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Richard P. Beem
Richard@BeemLaw.com
President, AIPPI-US
www.aippi-us.org
53 W. Jackson, Suite 1352
Chicago, IL 60604 USA
January 26, 2010
Greetings:
It is a pleasure to report to you, the members of the U.S. National Group of the International Association for the
Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI-US), on the exciting work of AIPPI.
As you know, AIPPI is the
world's leading non-government organization for research
into and formulation of normative policy for the law of
various countries relating to the protection of
intellectual property. Boasting 9,000 members organized
into national groups, AIPPI unites practitioners,
academics and owners of intellectual property.
Committee Leadership Opportunities and Meetings for AIPPI-US Members
Volunteers are needed immediately for the following committees on working questions for the AIPPI-Paris 42nd
World Congress (Oct. 3-6, 2010) and on organization and planning for the AIPPI-US Annual Meeting and International IP Forum
(Chicago, Nov. 7-8, 2010). Please calendar these dates and participate in the joy of the work that will culminate in the meetings.
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Committees on Working
questions for AIPPI-Paris 42nd World Congress, Oct.
3-6, 2010
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Comm. Q204P Liability
for contributory infringement of IPRs –patent
infringement
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Comm. Q213 The person
skilled in the art and the inventive step
requirement in patent law
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Comm. Q214 Protection
against the dilution of a trademark
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Comm. Q215 Protection
of trade secrets through IPR and unfair competition
law
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Comm. Q216 Exceptions
to copyright and permitted uses in the hi-tech and
digital sectors
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Committee for Planning
and Organizing AIPPI-US Annual Meeting and
International IP Forum (Chicago, Nov. 7-8, 2010) (to
be co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law
Association of Chicago, or IPLAC).
Please let me or our
executive director Joyce Perhac (jperhac@aippi-us.org)
know as soon as possible if you would like to serve on
one of the above committees.
Reports on 2009
AIPPI Meetings
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We sent a delegation of
officers and members to the AIPPI Forum and ExCo
Meeting 2009 in Buenos Aires on October 10-15, 2009.
By all accounts, the forum and ExCo meeting were
successful.
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The AIPPI-US annual
meeting was held on December 4, 2009, at the offices
of Finnegan in Washington, D.C. The meeting was
attended by more than 40 leading IP lawyers from
across the country. The short business meeting was
followed by a program on international IP law and
practice.
2010 Membership
Dues
Invoices for 2010 AIPPI-US
dues were distributed last month, and reminders will go
out shortly. If you have not already done so, please
take a moment today to process your payment.
Acknowledgements &
Appreciation
I would like to thank our
immediate past president, Judith Saffer, who retired
from her work at the end of the year yet remains an
active member of AIPPI-US and the Executive Committee (ExCo).
Special thanks also are due to Ron Myrick, immediate
past president of AIPPI worldwide, and Phil Swain,
organizer of the AIPPI 2008 Boston World Congress.
I also would like to thank
all of our past presidents, my fellow officers and ExCo
members, and all AIPPI-US members and honored guests who
have attend AIPPI meetings and support the work of AIPPI.
Thanks also are due to the leaders of other
associations, including the American Intellectual
Property Law Association (AIPLA), the American Bar
Association (ABA), Intellectual Property Owners (IPO),
and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
(IPLAC), who join with us in advancing the law of
intellectual property.
We look forward to your
continued involvement in AIPPI and we will be in contact
with you with updates and news in the coming months.
Visit our website at
www.aippi-us.org.
There will be many
important international IP issues to address in 2010. On
behalf of the Officers, Executive Committee and
Executive Director of AIPPI-US, I promise that we will
do our best to meet these challenges, with the able
assistance and participation of our members.
Sincerily,
Richard P. Beem
President, AIPPI-US
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