Boston Patent Law Association
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| Founded | 1924 |
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| Type | Professional organization |
| Focus | Patent, Trademarks, Copyright, Intellectual Property and Licensing |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 42°13′48″N 71°01′33″W / 42.2301°N 71.0257°WCoordinates: 42°13′48″N 71°01′33″W / 42.2301°N 71.0257°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
Area served | Boston and surrounding areas |
Members | c. 1,000 |
Key people | President Rory P. Pheiffer President-Elect Deirdre E. Sanders |
| Website | bpla |
Founded in Boston in 1924, the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) is an organization of intellectual property professionals that has a membership of over 1000 individuals. Primarily located in the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit,[1] the BPLA’s members are a diverse population of attorneys and other professionals in the field of intellectual property law, encompassing trademark, patent, and copyright laws.
Mission[edit]
The BPLA, through its volunteer Board of Governors and various committees, provides the IP community educational and social opportunities to exchange information relevant to current patent, trademark and copyright laws. Additionally, the BPLA offers commentary and analysis on legislation that affects the profession.[2]
Officers and Board of Governors[edit]
The Board of Governors is a volunteer group of men and women consisting of well educated attorney and non-attorney intellectual property professionals who provide leadership to the BPLA. For 2018, the Board of Governors consists of the following.[3]
| Position | Name | Company Currently Working For |
| President | Rory P. Pheiffer[4] | Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP[5] |
| President-Elect | Deirdre E. Sanders[6] | Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.[7] |
| Vice President | Michael Bergman[8] | Bergman and Song LLP [9] |
| Treasurer | Daniel W. Young[10] | Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.[11] |
| Secretary | Keith Toms[12] | McCarter & English, LLP[13] |
| Board Member and Past President | Monica Grewal[14] | WilmerHale[15] |
| Board Member | Joshua M. Dalton[16] | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP[17] |
| Board Member | Rachel L. Emsley[18] | Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP[19] |
| Board Member | Rebecca McNeill[20] | McNeill Baur PLLC[21] |
Past Presidents[edit]
In the history of the BPLA, there have been 66 acting Presidents. Since 1950, Presidents have been chosen for a single 1 one-year term. The President-Elect automatically assumes the position of President of the BPLA at the end of the current President’s Term.[22]
| Frederick Perry Fish | 1924–1929 | Frederick I. Emery | 1930–1932 |
| Odin Roberts | 1933–1934 | Nathan Heard | 1935–1941 |
| George P. Dike | 1942–1946 | Herbert W. Kenway | 1947–1949 |
| Hector M. Holmes | 1950–1951 | Melvin R. Jenney | 1952–1953 |
| Merwin F. Ashley | 1954–1955 | Cedric W. Porter | 1956–1957 |
| Robert I. Thompson | 1958–1959 | W. Bigelow Hall | 1960–1961 |
| Herbert P. Kenway | 1962–1963 | William R. Hulbert | 1964–1965 |
| Elmer J. Gorn | 1966–1967 | John D. Woodbury | 1967–1968 |
| Oliver W. Hayes | 1968–1969 | Joseph Weingarten | 1969–1970 |
| Clarence S. Lyon | 1970–1971 | Robert A. Cesari | 1971–1972 |
| Robert A. Wise | 1972–1973 | Charles Hieken | 1973–1974 |
| Robert F. O'Connell | 1974–1975 | David Wolf | 1975–1976 |
| Willis M. Ertman | 1976–1977 | Leo R. Reynolds | 1977–1978 |
| W. Hugo Liepmann | 1978–1979 | Martin J. O'Donnell | 1979–1980 |
| William D. Roberson | 1980–1981 | David G. Conlin | 1981–1982 |
| Jerry Cohen | 1982–1983 | Jacob N. Erlich | 1983–1984 |
| Faith F. Driscoll | 1984–1985 | Steven J. Henry | 1985–1986 |
| Andrew T. Karnakis | 1986–1987 | John H. Skenyon | 1987–1988 |
| George W. Neuner | 1988–1989 | Edward J. Coleman | 1989–1990 |
| Frank P. Porcelli | 1990–1991 | Ronald J. Paglierani | 1991–1992 |
| A. Jason Mirabito | 1992–1993 | John L. DuPré | 1993–1994 |
| Ronald L. Kransdorf | 1994–1995 | Gregory D. Williams | 1995–1996 |
| Susan G.L. Glovsky | 1996–1997 | Timothy A. French | 1997–1998 |
| Walter F. Dawson | 1998–1999 | David J. Thibodeau, Jr. | 1999–2000 |
| Thomas J. Engellenner | 2000–2001 | William G. Gosz | 2001–2002 |
| Peter C. Lando | 2002–2003 | Peter F. Corless | 2003–2004 |
| Doreen M. Hogle | 2004–2005 | Ingrid A. Beattie | 2005–2006 |
| Lee Carl Bromberg | 2006–2007 | Leslie Meyer-Leon | 2007–2008 |
| Mark B. Solomon | 2008–2009 | Lisa Adams | 2009–2010 |
| Grant Houston | 2010–2011 | Neil Ferraro | 2011–2012 |
| Joseph M. Maraia | 2012–2013 | Donna Meuth | 2013-2014 |
| Gregory Sieczkiewicz | 2014-2015 | Erik Belt | 2015-2016 |
| Monica Grewal | 2016-2017 |
Members[edit]
There are four different types of members in the BPLA.[23]
- Attorney Members: To qualify for Attorney Member status an individual must be an attorney in good standing whose practice focuses on intellectual property law, especially in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law.
