Chair
Robert H. Johnston III
R. Johnson Law, PLLC
1722 Routh St., Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-396-6000
Email: rjohnston@johnstonip.com
Treasurer
Elizabeth K. Rucki
Baker Botts
2001 Ross Ave, Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75201-2980
Phone: 214-953-6926
Email: elizabeth.rucki@
bakerbotts.com
Past Chairs
1994-1995 Harold E. Meier
1996 Thomas R. Felger
1997 Molly Buck Richard
1998 Herbert J. Hammond
1999 W. Thomas Timmons
2000 Steven W. Smith
2001 Robert M. Chiaviello
2002 Patrick F. McGowan
2003 David L. McCombs
2004 Stanley R. Moore
2005 Elisabeth A. Evert
2006 Michael D. Pegues
2007 Kevin J. Meek
2008 John M. Cone
2009 William R. Cohrs
2010 Randall C. Brown
2011 Max Ciccarelli
2012 Hilda Galvan
2013 Sue Windham
2014 Wei Wei Jeang
2015 Scott Breedlove
2016 Bradley P. Williams
2017 Marc Hubbard
2018 Colin Cahoon
2019 Shannon Bates
2020 Scott Hemingway
Vice Chair
David O. Taylor
Southern Methodist University
Dedman School of Law
Storey Hall, Room 200
3315 Daniel Avenue
Dallas, TX 75275
Phone: 214.768.1685
Email:
Immediate Past Chair
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email:
Young Lawyers Committee
Officers:
President - Jeff Becker Baker Botts LLP
Vice President - Reshaun Finkley Townsend Lockett
Secretary - Krista Chan Patterson & Sheridan
Treasurer - Matt Cornelia McGuire Woods
Members:
Madeleine Shroyer Maddrey PLLC
Stephanie Sivinski Haynes & Boone
Mery Pimentel AGC Susan G. Komen
Sophilia Wu Baker & Hostetler LLP
Austin Champion Harper Bates & Champion LLC
Craig Carpenter Thompson & Knight
Harrison Rich Baker Botts LLP
David Ashton Patterson & Sheridan
Anthony McCain Dentons
Lon Outland AT&T
Ozz Siddiq Lennox International
Chelsie Spencer Ritter Spencer
Tiffany Cooke Haynes & Boone
CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held on the fourth Friday of every month (with some exceptions).
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Secretary
Dyan M. House
Baker & McKenzie LLP
1900 North Pearl Street
Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
Phone: 214-978-3090
Directors
Justin Cohen
Thompson & Knight
Kirby Drake
Klemchuk LLP
Megan Hoyt
Judicial Clerk
Western District of Texas
Dwayne Norton
Toyota North America
Elizabeth Rucki
Baker Botts L.L.P.
John Tower
Hitchcock Evert
Matt Acosta
Platt Cheema Richmond
James Gourley
Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
Tim Dyll
AT&T Services, Inc.
Niky Bagley
Cole Schotz, PC
Stephanie Sivinski
Haynes Boone
Webmaster
D. Scott Hemingway
Hemingway & Hansen LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4800
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214.292.8301
Email:
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Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
Next CLE: May 27, 2021
(Virtual Zoom, Noon)
“IP Implications of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Trademark Modernization Act and CASE Act”
Speaker: Robert Johnston, Hubbard Johnston, PLLC
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA") was signed into law. The CAA includes provisions that impact trademark, copyright, and patent law. This presentation addresses the IP implications mainly with respect to trademarks and copyrights. In particular, the implications of the Trademark Modernization Act and the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act of the CAA will be addressed.