Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SUMMER 2017 Volume 42, Number 2
Content
- 2017 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Case Comments
- Contents
- Copyright Commentary
- Federal Circuit Report
- Federal Government Expands Public Disclosure Requirements For Clinical Trials: Product Developers Must Publish More Detailed Information, Study Protocols, and the Results of Studies of Unapproved/Unmarketed Products
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2016-2017
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2016-2017
- Ip and Art: An International Perspective
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Online Cle For Participatory Credit
- Standing Still: Denial of Certiorari in Belmora Llc v. Bayer Consumer Care Ag Leaves Question on Standing for Foreign Plaintiff's Unfair Competition Claims
- The Band Who Must Not Be Named: Summary of Briefs and Oral Hearing in Lee v. Tam
- The Licensing Corner
- The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Alumni
- Ttab Decisions and Developments
- Letter from the Chair
Letter from the Chair
ELIZABETH J. REST
Crown, LLP
Dear Section Member:
In my last two Letters from the Chair, I reported that the State Bar is experiencing significant change that will have, and already has had, a substantial impact on the Intellectual Property Law Section. Presently, the Bar and all of the Sections have been exploring whether the Sections should separate from the State Bar and create an independent trade association.
Since my last Letter, a decision has been made that the Sections will separate from the State Bar and form a new entity. This is likely to become effective in January of 2018, although this date may change. While previously the Bar and the Sections had been exploring two proposals for the anticipated separation – (1) the Sections would become a legislatively created public entity, separate from the State Bar; or (2) the Sections would become a private 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation – it has now been determined that the only option for moving forward is a private non-profit corporation.