Intellectual Property Section
SECTION UPDATE
Intellectual Property Section
By Clark A . D . Wilson Merchant & Gould P . C . CWilson @ MerchantGould . com
The Intellectual property ( IP ) Section continues to offer its members educational and social activities . On August 26 , 2015 the IP section welcomed a soldout audience to the Kids II , Inc . company offices for “ In- House Perspectives on Patent Portfolio Management ,” to hear perspectives from Joe Staley , VP of Legal at Kids II , Susanne Hollinger , Head of Patents at the Coca-Cola Company and Chason Carroll , Senior IP Counsel at Mueller Water Products Inc . On November 17 , 2015 the IP Section welcomed another sold-out audience to the Coca-Cola Company ’ s offices for “ IP Litigation Management from the Inside : In House Counsel Best Practices and Insight ” to hear perspectives from Allen Yee , Senior Counsel at the Coca- Cola Company , Komal Patel , Assistant General Counsel at the Home Depot , and Brian Decker , Senior Legal Counsel at Newell Rubbermaid . On February 11 , 2016 the IP Section
is planning a third luncheon at the CNN Center entitled “ In- House Best Practices for Trademark and Copyright Litigation & Portfolio Management ,” with perspectives from Rick McMurtry , Assistant General Counsel at Turner Broadcasting System , Kristin Goran , VP of Legal at FOCUS Brands and Elizabeth Wheeler , Counsel at UP Television . Socially , the IP Section co-hosted an event on November 3 , 2015 at Emory Law School with Atlanta-area IP law students . On April 15-16 , 2016 the IP Section ’ s flagship event , the 12th annual “ SpringPosium ,” will be held at Barnsley Gardens Resort , with a keynote speech from US Congressman Doug Collins , the Vice Chair for the House IP Subcommittee . The IP Section has also begun welcoming registered Patent Agents as its newest affiliate members , and looks forward to their participation . 34 THE ATLANTA LAWYER January 2016 The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association