Boston Patent Law Association
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| Founded | 1924 |
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| Type | Professional organization |
| Focus | Patent, Trademarks, Copyright, Intellectual Property and Licensing |
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| Coordinates | 42°13′48″N 71°01′33″W / 42.2301°N 71.0257°WCoordinates: 42°13′48″N 71°01′33″W / 42.2301°N 71.0257°W |
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Area served
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Boston and surrounding areas |
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Members
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c. 1,000 |
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Key people
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President Donna M. Meuth President-Elect Gregory J. Sieczkiewicz |
| Website | bpla |
Founded in Boston in 1924, the Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA) is an organization of intellectual property professionals that has a membership of over 1000 individuals. Primarily located in the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the BPLA’s members are a diverse population of attorneys and other professionals in the field of intellectual property law, encompassing trademark, patent, and copyright laws.
The BPLA, through its volunteer Board of Governors and various committees, provides the IP community educational and social opportunities to exchange information relevant to current patent, trademark and copyright laws. Additionally, the BPLA offers commentary and analysis on legislation that affects the profession.
The Board of Governors is a volunteer group of men and women consisting of well educated attorney and non-attorney intellectual property professionals who provide leadership to the BPLA. For 2015, the Board of Governors consists of the following.
In the history of the BPLA, there have been 60 acting Presidents. Since 1950, Presidents have been chosen for a single 1 one-year term. The President-Elect automatically assumes the position of President of the BPLA at the end of the current President’s Term.
There are four different types of members in the BPLA.
The standing committees of the BPLA include the following:
Amicus briefs submitted by BPLA:
United States Patent and Trademark Office comments submitted by BPLA:
Comments on Changes to Require Identification of Attributable Owner, in response to requests for comments at 79 Fed. Reg. 4105
Comments in support of Boston as a location for a USPTO satellite office, in response to request for comments at Federal Register Doc. 2011-30717 (November 28, 2011)
Comments on Enhancement in the Quality of Patents, in response to request for comment at 74 Federal Regulation 65093 (December 9, 2009), the period for comments having been extended to March 8, 2010 at 75 Fed. Reg. 5040 (February 1, 2010)
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