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NEWSLETTER NO. 2, AUGUST 2012 PAGE 2should beMessage, from page 1able to participate in the conferencewithout using any dues. I want topersonally thank these sponsors for theirsupport of the Section.For anyone new to the practice ofintellectual property, we will be hostingan Intellectual Property Basics Bootcampat Georgia Tech on October 17, 2012.This multi-hour CLE event will coverbasics of copyrights, trademarks, patents,and other areas of intellectual property.Mark your calendar now for this event.Finally, work is moving forward onthe Intellectual Property Mid-YearSummit. The event is tentativelyscheduled for February 28, 2013. We arevery close to confirming an event venuein downtown Atlanta. Our efforts willthen turn to confirming a keynotespeaker. We have tentative attendancecommitments from multiple FederalCircuit Judges for that event. Further, weare in discussions with the AtlantaIntellectual Property Inn of Court andthe Intellectual Property Section of theAtlanta Bar, and hope to have themparticipate in the event as well. If yourfirm is interested in sponsoring thisexciting event, please contact me atpburrus@burrusiplaw.com.Please remember that our Section isonly as strong as its members. Iencourage each of you to get involved.Our committee chairs would love to workwith you. You will find their contactinformation at our website,www.georgiaip.org.Sincerely,Philip Burrus, ChairmanBurrus Intellectual PropertyLaw Group, LLCCOMMITTEE NEWSPATENT COMMITTEEAt noon on Tuesday, August 21 st at theGeorgia Bar Conference Center, thePatent Committee will present adiscussion of the changing landscape ofpatent damages. John Harbin of King &Spalding, LLP will discuss how FederalCircuit opinions such as Uniloc v. Microsoftand Lucent v. Gateway affect litigants, andnew approaches to damages issues.Ronen Arad of PricewaterhouseCooperswill present an expert's view of patentdamages, including a look at PWC'supcoming study of patent damages andhow damage awards are changing. Formore information, please contact RichMiller of Ballard Spahr at 678-420-9340or MillerRW@ballardspahr.com.TRADEMARK COMMITTEEThe trademark committee has itsfirst event scheduled for Wednesday,December 5 th when Mary Denison, thePatent and Trademark Office DeputyCommissioner for TrademarkOperations, will be in Atlanta for a lunchtalk at the Georgia Bar ConferenceCenter. Any interest or questions shouldbe directed to the Trademark CommitteeChair, Ryan Holte, atryan.holte@gmail.com.IN-HOUSE COMMITTEEAt noon on Wednesday, September 19 that the Georgia Bar Conference Center,the In-House Committee will present apanel discussion covering (i) in-houseattorneys’ interaction with outside firmsand (ii) current “hot” topics for thepracticing in-house IP attorney. Thepanelists will include Atlanta based inhouseintellectual property attorneys.You will receive additional informationregarding this CLE opportunity over thenext few weeks. For more information,please contact the In-House CommitteeChair, Matthew Smith, at 404-538-4075,or via email atmatthewhsmith7@gmail.com ormsmith@comverge.com.SOCIAL COMMITTEEThe Social Committee is hostingtheir first event of this year, the FallSocial – Kick-Off Party and CommitteeSign-Ups, on the evening of Wednesday,September 19 th at Front Page News,Midtown from 6 to 8 pm. The SocialCommittee will be providing free foodand drinks for all that attend. For moreinformation or to help plan future events,please contact the Social CommitteeChair, Suzanne Werner of Alston + BirdLLP, at 404.881.7000 orsuzanne.werner@alston.com.PHILANTHROPY COMMITTEEThe Philanthropy committee is anew committee for our section. Themission of this Committee, as the namesuggests, is to identify opportunities forthe section members to show concern forthe welfare of others. The opportunitiesthe Philanthropy Committee will identifywill be non-legal and non-monetary.Thus, the Committee’s mission is distinctfrom identifying pro bono serviceopportunities or organizations to makedonations. The Philanthropy Committeeintends to simply get its hands dirty tohelp those in need because it is the rightthing to do. To this end, the committeehas identified our first opportunity.On Saturday, September 29 th , from 9am-12 pm, the Committee will have agroup of up to 30 people volunteering atMedShare. MedShare is a nonprofitSee Committee, page 3COPYRIGHT 2012 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECTIONwww.georgiaip.org295