Former Commissioner of Patents Nick Godici to Speak at the Association of Corporate Counsel's Annual Meeting

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB) is pleased to announce that Hon. Nicholas P. Godici, Executive Advisor, will be participating on a panel of intellectual property rights experts at the Association of Corporate Counsel’s annual meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 in Washington, DC.

Mr. Godici has over 30 years experience in intellectual property rights protection, including over 20 years of organizational management and leadership experience at the USPTO. He has represented the United States in a number of international negotiations involving intellectual property issues and agreements with other countries. He served as Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the USPTO from January to December 2001. As Commissioner for Patents from 2000-2005, Mr. Godici was responsible for all aspects of the patent granting process for the United States.

The law firm Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP (BSKB), founded in 1976, practices primarily in the area of intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, trade secrets, computer law and other matters involving science and technology. The firm has offices in Falls Church, Virginia and Costa Mesa, California. Visit BSKB at http://bskb.com