and celebrate a year of insightful programming. We also enjoyed an illuminating presentation from Administrative Law Judge Lawrence Stanley about practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). We elected a new slate of officers and recognized the winners of our Pro Bono Award, Joel Lehrer of Goodwin Procter, and the annual Writing Competition, Luke Colomey and Emily Ganem, both at Northeastern University School of Law. Ms. Ganem’s first place paper is published in this issue of the Newsletter. Mr. Colomey’s second place paper was entitled “Batman v. Superman v. Copyright v. Trademark: The Future of the Public Domain and Source Identification”. Many thanks to Activities Chair Erin McGuine of Morgan, Lewis, and Bockius LLP, BIPLA’s Events and Communications Manager, Spencer Jawitz, and the staff at the State Room for all their help with this event. The BIPLA also thanks platinum sponsor Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP, gold sponsor Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, silver sponsors Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., McCarter & English LLP, Foley Hoag LLP, Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds P.C., Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, Hsuanyeh Law Group PC, DLA Piper, and Barnes & Thornburg LLP, and individual sponsors Prawiranegara International Patent & Trademark Law Office and Planet Depos, LLC for their generous support.