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new member/first-time ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ attendee reception wednesday, may 14, 2008 champions conference center V 5:30 - 6:30 pm recruit and save! special membership application for the new recruit on the next page AIPLA’s President, James Pooley, will host a special Reception for all Spring Meeting attendees who participate in our Membership Drive (special rate in effect only until Friday, May 16, 2008) or are attending an AIPLA meeting for the first time. The Officers and Board of Directors of the Association will be there to welcome new members and first-time attendees and thank members for their recruiting efforts. take a look at the benefits of recruiting a new member: » Reduction of your 2008 Spring Meeting Registration fee in increments of $50.00 for each REGULAR, Patent Agent (in practice more than 5 years), or FOREIGN AFFILIATE member you recruit and $25.00 for each JUNIOR or Patent Agent-Junior member you recruit. » An invitation to attend the new member/first-time attendee reception. to recruit new members, tell them about the special benefits of joining now: » A non-member who applies for Regular, Junior, or Foreign Affiliate membership before May 16, 2008, will only be required to pay half a year’s dues to become a member (see the next page). » They can then register for the 2008 Spring Meeting at the member rate of $645 instead of the non-member rate of $955—a savings of $310! Register before April 28 and save an additional $100 off the registration fee! » Each new member who registers for the Spring Meeting will receive a special invitation in their Registration packet to attend the New Member/First-Time Attendee Reception. See next page for Membership Application Form specifically for this membership drive. new member/ first-time attendee reception sponsored by: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA after the newly recruited member has completed the membership application form(s): » Sign on the Recruiter line. » Important: Include the Membership Application Form with your 2008 Spring Meeting Registration Form to ensure proper credit. » Fax both to 703.412.1304 or mail both to AIPLA Headquarters, 241 18th Street, South, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22202. » If you are a first time AIPLA meeting attendee, be sure to indicate it and send back a copy of your event confirmation. We hope to see you there! 40 • 2008 spring meeting • houston, tx
‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ ‹‹ membership application American Intellectual Property Law Association APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP—2008 Spring Meeting: Special Offer in Effect Until May 16, 2008! Date:________________ 20_____ PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT THIS FORM 1. Name (Mr./Ms.) First Name________________________________________Last Name__________________________________ 2. Mailing Address_ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Office Telephone Number____________________________________________________________________________________ Office Fax Number_ ________________________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Name of Firm or Corporation ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. REGULAR AND JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP (Must be completed) **Bar Membership(s) (state(s) and month(s)/ year(s) of admission)___________________________________________________ 6. Patent Agent membership: USPTO Bar Reg. #_ _______________________ Bar Date:____________________________ 7. Have you ever been reprimanded by or refused admission to practice, disbarred or suspended from practice before any court or _ administrative agency?_ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. If the answer to question 7 is in the affirmative in any respect, give complete details on separate sheets affixed to this application. 9. FOREIGN AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP Name of Law School where legal education and degrees were obtained ________________________________________________ Courts or tribunals to which you are admitted to practice as an attorney_ ______________________________________________ Citizen of________________________________________________________________________________________________ AIPLA APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION (Fees below cover membership through June 30, 2009)* Payment of Dues MUST Accompany the Application ________ Regular (Dues $285.00)—persons whose practice in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the corporation conforms to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the corporation, and who, unless admitted to membership prior to August 1, 1937, shall be, and have been for a period of five years or more, members in good standing, of the Bar of a court of record of the United States or any State or Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia. Regular members shall have the right to vote and hold office. ________ Junior (Dues $120.00)—persons qualified for regular membership except that they shall be, and have been members in good standing, of the Bar, as referred to above, for a period of less than five years from the date of their first admission. Junior members shall not be eligible to hold office. When junior members shall have completed five years membership of the Bar, in good standing, they shall be transferred automatically to regular membership. ________ Foreign Affiliate (Dues $310.00)—persons who are not citizens of the United States but are regularly recognized as members of the legal profession by the country of their citizenship. A foreign affiliate shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office. ________ US Patent Agent Affiliate Membership (Dues $285.00)—persons who are registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a period of five years or more, and who are not otherwise qualified for regular or junior membership, whose practice in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation conforms to the Code of Professional Responsibility of the Corporation, and who shall be, and who are and remain members of good standing on the Registry of Patent Agents maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If the US Patent Agent becomes a member of the Bar qualified for Junior Membership at a later date, he/she may request transfer to Junior Membership. US Patent Agent Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office. ________ US Patent Agent Affiliate Membership (Junior) (Dues $120.00)—Persons qualified for Patent Agent Affiliate Membership except that they shall be, persons who are registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a period of less than five years. If the US Patent Agent becomes a member of the Bar qualified for Junior Membership at a later date, he/she may request transfer to Junior Membership. US Patent Agent Affiliates shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office. *Election to membership requires approval by the Board of Directors and a published notice of the application to the general membership. The process takes two to three months. Dues are owed on a yearly basis and must be paid in advance. AIPLA will prorate dues internally based on when you join, thus, any overpayment of dues will be credited to your account and applied to your dues the following year. The membership year runs from July 1 to June 30. CERTIFICATE I hereby state that everything on this form is true and correct and I qualify for the class of membership or enrollment that I am seeking and I agree to abide by the Code of Professional Responsibility, the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Association. Applicant Signature:_ ______________________________________________________ Date:____________________________________ ☐ Check Enclosed (Make checks payable to: AIPLA) ☐ Credit Card (Please circle one - AMEX, MC, or VISA) Card Number _______________________________________________________Expires________________________________________ Name on Card_____________________________________________________ Signature________________________________________ Member Recruiter (Please type or print name) Phone Number
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