Virginia LawyerVOL. 61/NO. 1 • JUNE/JULY 2012 The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar 2012–13 VSB President W. David Harless feature articles by the Intellectual Property Section Highlights of the June Council Meeting and the 74th Annual Meeting www.vsb.org Mark your calendar! TRUST TROUBLE & TIDBITSmove insideS 4/c An ALPS Ethics and Professionalism Program (WKLFV&/(&UHGLW+RXUV,QSDUWQHUVKLSZLWKWKH9LUJLQLD6WDWH%DU CITY / SESSION DATE LOCATION Chesapeake AM Sept. 10 Chesapeake Convention Center Richmond AM Sept. 11 Richmond Covention Center Charlottesville AM Sept. 12 Charlottesville Double Tree Manassas AM Sept. 13 Manassas Verizon Center Salem AM Oct. 1 Salem Civic Center NOVA AM Oct. 3 The Waterford NOVA PM Oct. 3 The Waterford AM Session Times: PM Session Times: 8:30 am Check-In 1:00 pm Check-In 9:00-12:15 pm Program 1:30-4:45 pm Program ,i}ÃÌÀ>ÌÊ"«iÃÊÕÞÊ£ÊUÊÜÜÜ°>«ÃiÌ°VÉÛ>Vi Virginia Lawyer The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar June/July 2012 Volume 61/ Number 1 Features INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTION 17 Intellectual Property Section Serves Members and Encourages Interest in Intellectual Property Law by Stephen W. Palan 18 First-To-File or First-To-Invent: What’s the Difference? The U.S. Patent System Transitions by Matthew R. Osenga 20 IP Owners in Foreign Proceedings May Force the Disclosure of Information Inside the United States by Christopher P. Foley 24 Trademark Board Finds CRACKBERRY Infringing and Not a Parody of BLACKBERRY by Timothy J. Lockhart 28 Recent Developments Regarding Business Method Patents by Suzanne C. Walts and William J. Sauers 2012–13 VSB PRESIDENT 10 Lifelong Ties to Lawyer Mentors Led Harless to Career, VSB Presidency Access to Legal Services 34 At White House, Whitfield Describes Valley’s Legal Aid Woes and Heroes 34 Richardson Receives Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association’s Eggleston/I’Anson Professionalism Award 35 JusticeServer Pro Bono Matchmaker Will Improve Services Cover: Virginia State Bar President W. David Harless and his family were photographed at the Col. C. W. Woodson, Jr. Memorial Gallery at the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. The gallery houses portraits of sworn members of the State Police who have given their lives while protecting and serving the public. David’s father, Trooper Warren Y. Harless (portrait center), was killed in the line of duty in 1968. Pictured (left to right) are children Kenzie, Taylor, and Sarah; David and his wife Debbe; and children Jordan and Ann Warren. Noteworthy VSB NEWS PEOPLE 38 Highlights of the June 14, 2012, Council 42 VSB Honors Attorneys Meeting 43 VSB Honors Local Bar Associations 38 Proposed Payee Notification Statute 43 Virginia Law Foundation Taps New Officers, 39 Sharon D. 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