Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of Georgia

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The Intellectual Property Section of the Georgia Bar was founded in 1964 to provide information about intellectual property law to its members and to the community. Today the Section continues those goals and now boasts over 1000 members. The Section’s educational events, which are open to Section members as well as non-members, provide timely legal updates regarding copyright, patents, trademarks, and intellectual property licensing and litigation. The Section also provides newsletters, networking opportunities, and podcasts of educational materials. The Intellectual Property Section is considered one of the most active sections of the Georgia Bar. Since 2000, the State Bar has recognized the Intellectual Property Section as Section of the Year twice (2003; 2006, jointly with Family Law Section) and has received three Achievement Awards (2002; 2004; and 2007).

Click here to see the Section’s By-Laws.

Section Officers 2012-2013

Philip Burrus, – Chairman Burrus Intellectual Property Law Group, LLC 460 Grant Street SE Atlanta, GA 30312 404-797-8111	Tina McKeon, — Chair-Elect Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-815-6103
Brad Groff, — Vice Chair Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva, PC 2018 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30339 770-984-2300	George D. Medlock, Jr., — Secretary Alston & Bird LLP One Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 404-881-7765
Lauren Fernandez Staley, – Treasurer Focus Brands 200 Glenridge Point Parkway, Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30342 404-255-3250

Section Committees 2012-2013

Andrew Pequignot, – Copyright Committee Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree St., Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-420-9340	David Lilenfeld, — Litigation Committee Lilenfeld PC 2970 Peachtree Rd. NW, Suite 530 Atlanta, GA 30305 404-201-2520
Rich Miller, — Patent Committee Ballard Spahr LLP 999 Peachtree St., Suite 1000 Atlanta, GA 30339 404-420-9340	Ryan Holte, — Trademark Committee Federal Trade Commission 225 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30303 404-656-1360
Jonathan Olinger, – Licensing Committee Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP Two Midtown Plaza, Suite 1500 1349 West Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30339 404-260-6124	Matt Smith, — In-House Committee
Brent Bellows, — Newsletter Committee Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies 400 Perimeter Center Terrace NE, Suite 125 Atlanta, GA 30346 678-694-1262	Chris Glass, — Website Committee Troutman Sanders LLP 600 Peachtree St. N.E., Suite 5200 Atlanta, GA 30308 404-885-3806
Suzanne Werner, — Social Committee Alston & Bird LLP One Atlantic Center 1201 West Peachtree St. Atlanta, GA 30309 404-881-7168	Chris Curfman, — Philanthropy Committee McKeon Meunier Carlin & Curfman, LLC 817 West Peachtree St., Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30308 404-645-7700
Jim Johnson, — Industry Outreach Committee Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 999 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309 404-853-8000	Joe Staley, — Mentoring Committee Kids II 3333 Piedmont Rd. NE, Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30305
Art Gardner, — International Institute Committee Gardner Groff Greewnald & Villanueva, PC 2018 Powers Ferry Rd., Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30339 770-984-2300	Rivka Monheit, — Special Events Committee Pabst Patent Group LLP 1545 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 320 Atlanta, GA 30309 404-879-2150
Laura Ashby, — YLD Committee Miller & Martin PLLC 1170 Peachtree St., NE Atlanta, GA 30309 404-962-6473	Rachel Erdman, — Podcasting Committee> Emory University Law School
Arvind Reddy, — Patent Agents Committee Thomas Kayden Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP 600 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 1500 Atlanta, GA 30339 770-933-9500

Click here for a list of Section Chairs 1964-2013