Letter from the Chair

To the Custodians of Citations and Holiday Cheer,

I hope your December season was filled with family, friends, snuggly pets, and deadline extension agreements.

As we ski into January, we have some webinars to whet your whistle. Don’t miss out on Best Practices For Preserving Privilege in Internal Investigations (designed to equip in house legal with knowledge and tips for maintaining privilege during internal investigations) on January 20^th or A Cameo Appearance for IP: Branding in the Digital Age (exploring considerations for protecting brand equity in the face of AI company mark adoption) on January 22^nd.

In addition, by the time you read this, we will be accepting applications for our Executive Committee.  Joining the ExCom is a tremendous way to get involved with the Section. ExCom members attend and provide opinions and advice at our quarterly meetings, vote on Section initiatives and appointments, join conference and event planning committees, promote Section activities and help shape the future of the group and the content we offer.

Becoming an ExCom member is also a prerequisite to being The Decider (the Section Chair) and gaining complete power and creative control over all things IP (tempered moderately by the CLA Bylaws, the Section Bylaws, the ExCom voting power, and hopefully, a strong desire to live up to the Section’s Mission Statement and bring value to members).  Please contact us if you have questions about the position (prior involvement with the Section’s Interest Groups is welcome but not mandatory).

Meanwhile, tell your friends: Early Bird registration is still available for our March 2026 IP Institute at the Clift Royal Sonesta in San Francisco! Aside from a fantastic line up of speakers, the chance to snatch eight CLEs right before the submission deadline for us neglected end-of-the-alphabet lucky ducks, and the opportunity to meet the illustrious Artificial Intelligence IG chairs at a 620 Jones cocktail event, there will also be . . . . competition. That’s right, you can bring all that pent up rage and desire to talk meaningless trash to your colleagues to Casino Night and the Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Lastly, a belated Happy Boxing Day to observers. Below is a small reminder that some of the best gifts are free (or, rather, they are castoffs of other gifts you did pay for, and which baffled you when they arrived in boxes large enough to house three of them).

Yule be hearing from me,

L