- Non-Attorney Members: In order to obtain Non-Attorney Member status an individual must meet one of the following criteria: (1) the individual must be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and able to act for an applicant before the Patent Office, (2) the individual must be a current law school student enrolled at an accredited law school, (3) paralegals who are employed by firms or companies who are members of the BPLA and who provide intellectual property based services or (4) individuals who are interested in intellectual property law and who work for organizations that participate in patent, trademark, copyright or other areas of intellectual property law.
- Student Members: (a) Persons who are not lawyers, but are regularly enrolled as candidates for a professional law degree in a law school approved by the Association of American Law Schools and would be otherwise qualified for membership, if a member of the Bar, (b) persons who are not lawyers, but are regularly enrolled as candidates for an associate, bachelor, or masters level degree at an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university, or (c) persons, who are not lawyers, but have graduated with a professional law degree from a law school approved by the Association of American Law Schools within two years of graduation and would be otherwise qualified for membership, if a member of the Bar, shall be eligible for Student membership. Student Members shall have all the privileges of the BPLA except those of voting and holding office.
- Life Members: Life Members can be either Attorney or Non-Attorney members but who have reached the age of 70 or above. Life Members enjoy the same membership privileges they had before becoming Life Members.
Annual events[edit]
- BPLA Annual Judges Dinner: Held Annually in honor of the Federal Judiciary by the BPLA, this event has a distinguished speaker and the annual BPLA Distinguished Public Service Award is given out to that year’s winner.
- BPLA Annual Writing Competition: Currently enrolled law school students are invited to participate in the BPLA's Annual Writing Competition. Each year students are asked to submit papers relating to relevant topics impacting intellectual property law.
Committees[edit]
The standing committees of the BPLA include the following:[24]
- Activities and Public Relations
- AIPLA Moot Court
- Amicus
- Antitrust
- Biotechnology
- Business & Marketplace
- Case Law
- Chemical Patent Practice
- Computer Law
- Contested Matters
- Copyright Law
- Ethics
- In-House Practice
- International and Foreign Practice
- International Trade Commission (ITC)
- Invented Here!
- Law School
- Licensing
- Litigation
- Medical Devices
- New Lawyers, Law Students, Patent Agents & Technology Specialists
- Patent Law
- Patent Office Practice
- Pro Bono
- Trade Secrets Law
- Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Amicus briefs submitted by BPLA[edit]
Amicus briefs submitted by BPLA:[25]
- Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA , Inc., et al., - April 2, 2018[26]
- Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC - August 31, 2017[27]
- Helsinn v. Teva Pharmaceuticals - July 14, 2017[28]
- WI-FI One, LLC, v. Broadcom Corporation - February 23, 2017[29]
- Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. - February 23, 2017[30]
- Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC v. Apple Inc. - August 5, 2016[31]
- Sequenom, Inc., v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc., and DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc. - April 20, 2016[32]
- Chris E. Maling v. Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - August 25, 2015[33]
- I/P Engine, Inc. v. AOL, Inc. et al. - June 15, 2015
- Highmark Inc., v. AllCare Health Management Systems, Inc. - January 24, 2014 [34]
- Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics - March 14, 2013 [35]
- Jenzabar, Inc. v. Long Bow Group, Inc. - December 22, 2011[36]
- Association of Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and Trademark Office - October 29, 2010[37]
- Therasense v. Becton Dickinson - August 2, 2010[38]
- ACLU v. Myriad - January 13, 2010[39]
- In re Bilski - August 5, 2009[40]
- In re Engage - June 12, 2008[41]
- In re Bilski - April 7, 2008[42]
- MedImmune v. Genentech - July 25, 2006[43]
- Laboratory Corp. of America v. Metabolite Labs., Inc. - February 6, 2006[44]
- Merck & Co. v. Teva Pharma. USA, Inc. - September 22, 2005[45]
- Phillips v. AWH Corp. - September 17, 2004[46]
USPTO comments submitted by BPLA[edit]
United States Patent and Trademark Office comments submitted by BPLA:[47]
March 16, 2015[edit]
Comments on 2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility in response to request for comments at 79 Fed. Reg. 74618 (Dec. 16, 2014)[48]
April 24, 2014[edit]
Comments on Changes to Require Identification of Attributable Owner, in response to requests for comments at 79 Fed. Reg. 4105[49]
January 30, 2012[edit]
