Intellectual Property Executive Committee Meeting: September Minutes

September 11, 2017

IndyBar IP Section Executive Committee Meeting

• Joel Tragesser opened the meeting
  • Feedback elicited on corporate counsel panel discussion
    • Box lunches next time to expedite program

• Good turn out; many Business Law Section members
• Other IP corporate counsel have expressed interest to join a panel in 2018

• Patent law exam scholarship
  • 3 awarded but no updates from the 3 selected.  If no one claims, money to be allocated back to section.
  • Maybe expand to first and second year students to increase interest
• 2018 IP section budget
  • What does section want to accomplish?
  • Bill McKenna to think of some ideas to add (new social hours; drinks at evening CLEs)
  • Budget due October 1, 2017.  Bill McKenna to handle
  • 2018 Office and Committee members:
    • Bill McKenna to move to Chair in 2018
    • John Bishop to move to Chair-Elect in 2018
    • Joel Tragesser elicited interest from section members in becoming Recorder
    • 19 members currently on section.  Current members please advise if any recommendations for additional interested members

• Upcoming CLEs:
  • October 12, 2017: Developments in Patent Law
  • November, 2017: Advanced IP practices (TBD)
  • December: Annual IP Ethics: Kevin Erdman to present-quick update only (TBD)
    • Possibly give credit to past speakers with Kevin leading update of materials

• Norm Hedges and/or Mark Janis would be interested in adding pro-bono component to December ethics session
• No update from San Diego attorney; dropped off schedule

• Section numbers:
  • Matthew Clark’s article made front page of recent Indiana Lawyer
• Holiday Luncheon:
  • Tuesday December 5, 2017 - IP Holiday Luncheon; combined with Business Law section
  • Corsearch | Wolters Kluwer Corporate Legal Services will sponsor
  • Budget: TBD
  • Food to be provided: TBD

• New Business:
  • Marcelo Copat – Would Section sponsor DC Circuit Judge Justice Wilkins to speak about MLK?
    • Presentation to not actually occur on MLK Day
    • Presentation to be held at IndyBar or Faegre Baker Daniels and possibly Facebook Live for remote viewing
    • Would other IndyBar sections co-sponsor?
    • Check with IU McKinney to co-host?

• Thank you from Joel Tragesser as chair transitions to Bill McKenna

• Meeting adjourned