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The CPTCLA is the oldest legal association dedicated to practitioners of Intellectual Property law in North and South Carolina. CPTCLA hosts an annual Spring CLE seminar in North Carolina, as well as a Fall seminar in South Carolina, offering a combined nine to twelve hours of CLE credit. Our Spring CLE is being planned for May 2012 in the Charlotte, NC Arena for 7.25 hours of CLE credit. We will have a great line-up of speakers. Please Join us.
News & Events
Congratulations to Jacquelyn Austin for being Named as U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Federal District of South Carolina.
08-30-2011
Jacquelyn Austin, who served the CPTCLA as the President in 2005, was named the newest Federal Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Greenville Division. A reception for Jacquelyn was hosted by CPTCLA was held Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Greenville, South Carolina. Judge James Donald Smith, Chief Administrative Patent Judge of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences United States Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria, VA attended the reception as a special guest. Before taking the bench, Jacquelyn was employed at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC.
Congratulations to the New CPTCLA Board Members
08-29-2011
In September 2010, Kirby Turner and Thomas Huycke were elected to the CPTCLA board at the CPTCLA Fall meeting. Further, Michele Glessner joined the CPTCLA board to fill a vacancy on the board. Michele practices in the Mechanical Patents Group and the Trademarks & Copyrights Group of Alston & Bird, LLP. Kirby practices patent law for Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor, & Hunt, P.A., in Durham, North Carolina. Thomas practices patent law for Dority & Manning, P.A., in Greenville, South Carolina. Congratulations to Michele, Kirby and Thomas. We look forward to their many contributions to CPTCLA.
Save the Date!
08-28-2011
Our Fall 2011 Meeting is scheduled for September 23-24, 2011 at the Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C. We look forward to hearing exciting presentations from speakers including Tom Irving of Finnegan, Hal Wegner of Foley & Lardner, LLP, and Mike Connors from Alston & Bird, LLP. Please check back soon for registration information, scheduled presentations, and directions.