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0BPresident President-Elect Vice-President Secretary Treasurer ANGELA VERRECCHIO GERALD B. HALT, JR. STAMATIOS STAMOULIS ROBIN S. QUARTIN JOHN D. SIMMONS Akin Gump Volpe and Koenig, P.C. Stamoulis & Weinblatt LLC Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Two Commerce Square United Plaza Two Fox Point Centre 502 West Office Center Drive Nadel LLP 2001 Market Street, Suite 4100 30 South 17th Street 6 Denny Road, Suite 307 Fort Washington, PA 19034 2005 Market Street, Suite 2200 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Philadelphia, PA 19103-4009 Wilmington, DE 19809 Tel (215) 461-2019 One Commerce Square Tel (215) 965-1286 Tel (215) 568-6400 Tel (302) 999-1540 Fax (215) 461-2029 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Fax (215) 965-1210 Fax (215) 568-6499 Fax (302) 762-1688 Tel (215) 965-1268 Fax (215) 965-1331 Board of Governors: The Officers and THE PHILADELPHIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ANTHONY DIBARTLOMEO (2012-2014) LAW ASSOCIATION MELISSA DOOGAN (2012-2014) STEPHEN WEED (2012-2014) ANDREW KOOPMAN (2013-2015) RUBEN H. MUNOZ (2013-2015) PHILADELPHIA, PA ROBERT E. CANNUSCIO (PAST PRESIDENT) January 6, 2014 TO ALL MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: We hope you have enjoyed the holiday season and extend our best wishes for 2014! We are pleased to announce the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association’s January meeting which will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at the Comcast Center. Location Comcast Center 45th Floor 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103 5:30 pm CLE Program: Creative Commons Speaker: Gerard J. Lewis, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Comcast Cable Communications LLC Mr. Lewis will present an overview of Creative Commons, the non-profit organization that facilitates copyright licensing and provides legal and technical tools for sharing creative works. 6:30 pm Reception The cost is $35.00 for members, $15 students, and $45.00 for guests and non-members. Please make checks payable to “PIPLA.” One hour of Pennsylvania and Delaware CLE substantive credit has been requested. Please RSVP to the Hospitality Committee Chairs, Sarah Dukmen and Ronald C. Kern, Jr., by e- mail: [email protected], facsimile: 215-568-3439, or mail to Sarah Dukmen/Ronald C. Kern, Jr., BakerHostetler, Cira Centre, 12th Floor, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891. Please RSVP no later than Noon on January 14, 2014, so that we may provide your name and the names of all of your guests to security. All attendees must be registered with security, or they will be denied admission to the event, and we must provide Comcast’s security with the names of all attendees no later than January 14, 2014. An updated schedule for the remainder of the 2013–2014 program year is attached. We look forward to seeing you at the meetings. Very truly yours, Robin S. Quartin, Esq. Secretary THE PHILADELPHIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION January 16, 2014 “Creative Commons” Speaker Bio GERARD J. LEWIS, JR. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC One Comcast Center 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Philadelphia, PA 19103-2838 U.S.A. +1-215-286-8925 (voice) +1-215-286-8508 (fax) [email protected] Mr. Lewis is Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer for Comcast where he advises company management and business units on intellectual property, technology, e- commerce, Internet, privacy, and security law matters. He leads the group within the Comcast Cable Law Department responsible for technology, licensing, non-patent intellectual property, and business information and privacy matters. He also oversees and supports privacy initiatives and compliance for Comcast Corporation. Prior to joining Comcast, Mr. Lewis served as Acting General Counsel for Half.com, Inc., an eBay Inc. company. Before that, he was Vice President & General Counsel for Infonautics, Inc., a publicly-traded Internet information company, where he was responsible for all legal matters for over five years. Mr. Lewis began his legal career in the intellectual property and technology law group of the Reed Smith firm. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Lewis worked in software product development as a senior technical writer and project team leader in California’s Silicon Valley. He graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he earned his J.D. degree and served as Executive Editor of the Law Review; he earned his B.A. degree from Haverford College. Mr. Lewis has been an Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple University’s James E. Beasley School of Law where he has taught Computer Law and an advanced Copyright course. He is a member of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., the Association of Corporate Counsel, and the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Mr. Lewis serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) at Fordham Law School and of the Advisory Board of the Future of Privacy Forum. He is a frequent speaker on copyright, e-commerce, and privacy law topics at industry and professional events. THE PHILADELPHIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION January 16, 2014 “Creative Commons” At the Comcast Center 45th Floor 1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Please make your check payable to “PIPLA,” and send it no later than January 14, 2014 together with this form to: Sarah Dukmen / Ronald C. Kern, Jr. BakerHostetler Cira Centre, 12th Floor 2929 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891 Tel: 215-564-8973 Fax: 215-568-3439 E-mail: [email protected] Member (2013-2014 dues paid) [$35.00 /person] $____.00 Student (2013-2014 dues paid) [$15.00/person] $____.00 Guest/Nonmember (___ persons) [$45.00 /person] $____.00 Total $_______ Please print the name(s) of all persons attending: ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ If your address, telephone, fax number or e-mail address has changed, please enter the new information below so that we may update our records: Address: ______________________________________________________________ Telephone: _______________________ Fax: ________________________________ E-mail: __________________________ 2013-2014 Calendar for Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association Thursday, September 19, 2013 CLE Program: Patent Reform Round Two: What is Congress Up To? Presenter: Philip S. Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Johnson & Johnson Place: Woodcock Washburn, LLP Meeting to start at 5:30 PM Reception at 6:30 PM Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Dinner Celebrating PIPLA’s 90th Year Honoring the Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Place: The Franklin Institute Cocktails to begin at 6:00 PM Thursday, November 21, 2013 CLE Program: Licensing Agreements: Keeping an Eye on Litigation and Damages Presenter: Gregory E. Smith, Director, Berkeley Research Group, LLC Place: The Union League Meeting to start at 5:30 PM Reception at 6:30 PM Thursday, January 16, 2014 CLE Program: Creative Commons Presenter: Gerard J. Lewis, Jr., Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Comcast Cable Communications LLC Place: Comcast Center Meeting to start at 5:30 PM Reception at 6:30 PM Thursday, February 20, 2014 CLE Program: TBD Presenter: TBD Place: TBD Meeting to start at 5:30 PM Reception at 6:30 PM Thursday, March 20, 2014 CLE Program: TBD Presenter: TBD Place: TBD Meeting to start at 5:30 PM Reception at 6:30 PM Wednesday, April 23, 2014 30th Annual Joint Patent Practice CLE Place: Marriott Marquis, New York, NY 8:45 AM - 5:00 PM Thursday, May 15, 2014 CLE Program: Year in Review Place: The Union League Meeting to start at 3:30 PM Elections at 6:00 PM Reception at 6:15 PM .