"Important Patent Law Decisions from the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit, and Update of the USPTO Activities"

In December, the Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section will feature William W. Cochran, founding partner of The Law Offices of William W. Cochran, LLC.

Mr. Cochran has 30 years of experience in patent law. He started his career in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Examiner in the computer arts. Mr. Cochran worked was an intellectual property attorney and counselor for Digital Equipment Corporation for two years and was a Regional Counsel and the World-Wide Director of Intellectual Property Litigation at Hewlett-Packard. Prior to forming his own law firm, Mr. Cochran was Of-Counsel with Holland & Hart in Denver and more recently a partner in the intellectual property law firm of Merchant & Gould.

Mr. Cochran is the author of various technology licensing agreements published in "Software Transactions." He is a co-author of the U.S. Trademark Association Treatise on Colorado Trademark Statutes and has authored numerous other papers published in the area of Intellectual Property law. Mr. Cochran is also a frequent speaker on intellectual property.

Date

: Wednesday, December 11, 2002

Location

: The Pinnacle Club
Blue Bell Two Room 555 17^th Street, (37^th Floor)
Denver, CO

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Cost

: $35.00 (including lunch) at the door or in advance (make checks payable to CBA)

Menu

: London Broil with Sauce Hussarde or
Mushroom and Spinach Streudel with a Tomato Coulis

CLE: 1 Hour General Credit (applied for)

Reservations must be made by

Monday, December 9, 2002 by noon. To make a reservation, contact Pam Kleiner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew at (303) 571-4000 or by email at pok@townsend.com.

Please provide your name (and spelling), phone number and menu choice. Payment should be made at check-in at the meeting to the Colorado Bar Association. Cancellations after noon, Monday, December 9, 2002, and no-shows will be billed for the cost of the luncheon.