The Boston Patent Law Association’s Board of Governors recommends the following amendment to the membership provision of the BPLA’s by-laws, Article X. The amendment updates the current list of standing committees. This proposed by-law was forwarded to the membership on November 6, 2017. The proposed amendment, which the Board will present to the membership for a vote at the 2017 BPLA Annual Meeting on December 7, 2017, is shown in redline below:
ARTICLE X: STANDING COMMITTEES
The Chairpersons of the standing committees of the Association shall be appointed by the President-Elect subject to approval of the Board of Governors no later than the meeting of the Board immediately preceding the Annual Meeting. Each standing committee shall have one or more Chairpersons. Appointments of the Chairpersons will be announced at the Annual Meeting, at which time their terms shall commence. The Chairpersons shall serve (1) for not more than three years or (2) until their successors shall have been appointed by the President.
The standing committees of the Association shall be as follows:
Proposed BPLA By-law Amendment
1. Committee on Activities and Public Relations
2. Committee on AIPLA Moot Court
2. Committee on AIPLA Moot Court
Special committees may be appointed from time to time by the President.
3. Committee on Amicus, Legislation, and Rules
4. Committee on Antitrust
5. Committee on Biotechnology6. Committee on Business & Marketplace
7. Committee on Case Law6
8
. Committee on Chemical Patent Practice7
9
. Committee on Computer Law8
10
. Committee on Contested Matters9
11
. Committee on Copyright Law10
12
. Committee on Ethics and Grievances 11
13
. Committee on In-House Practice12
14
. Committee on International and Foreign Practice13
15
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ommittee on Invented Here!
16. Committee on Law School
17.
Committee on Licensing14
18
. Committee on Litigation15
19
. Committee on Medical Devices16
20
. Committee on New Lawyers,
, Patent Agents & Technology Specialists
17
21
. Committee on Patent Law18
22
. Committee on Patent Office Practice19
23
. Committee on Pro Bono20
24
. Committee on Trademark and Unfair Competition21
25
. Committee on Trade Secrets Law