Virginia Lawyer Magazine - April 2019
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Features
Intellectual Property Law
Virginia is for Inventors
Intellectual Property Law Section: Active and Welcoming
by Timothy J. Lockhart, chair, and Robert M. Tyler, chair-elect
How Inter Partes Review Estoppel Applies (or Does Not Apply) in District Court
by P. Andrew Riley
Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus to Spawn New Patent Ecosystem in Northern Virginia
by Philippe Signore
A Fresh Look: The Defend Trade Secrets Act and Recent Developments
by Charles B. Molster III and Mary C. Zinsner
Beyond Trademark Registration: What Companies Need to Know About Protecting Their Trademark Rights
by Robin Cooke Vance
Always in Style: Intellectual Property in Clothing and Fashion Brands
by Joan Bellefield Davis
General Interest
Todd Pilot: Java Jackets, Physics, and the Meat Department
by Deirdre Norman
The Watergate Scandal: What a Law Student Learned About the Rule of Law
by Frederick M. Bruner
Renters and Landlords Benefit from Virginia Reforms
by Helen Hardiman and Clarence Dunnaville
Virginia Lawyer Register
Disciplinary Summaries
Disciplinary Proceedings
Supreme Court of Virginia Seeks Comment on Proposed Change to Rule 3.8
Supreme Court of Virginia Amends Rules on File Formats for Documents
MCLE Board Seeks Comments on Amendments to MCLE Regulations
The Bar’s Special Committee on the Future of Law Practice Releases Final Report
VSB Disciplinary Board to Hear Ann Bridgeforth Tribbey’s Reinstatement Petition on June 28, 2019
Peter W. Buchbauer Receives Family Law Section’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
Annual Meeting
Indigent Criminal Defense Seminar
Clients’ Protection Fund Board Pays $51,123 to Petitioners
Noteworthy
Highlights of the February 23, 2019, Virginia State Bar Council Meeting
Annual Criminal Law Seminar Addresses Reforms and Issues
Vote in 2019 Bar Council Elections
Bar Welcomes Cameron Rountree as Deputy Executive Director
The Bar’s Special Committee on the Future of Law Practice Releases Final Report
Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations
In Memoriam
Columns
President’s Message
Executive Director’s Message
Bar Counsel’s Message
Law Libraries
Risk Management
Technology and the Practice of Law
Departments
Cartoon
CLE Calendar
81st Annual Meeting
Professional Notices
Classified Ads
Advertiser’s Index
About the Cover
Intellectual property attorney Todd A. Pilot stands in front of a statue of President George Washington, who signed the U.S. Patent Act into law in 1790. Photo by Deirdre Norman. Post production by Sky Noir Photography.
