CLIP Speaker Series, 2014-2015

• Sept. 9 - Andrea Perez, Associate at Kessler Collins, P.C., and member of the Board of Directors for Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts -- TALA and mentorship opportunities for students, getting real world practice experience working with artists


• Sept. 30 - Decker Cammack, Attorney, and David Skeels, Partner, of Friedman, Suder & Cooke, P.C. -- impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on their patent practice


• Oct. 9 - Yorck Hernandez, partner at the firm Wittman Hernandez in Germany -- international and comparative patent law


• Oct. 14 - Shane Hinckley, Interim VP, Marketing and Communications, Texas A&M University -- trademarks and patents of Texas A&M University including issues involving Johnny Football, 12thman.com and the Seattle Seahawks


• Oct. 28 - Career Panel: Jason Blackstone, Partner, Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP; Melissa Eckhause, Intellectual Property Attorney & Instructor, Art Institute of Fort Worth; Noah Tevis, Assistant General Counsel - Intellectual Property, Bell Helicopter


• Nov. 11 - Ronald Liu, Senior Patent Counsel, Ericsson Inc.


• Jan. 27 - David Bell, Partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP -- personal experiences as a trademark lawyer, including some of the interesting projects he has worked on for clients large and small


• Feb. 10 - Greg Vetter, Visiting Professor, TAMU Law; Professor of Law, University of Houston Law Center -- "Open Source & Free Software: Collaborative Licensing, Communal Development and Commercial Considerations"


• Mar. 17 - Jeff Gitchel, Senior Counsel, Bayer Corporation


• Apr. 13 - Stephen Mason -- "Ten Lessons on Representing Startups"


• Apr. 22 - Irene Calboli; Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore; Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School Fellow; Stanford Law School, Transatlantic Technology Law Forum -- "Discussion on Geographical Indications"