Partner to Testify at FTC Hearing
IRVINE, CA — Matthew Weil, an intellectual property law partner resident in the Orange County office of McDermott Will & Emery, will be testifying before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing series, "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy," co-sponsored by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FTC. The panel, "Federal Circuit Jurisprudence, Choice of Law, and Competition Policy Perspectives," which will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2002 in room 432 at the FTC headquarters building, will focus on the origins of the Federal Circuit and how "splits" among panels are resolved.
Beginning in January 2002, the FTC and the DOJ have co-hosted hearings focused on the implications of antitrust and patent law and policy for innovation and other aspects of consumer welfare. The goal of the hearings, as set forth in the federal register notice (www.ftc.gov/os/2001/11/ciphearingsfrn.htm), is to promote dialogue, learning and consensus-building among business, consumer, government, legal and academic communities on ways to enhance the understanding of how doctrines, practices, and policies of competition and intellectual property law affect both initial and sequential innovation, and related functions, in today's economy.
Mr. Weil focuses his practice on complex patent, trademark and unfair competition litigation and counseling, as well as identifying and acting to safeguard intellectual property rights. He has handled and participated in a number of litigation matters involving technologies, running the gamut of products used in semiconductor manufacturing, complex color scanner, font generation circuitry and biotechnology. Mr. Weil has also been involved in trademark and trade dress cases involving famous trademarks, product configurations and the use of trademarks in domain names.
Mr. Weil received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Davis in 1988, his master's degree in political science from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991. He currently serves as Director and Treasurer of the Orange County Patent Law Association. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section, and the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
For more information, visit www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/index.htm.
