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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 CLE seminar in South Carolina, offering a combined nine to twelve hours of CLE credit. Our Spring CLE is May 2, 2025 at Truist Field in Charlotte, NC for approximately 3.00 hours of CLE credit. We have a great line-up of speakers. JOIN US
Spring CLE
CPTCLA SPRING MEETING – May 2, 2025 - Register Now
The formal program will begin promptly at 1:00 PM in the Diamonds Direct Luxury Lounge at Truist Field. Arrival and sign-in will begin at 12:30 PM. We will have approximately 3.0 hours of CLE, including 1.0 hour of ethics CLE, followed by a cocktail reception at the Rooftop Area at Truist Field.
CLE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS
This year’s Spring program will include about 3.0 hours of CLE credit. We are excited to have the following speakers:
Tim Hargreaves of Marks & Clerk LLP will present "The Unitary Patent and Unified Patents Court – The New Patent Landscape in Europe and What US attorneys Need to Know.”
Vincent Galluzzo of K&L Gates LLP will present "Trade Secret Thieves Hate This One Weird Trick (Practical Tips for Protecting Trade Secrets)."
Brad Pearce of Pearce Law PLLC and on behalf of The North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program will present "Calm in the Midst of Chaos."
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Tim Hargreaves is a partner with Marks & Clerk and is managing partner of the firm’s Edinburgh office. Tim graduated from Nottingham University with a first class honours degree in physics before obtaining a doctorate from Sussex University. After graduating he then undertook post-doctoral research at the Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique in Grenoble, France studying strongly correlated electronic systems. Tim is a Chartered (UK) and European Patent Attorney. He has experience of many areas of patent practice, including large scale, cross-border due diligence and product clearance projects, and he has represented clients in both examination and opposition hearings before the European Patent Office.
Vincent Galluzzo is a partner with the K&L Gates law firm. He has a bachelors degree from the University of Florida and a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Vince is a practicing trial lawyer who handles patent, trade secret, software licensing disputes, and multimillion-dollar technology transactions. Vince has led trial teams to victory in jury and bench trials in state and federal courts, as well as in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. In addition to trial work, Vince counsels clients on open-source and other software licensing issues, as well as intellectual property monetization strategies, portfolio management, enforcement, licensing, software licensing, open-source software usage, and other software-related issues.
Brad Pearce is a principal of Pearce Law LLC. Brad graduated, cum laude, from Harvard Law School, Class of 1991. Before going to law school, Brad was an officer in the United States Navy, serving three years on a nuclear fast attack submarine. Brad is an experienced bankruptcy and commercial litigation lawyer. He is admitted to the bars of the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth, Eighth, and Eleventh Circuits, and all federal and state courts in North Carolina. Brad is a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and author for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s VOLO service.
SPRING MEETING REGISTRATION
Please register online at www.cptcla.org/spring-register.php if you plan to attend. The registration fee for the meeting is $150 for CPTCLA members and $200 for non-members. If your membership is not current, you must pay the annual association dues.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION AND DUES
Annual Association dues for 2025 are $50, and are due unless you have otherwise paid separately in 2025. For new members, there is a $50 initiation fee in addition to the $50 annual dues if this is your first-ever CPTCLA event.
If you have any questions regarding the CPTCLA Spring Meeting, please contact (CPTCLAboard@gmail.com).
CLE ACCREDITATION
CPTCLA will be requesting the maximum possible credits for the spring program. The Association will be responsible for filing the necessary paperwork with both North Carolina and South Carolina to obtain such credits. The Association is glad to provide any requested documentation to assist those registered in states other than North and South Carolina in obtaining credits in other jurisdictions.
DIRECTIONS TO THE BB&T BALLPARK
Truist Field is located at 324 South Mint, Charlotte, NC 28202. It is situated between the corners of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard & Mint Street and 4th Street & Graham Street – conveniently close to I-77 and I-85, and within walking distance from parking lots, bus stops and the Uptown workplace. Public parking is also available on adjoining streets.
From I-77 Southbound
Take exit 10B and merge onto Trade Street. Turn right onto South Mint Street.
From I-77 Northbound
Take exit 9B and merge onto I-277 N/I-74 E. Take the Carson Blvd exit, then turn left onto South Mint Street.
From I-85 Southbound
Take exit 38, merge onto I-77 S/US-21 S. Take exit 10B, merge onto Trade Street. Turn right onto South Mint Street.
From I-85 Northbound
Take exit 34 and merge onto Freedom Drive. Turn left onto W Morehead Street. Turn left onto South Mint Street.
I-277 S/I-74 W Westbound
Take exit 1E and turn left onto E Stonewall Street. Then turn right onto South Mint Street.
I-74 E/Wilkinson Blvd Eastbound
Take the Carson Blvd exit and turn left onto South Mint Street.
For more information about the Truist Field, the site of the 2025 CPTCLA Spring Meeting, please visit https://www.milb.com/charlotte-knights/ballpark/directions.