CLE Meetings
Noon CLE meetings are typically held at the Belo Mansion on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
June 25, 2026
(Hybrid, Noon)
IP Section CLE
Presentation
"Recent and Upcoming Federal Circuit / Supreme Court Cases Impacting Intellectual
Property Law"
CLE Credit: 1.00 hr
Speaker: David G. Henry, Sr. at
Munck, Wilson & Mandala, LP
This presentation highlights recent court decisions that have significantly impacted the intellectual property field, as well as cases currently in the pipeline for appellate review that may address similarly consequential aspects of IP practice.
IP Section
Officers and Directors
for 2026
Officers:
Chair – John Tower
Vice Chair – Kirby Drake
Secretary – Matt Acosta
Treasurer - Stephanie Sivinski
Imm. Past Chair – Justin Cohen
Directors:
Craig C. Carpenter
Jeff Becker
Ozz Siddiq
Srini Chakravarthi
Bill McSpadden
Sarah Foley
Tiffany Johnson
Bethany Salpietra
David Diamond
Matt Cornelia
By Xato (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
July 23, 2026
IP Section CLE Lunch (Noon, Hybrid)
Arts District Mansion (1 Hr CLE)
"ITC Section 337 Investigations: Procedure, Strategy, and the Evolving Domestic Industry Requirement "
Speaker: Joshua W. Rodriguez, Fabricant Rubino Lambrianakos LLP
Description: This CLE reviews the life cycle of a typical Section 337 ITC investigation with discussion of strategic decision points for both parties, including a review of recent Federal Circuit "domestic industry" decisions that clarified what investments can count toward the economic prong and what products can satisfy the technical prong.