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T H E C A S E B O O K C O M E S A L I V EIntellectual Property LawLecturers At a GlanceChief Judge, United States Court of Federal ClaimsCUA Course Taught: Advanced Copyrightand Trademark LawAppointed to the United States Court of Federal Claims in 1998by President Clinton, Damich, CUA law class of 1976, was designatedchief judge four years later. Judge Damich’s court hearscases for monetary damages against the federal government. Itsdocket includes cases involving government contracts, taxrefunds, civil service and military pay, land use, Indian lands, andpatent and copyright.• From 1995 to 1998, Judge Damich served as chief intellectualproperty counsel for the Senate JudiciaryCommittee. During his tenure he assisted chairman Sen.Orrin Hatch with the passage of the Digital MillenniumCopyright Act, the most significant change in copyright lawin two decades.• Judge Damich was also a member of the U.S. delegation atthe World Intellectual Property Organization diplomaticconference.• His copyright law articles have been cited in three federaldistrict court opinions. His articles are cited in all themajor casebooks in copyright law and in the leading treatise,Nimmer on Copyright.Seth A. WatkinsSpecial Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLPCUA Course Taught: Introduction toIntellectual Property LawSeth Watkins practices in the intellectual property group atSteptoe and Johnson. He counsels clients in obtaining, protecting,licensing and enforcing intellectual property, with a focus onpatents. He is particularly experienced in the mechanical, biomedicaland materials arts. His client counseling has included strategicadvice, opinions and technology licensing, especially with regardto patent, copyright and trade secret aspects of inventions.• Watkins has litigated a variety of intellectual property disputesincluding patent infringement actions covering suchtopics as WiFi and other wireless technologies, wastewatertreatment, batteries, and food technology. In addition, he hasargued before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.• He completed a Ph.D. in the Department of MechanicalEngineering and Materials Science at Duke University.Watkins has served on the mechanical engineering faculty atDuke.• He has also conducted classes on intellectual property, entrepreneurship,marketing, and energy technology and theenvironment.Michele J. WoodsCounsel, Arnold & Porter, LLPCUA Course Taught: InternationalIntellectual Property LawMichele Woods is counsel in Arnold and Porter’s intellectualproperty and technology group, where she specializes in copyrightlaw with emphasis on statutory licenses. She representsclients in litigation and arbitration proceedings before theCopyright Office and the federal courts.• She has substantial experience litigating copyright issuesbefore Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panels and theDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals, as well as experiencein copyright enforcement litigation.• She also has extensive federal and state court litigationexperience in a variety of subjects. Woods’ pro bono interestsinclude child welfare, criminal law, political asylumand housing issues.Megan M. La BelleLitigation Associate, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP,Los AngelesCUA Course Taught: Advanced Topics inPatent LawMegan La Belle is a litigation associate at Munger, Tolles & OlsonLLP. Since joining MTO, La Belle has practiced in several areasof commercial litigation, including intellectual property, consumerclass actions, entertainment, securities and antitrust.• Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to theHon. Stephen S. Trott on the U.S. Court of Appeals forthe Ninth Circuit, and for the Hon. Margaret M. Morrowon the U.S. District Court for the Central District ofCalifornia.• La Belle attended the University of California (Davis)School of Law, where she was the senior notes and commentseditor for the U.C. Davis Law Review and was selectedto the Order of the Coif.8CUALAWYER /Fall–Winter 2007