Comments in support of Boston as a location for a USPTO satellite office,[50] in response to request for comments at Federal Register Doc. 2011-30717[51] (November 28, 2011)
March 8, 2010[edit]
Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents,[52] in response to request for comment at 74 Federal Regulation 65093[53] (December 9, 2009), the period for comments having been extended to March 8, 2010 at 75 Fed. Reg. 5040[54] (February 1, 2010)
February 26, 2010[edit]
Comments on BPAI Rules of Practice in Ex Parte Appeals,[55] in Response to Requests for Comment at 74 Fed. Reg. 67987[56] (Dec. 22, 2009)
November 25, 2009[edit]
Comments on Patent Ombudsman Pilot Program,[57] in Response to Request for Comments at 74 Fed. Reg. 55212[58] (Oct. 27, 2009)
Recipients of the Boston Patent Law Association Distinguished Public Services Award[edit]
| 2017 | Arthur J Gajarsa |
| 2016 | Kimberly A. Moore[60]
Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| 2015 | John Greaney[61] |
| 2014 | David McGillivray
Race Director of the BAA Boston Marathon Founder of DMSE, Inc |
| 2013 | Mark L. Wolf[62]
District Judge Chief Judge, 2006 - 2012 United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
| 2012 | Marianne B. Bowler[63] |
| 2011 | Alan David Lourie[65][66]
Circuit Judge United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit[67] |
| 2010 | Rya W. Zobel[68]
District Judge United States District Court of Massachusetts |
| 2009 | Richard Gaylore Stearns[69]
District Judge United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
| 2008 | Patti B. Saris[70]
District Judge United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
| 2007 | William G. Young[71]
District Judge United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ↑ "Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA , Inc., et al.," (PDF).
- ↑ "OIL STATES ENERGY SERVICES, LLC v. GREENE'S ENERGY GROUP, LLC" (PDF).
- ↑ "HELSINN v. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS" (PDF).
- ↑ "WI-FI ONE, LLC, v. BROADCOM CORPORATION" (PDF).
- ↑ "IMPRESSION PRODUCTS, INC. v. LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL , INC" (PDF).
- ↑ "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., AND SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA LLC v. APPLE INC" (PDF).
- ↑ "SEQUENOM, INC., v. ARIOSA DIAGNOSTICS, INC., AND DNA DIAGNOSTICS CENTER, INC" (PDF).
- ↑ "CHRIS E. MALING v. FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP" (PDF).
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/12_1163%20bsac%20Boston%20Patent%20Law-c.pdf
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- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-23.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ http://www.pubpat.org/assets/files/brca/CAFC/Boston%20Patent%20Law%20Assoc%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
- ↑ http://www.wilmerhale.com/files/upload/BD_BPLA_amicus.pdf
- ↑ http://bpla.affiniscape.com/associations/10845/files/BPLA%20amicus%20brief%20in%20ACLU%20v.%20Myriad.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/in_re_bilski_20090805.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/in_re_engage_20080612.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/in_re_bilski_20080407.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/medimmune_v._genentech_20060725.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/laboratory_corp._of_america_v._metabolite_labs.,_inc._20060206.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/merck_&_co._v._teva_pharma._usa,_inc._20050922.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/associations/10845/files/phillips_v._awh_corp_20040917.pdf
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/?page=42
- ↑ "Comments on 2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility in response to request for comments at 79 Fed. Reg. 74618 (Dec. 16, 2014)" (PDF).
- ↑ http://www.bpla.org/resource/resmgr/USPTO_Comments/BPLA_Comments_Submission_424.pdf
- ↑ http://bpla.org/associations/10845/files/PTO-C-2011-0066%20-%20Nationwide%20Workforce%20Program%20-%20Package%20to%20USPTO%20from%20Boston%20Patent%20Law%20Association.PDF[permanent dead link]
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- ↑ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2009-12-22/pdf/E9-30402.pdf
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- ↑ http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/notices/74fr55212.pdf
- ↑ "Judge Arthur J. Gajarsa Retires from Federal Circuit".
- ↑ "KIMBERLY A. MOORE, CIRCUIT JUDGE".
- ↑ "Chief Justice John M. Greaney".
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- ↑ http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/bowler.htm
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- ↑ http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/zobel.htm
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- ↑ http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/saris.htm
- ↑ http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/boston/young.htm
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