BPLA Newsletter Winter 2017 Issue

WINTER 2017 NEWSLETTER

Volume 48, Issue 1

By Monica Grewal

President's Message

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

We were pleased to receive so many fine contributions to this issue, relating to so many facets of intellectual property. There are articles ranging from U.S. brand owner considerations in Cuba, to tattoo copyrights, to post-grant proceedings, to patent arbitration.

In addition, this issue contains the 2016 Annual Meeting Keynote Presentation made by Hon. Jacqueline Wright Bonilla, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Be sure to check out the photos from the 2016 Annual Meeting, along with the Annual Meeting minutes.

This issue also provides information on a variety of opportunities to get more involved with the BPLA. For example, as discussed in this issue, judges are needed for the Giles S. Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition; volunteers are needed for the BPLA’s Patent Pro Bono Program; and nominations are encouraged for the BPLA’s

Invented Here!

program. Now is a great time to get more involved with the BPLA!

I look forward to hearing from you regarding this 2017 debut issue of the Newsletter and your recommendations for future issues.

Your trusty

Editor-in-Chief

,

Deirdre E. Sanders

Deirdre Sanders, Editor-in-Chief

Announcement for the 7th Annual Invented Here! Program 2017

Boston Patent Law Association Minutes Of The 2016 Annual Meeting

Considerations for U.S. Brand Owners in Cuba

Moot Court Judges Needed

By Rachelle A. Dubow and Dana S. Gross

PTAB Grants First Preliminary Reply and Sur-Reply Under New Rules

By Emma Hall and Carolina Säve

By Monica Grewal and Michael H. Smith

New TTAB Rules Aim to Make Proceedings More Efficient

By Susan G. L. Glovsky and Patrick A. Quinlan

By Hilary Libka, Cooley and Derek Roller

Give Back by Getting Involved BPLA’s Patent Pro Bono Program

Community Calendar

Here you can find out about upcoming events and view photo galleries of past events.

Trademark Solicitation Scams

By Joshua I. Rudawitz and Patrick J. Concannon

Writing Competition: Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) and the Protection of Digital Embodiments of Artworks

By Ashley Tarokh Brzezinski

Writing Competition: Implied In Ink?: How Tattoo Artists Can Claim And Protect Their Copyrights Against An Implied License Defense

By Amelia G. Pennington

Employment Opportunities

Associate/Counsel

Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts McNeill Baur PLLC

Litigation Associate

Cambridge, Massachusetts Lando & Anastasi, LLP

Dir, Legal Counsel-Operations

Andover, MA Spectrum

Executive Assistant, Legal

Cambridge, Massachusetts Blueprint Medicines

Litigation Associate

Boston, MA Wilson Elser

Legal Counsel

Danvers, Massachusetts Cell Signaling Technology

Patent Counsel / Sr. Patent Counsel

Cambridge, Massachusetts Sarepta Therapeutics

Sr Counsel-General

Tewksbury, MA Raytheon

Counsel-General

Tewksbury, MA Raytheon

Senior Global Trade Counsel

Tewksbury, MA Raytheon

2017 Ⓒ Boston Patent Law Association

A Conundrum for Time Bars to Institution of Inter Partes Review in Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corp.

By N. Scott Pierce

Arbitrating Patent Disputes — A Strategic Choice

By Merrianne Panerella

The Passing of a Founding Partner, Leo R. Reynolds

Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds

By Katie Henderson

WIPO ST.26: A Roadmap To The Future of Sequence Listing Compliance

SCOTUS UPSETS THE APPLE CART? The High Court Answers Key Question on Design Patent Damages, But Leaves Many Unanswered

By Heather B. Repicky

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Volume 48, Issue 1

Members on the Move

Officers and Board of Governors

Index

Community Calendar

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Table of Contents

Message from the President Monica Grewal

Implied In Ink?: How Tattoo Artists Can Claim And Protect Their Copyrights Against An Implied License Defense

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

A Conundrum for Time Bars to Institution of Inter Partes Review in Wi-Fi One, LLC v. Broadcom Corp.

The Passing of a BPLA past president and Founding Partner of Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, Leo Reynolds

Give Back by Getting Involved—BPLA’s Patent Pro Bono Program

Boston Patent Law Association Minutes of The 2016 Annual Meeting

Members on the Move

Moot Court Judges Needed

Arbitrating Patent Disputes — A Strategic Choice

Considerations for U.S. brand owners in Cuba

WIPO ST.26: A Roadmap To The Future of Sequence Listing Compliance

PTAB Grants First Preliminary Reply and Sur-Reply Under New Rules

Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA) and the Protection of Digital Embodiments of Artworks.

SCOTUS UPSETS THE APPLE CART? The High Court Answers Key Question on Design Patent Damages, But Leaves Many

New TTAB Rules Aim to Make Proceedings More Efficient

Officers and Board of Governors

Trademark Solicitation Scams