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Please join us in welcoming to Procopio our new Chief Human Resources Officer Brian Maxwell! Brian joins us after a 25-year leadership career at Deloitte, where he guided C-suite executives through disruptions and leadership transitions while building a culture of inclusivity. Brian led the development of culture-building initiatives, serving as a coach, mentor, and executive champion for leadership training programs. He also built a strong leadership pipeline through targeted coaching and mentoring, while conducting global analyses of worldwide talent operations to identify opportunities for global consistency and potential implementation of global technology solutions. Learn more about Brian and what he brings to Procopio, a growing AmLaw 200 firm with seven offices across the United States. https://lnkd.in/gAdrS5gP #lawfirm #legalnews #CHRO #newhire #AmLaw200

In a detailed article for The AIPPI Japanese Journal, IP Team Leader Miku Mehta provides an overview of claim interpretation and prosecution history estoppel under U.S. design patent law, and the role of the “article of manufacture” requirement in prosecution and infringement analyses. With respect to two key federal court cases—Curver Luxembourg, SARL, v. Home Expressions Inc., and In re: Surgisil, L.L.P., Peter Raphael, Scott Harris –he explains the subject design patent, prior art, and procedural history. In this article, learn from Miku the legal issues associated with these Federal Circuit decisions that define limits on the scope of the design claim, based on intrinsic evidence such as the disclosures of the filing and the prosecution history, with respect to consideration of prior art scope as well as infringement. The article is in Japanese.

We provide a variety of legal insights in the July 2024 Procopio News You Can Use newsletter, including articles and events on key topics such as: 📜 How a legislative compromise regarding PAGA litigation in Sacramento may impact California employers; 🏫 What some TK-6 California schools may need to do if they offer their students recess; 📰 Key trends in cross-border litigation and arbitration between the U.S. and Mexico; and 🏃♀️ How charter schools must adjust due to new federal Title IX guidelines. We put out a call for San Diego CEOs to join a new networking circle with a focus on M&A and capital raising, and highlight attorneys recognized with accolades by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the World Intellectual Property Review, and the San Diego Business Journal. We also highlight a number of client success stories, including: 🏨 A hotel developer and owner achieving a nearly half-billion refinancing for a luxury hotel; 🔬 A leading pharma software innovator acquiring a critical AI-powered company; and 🌴 A highly acclaimed commercial landscaping company acquired by a growing equity partnership. And as always, we feature a roundup of some of our favorite social media posts from the last month. Please enjoy the July 2024 issue of News You Can Use, and subscribe to future issues. https://lnkd.in/d8UDn3ee

Procopio and Association for Corporate Growth - ACG San Diego are seeking CEO nominations for the latest ACG CEO Circle, a moderated monthly meeting with local CEOs in an engaging peer-to-peer format focused on M&A, capital raising and growing company value. Procopio is proud to sponsor this latest Circle, in which our M&A practice Co-Chair Jason Femrite actively participates in these thoughtful and creative discussions. CEO Circle members are carefully vetted to avoid competitors becoming part of the same group. Sales pitches and solicitation are not allowed, and everything shared is held in the strictest confidence. The focus is on providing CEOs a kitchen cabinet of peer advisors, often resulting in personal friendships that last a lifetime. This CEO Circle is being held the fourth Thursday of every month from 8:30 – 11:30 am PT. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpyM2k9X Kevin Wilson Ingeborg (Inge) Carr

Please welcome to Procopio Hao (Harold) Guo! He provides technology industry clients from solo inventors to Fortune 500 companies with patent prosecution and IP portfolio management, as well as providing legal guidance regarding infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate investigations; patent portfolio evaluations for licensing and M&A due diligence; and supporting Procopio’s IP litigation attorneys. Harold has drafted and prosecuted applications in abroad range of complex technologies such as 5G wireless technologies, augmented reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), autonomous driving vehicles, LiDAR, optical devices and displays, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), semiconductor design and manufacture, and robotics. https://lnkd.in/gArA4eiG

An invite-only audience in La Jolla July 11 will hear from our International Tax leader Pedro Corona de la Fuente, described by the Bloomberg-allianced publication El Financiero as "a leading authority on international tax law." The need for sophisticated tax and estate planning is more critical than ever for Mexican individuals with interests in the U.S. as international trade changes, thus the event "U.S.-Mexico Investment Roundtable IV" to bring together experts discussing how to navigate the landscape of cross-border transactions. Opening remarks will be delivered by Baja Treasury Secretary Marco Antonio Moreno Mexica. Other speakers include Benjamin Pace of Cerity Partners, John Fiscella, CFA, CAIA of Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., Lic. Reginaldo M. Esquer Felix of SAE&CIA, and Daniel Kramer of Eurasia Group with special guest Gustavo Sánchez Vásquez, Senator-Elect of Baja California. Learn more in this El Financiero article (in Spanish). https://lnkd.in/dZWCghQF

Who just guided a deal landing Manchester Financial Group a $430-million refinancing for the luxury Fairmont Austin hotel with a commercial mortgage-backed securities loan from Goldman Sachs? Procopio Real Estate Partner David Crawford with colleagues Stephen Isbell and Mike Polvi! As Law360 reports, San Diego-based Manchester opened the 37-story hotel in 2018; it has more than 1,000 rooms, 140,000 square feet of meeting space, a spa and other amenities. JLL served as the team's broker. https://lnkd.in/gcRMxSau

Kudos to Sarah Taylor and Leyla S. Tabatabaie, CFLS on their well-deserved recognition as Certified Family Law Specialists by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization! This distinction separates them from the crowd. They join existing attorneys in our Family Law group who also have the certification, Michele B. Brown and David Zachry. Learn more about our Family Law practice and how our attorneys bring experience and empathy during difficult circumstances, serving as your ally throughout the dispute process. https://lnkd.in/gcJdkaDQ

Starting in the upcoming 2024-25 school year, new requirements are going into effect for elementary school recess in California, including at charter schools. Greta Proctor and Julia C. note schools are not required to provide recess, but the law will impose new requirements for any elementary schools that do offer recess. The term “recess” is defined broadly in the new law to include any supervised and unstructured time for physical activity, play, organized games, or peer social engagement. If your school serves grades TK-6 and offers this kind of break time, whether or not you call it recess, now is the time to make sure you’re ready for the new rules starting this fall. The changes going into effect for the 2024-25 school year were made last year when the Legislature passed Senate Bill 291. The new education budget trailer bill, Senate Bill 153, made further changes and added some nuances for schools serving grade 6. SB 291 went through several versions before it passed in 2023, and there has been some confusing and conflicting information circulating as a result of the various versions of the law. This article is intended to help schools understand the final changes that were made, to make sure their recess time is legally compliant ahead of the upcoming school year. https://lnkd.in/gy6cC9sT

We wish you a happy, healthy and safe 4th of July!