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Meeting Minutes
December 6, 2001
Present
Baldwin, Bunting, Collins, Dani, Drake, Kelley, Severance, Slenzak, Underwood, Van Winkle, Williams (Lynn Chard, Kelly Miller – from ICLE)
Absent
The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:50am by President Dani.
1. Secretary's Report
The meeting minutes from the November meeting were forwarded prior to the meeting. Motion by Ms. Slenzak, to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Collins. Motion passed. Mr. Kelley will post the minutes on the IPLS website.
2. Treasurer's Report
IPLS expenses through October 2001 were reviewed. Mr. Kelley indicated that there will be a balance of approximately $32,000 after the Grand Hotel and IPLI bills are paid. A review of expenses for the year 2000 showed that about $20,0000 was spent on the Spring Seminar. Further discussion on expenses was held, but ultimately delayed until the Spring Seminar report. Mr. Kelley is to investigate label charges and lunch charges.
3. Committee Assignments
Discussion was held regarding the content of IP law committee reports, and Mr. Dani requested that the reports contain changes in the law, and cases of interest. Proposed legislation to eliminate paper copies of file histories was discussed. Ms. Bunting reported on her investigation into IPLI. She spoke with the assistant dean at WSU law school, who said although she was not clear on the process, felt that IPLI provided a useful service for the students, and which allowed the law schools to use their funds elsewhere.
4. Annual Meeting
Lynn Chard reported on a State Bar meeting to discuss the changes to the Annual Meeting format. The State Bar is facing layoffs due to a budget shortage and is considering a reduction in days, possibly to two days (Thursday and Friday). Lynn indicated that there will be an annual meeting this year, but the State Bar wants input from the Sections regarding the future of the meeting. Ms. Slenzak suggested that the State Bar conduct a survey to gauge membership interest. The State Bar may charge fees to section members for attendance at the annual meeting. It was noted that the IPLS bylaws require an annual business meeting, but substantive content (program) is discretionary. Further discussion was held regarding the necessity of an annual IPLS meeting, co-sponsoring a meeting with another State Bar section, and bylaws requirements. It was agreed that the IPLS would hold an annual business meeting without a substantive program. Mr. Dani will contact Mary Kelly of the State Bar to further discuss this.
5. Newsletter
Ms. Severance reported that information for the upcoming seminars is needed before the next newsletter is published. The current schedule is for a newsletter to be published in January, May, and September/October. Newsletter content was discussed and a suggestion was made to extract substantive information from the Spring and Summer seminars. Another suggestion was to include only the dates of IPLS activities, news from the Council, and the names/contact information of Council members.
6. Website/Listserv
Mr. Kelley is to determine the percentage of IPLS members that have e-mail. In addition, IPLS membership should be required before approving access to the IPLS listserv.
7. Spring Seminar
Mr. Underwood and Mr. Van Winkle handed out a draft agenda for the Spring Seminar. Several speakers had been confirmed and the Kellogg Center had been reserved for March 18th. A USPTO speaker had not been finalized. Extensive discussion was held regarding topics, speakers, fees, timing, etc. It was agreed to have an IP Valuation topic, given by Seth Linfield, from 10-11am, and to move the IP in M&A topic to the morning. A final agenda was to be completed by the second week in December. Lynn Chard indicated that finalizing the topics without speakers was sufficient for ICLE to begin publicizing the seminar. Concern was expressed over raising the price of the seminar to $75 for members and $175 for non-members, but the overall sentiment among the Council was that it would not adversely affect attendance. Raising the price to $100 for registration at the door was also discussed.
8. Summer Workshop
It was noted that Ron Coolley has cancelled due to a conflict, and so a litigation speaker is still needed. Ms. Severance suggested having both plaintiff and defendant litigation perspectives and commented that Danny Williams might be available. Judge Plager has been contacted as a possible keynote speaker. An ethics speaker is needed, and John Allen from Kalamazoo was recommended. Mr. Baldwin proposed having a topic on non-domestic litigation strategy, and another topic proposed was client counseling on IP in a global market. Information for the Summer Workshop is needed by the first week of January. Speakers should be told that they can jet into Traverse City and drive to Shanty Creek.
9. Old Business
No old business was discussed
10. New Business
Mr. Dani presented a survey sent to each section by the State Bar regarding services. The Council collectively discussed the questions and responded. Mr. Dani will send in the completed form.
The next meeting was set for January 3, 2002.
Motion to adjourn passed at 12:12pm.
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