People in the News—April 17, 2018—Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel
Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel partner Dr. Jeffrey W. Gluck participated in the Penn Intellectual Property Symposium “Open Source's Impact on Innovation” on March 27.
April 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM
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Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel partner Dr. Jeffrey W. Gluck participated in the Penn Intellectual Property Symposium “Open Source's Impact on Innovation” on March 27.
The program focused on how the open source movement has affected today's technology-driven world.
Gluck participated on the “Open Source Licensing and Business Models” panel, which focused on a discussion surrounding open-source licensing strategies and business models used by industry leaders.
Gluck specializes in electrical and computer-related technologies.
He represents clients in a variety of areas, including patent counseling and opinions, licensing and transactions, interferences, patent prosecution and re-examinations.
He assists on trial litigation and has been a lead attorney in appellate litigation.
|Events
Capehart & Scatchard is set to host “Understanding the FELA,” a continuing legal education seminar, at noon on Thursday and presented by Christopher J. Hoare of the firm.
This seminar is set to discuss the historical origins of the Federal Employers Liability Act of 1902 and its various subparts.
Participants will learn the essential elements of a FELA claim, the defenses to claims filed under the FELA, and how compensation under the FELA is calculated.
Seating is limited.
Pre-registration is required.
Call 856-234-6800 extension 4143 for reservations or email [email protected].
|Honored
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession is set to present Drinker Biddle & Reath with a 2018 WIP award for the promotion of women in the law during the commission's 25th annual conference, “Empowering Women,” May 9 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey.
The Promotion of Women in the Law Award was created last year to honor Pennsylvania law firms and solo practitioners, corporate law departments and other organizations providing legal services that have instituted programs or initiatives that help female lawyers continue and advance in their careers while maintaining a work-life balance.
Drinker Biddle has a variety of policies and programs that help all lawyers, including women, thrive in their professional and personal lives.
The firm's policies include a gender-neutral parental leave policy that supports leave time and flexible schedules and an alternative work arrangement policy that allows for reduced hour schedules and remote work.
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Ivy Schneider, president of Helix Strategies, a subsidiary of McNees Wallace & Nurick's Community Networking Resources, was honored as the recipient of the Leadership Harrisburg Area's Extra Mile Award, at its annual conference held at the Radisson Harrisburg on April 4.
Schneider works with nonprofits, community-based organizations, and social enterprises to raise funds and develop their leaders and programs.
Schneider empowers volunteers and staff to lead their organizations to sustainable success by creating opportunities for them to have a deeper impact on the community.
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