Stay on top of what's new in the intellectual property arena. Join the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law Section.

By becoming part of the section, you can:

• help plan seminars on relevant IP and IT subjects for the summer and annual VBA statewide meetings,
• be the first to know when events are scheduled,
• get active in needed technology-related legislation in Virginia, and
• contribute to the spread of important information on the intellectual property and information technology fields.

A large number of Virginia businesses have intellectual property to protect and information technology to advance. Patents, trademarks and copyrights increasingly are important to the Commonwealth’s economy. Find the links we have compiled in trademarks and copyright under Resources below.

History

The VBA IP and IT Law Section was established Jan. 17, 1997, after existing as a committee for several years. It assumed a major role in drafting the Virginia Trademark and Service Mark Act of 1998 through the Section’s legislative committee, which created a discussion group with representatives of the State Corporation Commission and the International Trademark Association.

Find details about the registration of trademarks and service marks on the SCC's website.

Mission

The mission statement adopted by the section is “To increase awareness of intellectual property law issues among all practitioners by publications and continuing legal education programs.”

To accomplish the mission, the VBA IPITL Section has presented CLE programs on the Internet’s impact on the practice of law and has committed to presenting CLE programs at the VBA annual and summer meetings.

Panel moderator Jeffrey Geiger of Sands Anderson in Richmond (from left), William & Mary Law School Professor Trotter Hardy and Capital One attorney Douglas Smith discuss proposed federal legislation regarding the Internet at a CLE presentation in Williamsburg. (Photo courtesy Polina Zvyagina-Taber)

Resources

• Section Council, our leadership
• Section Bylaws
• IP/IT Law titles in the VBA Online CLE catalog
• Trademarks and copyrights

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