Jeff Dodd Joins DP&F Land Use Group
Jeff Dodd was sworn into the California bar today by Judge Rodney Stone of the Napa Superior Court. Jeff is the newest attorney to join Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty and will be practicing in the firm’s Land Use and Litigation departments.
Jeff is a 2013 graduate of McGeorge Law School and earned his undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara. Most recently, Jeff externed for Chief Justice Cantil Sakauye of the California Supreme Court. Jeff is a Napa native and son of Napa County Supervisor Bill Dodd.
Cal Bar CLE Event for Attorneys at Kendall-Jackson
2.0 units of general MCLE sponsored by LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne,
Friday, December 6th, 9:30-2:30
The California State Bar Agribusiness Committee’s annual Winery Tour will start at Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens in Santa Rosa, California and we will visit a nearby wine production facility and vineyard. Following the tour, attendees will enjoy a lunch prepared by Kendall-Jackson’s culinary team, together with wine pairings. During lunch, attendees will learn from leading legal experts on key issues that affect product marketing in the wine industry:
Featuring:
The Use & Defense of Product Appellations of Origin
Scott Gerien, Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty,
Current Issues in Advertising and Marketing
Kristen Techel, Strike & Techel,
Tour begins and ends at: Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens
This program is $50 per person, and qualifies for 2.0 hrs of general MCLE credit.
Coffee, Light Breakfast and Buffet Lunch by Kendall-Jackson Culinary Team, and wine pairings.
Please RSVP to Tabatha Morgan ([email protected] or (831) 649-8800) $50 per person payments should made by check payable to Kendall-Jackson.
International Wine Law Educational Session Friday in Santa Cruz
This Friday. November 22, 2013, the International Wine Law Association and Continuing Education of the Bar California (CEB) will be sponsoring an educational session for wine industry professionals and attorneys on legal topics related to the international and domestic wine trade. The conference will take place at Hotel Paradox in Santa Cruz, California. There will be a morning session and afternoon session with a hosted lunch in between.
- The morning session will focus on these domestic market issues:
- Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping
- Third Party Providers: Unlicensed Participants in a Licensed Industry
- Wine Advertising
- Contests and Sweepstakes
- The afternoon session will focus on these foreign market issues:
- The Basics of Wine Importing and Exporting
- Protection of Brands and Geographical Indications
- International Trade Initiatives
- TTB’s Role in International Trade
Legal Highlights from CalPoly’s New Wine & Viticulture Program
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty attorneys Carol Kingery Ritter and Katja Loeffelholz were recently guest lecturers at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s new Wine and Viticulture program. The class was led by Professor William H. Amspacher who is promoting the interdisciplinary major of Wine and Viticulture. All students in the interdisciplinary major are educated about all aspects of the wine industry, with a curriculum that combines an understanding of vineyards, winemaking and wine business.
Ms. Kingery Ritter presented “Planning Your Entry Into and Exit from the Wine Industry” and discussed business planning, business structures and the acquisition of assets. Ms. Loeffelholz, a registered attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office presented “Protecting Your Intellectual Property Assets in the Wine Industry” which reviewed the various aspects of wine labels and packaging that can be trademarked, copyrighted and patented. Ms. Loeffelholz also presented detailed information on protecting trademarks abroad, focusing on protecting wine brands in China. Ms. Loeffelholz’s presentations can be accessed at the following links:
https://www.dpf-law.com/userfiles/news/KL—IP-Dynamics-In-the-Wine-Industry-2013.pdf
https://www.dpf-law.com/userfiles/news/Trademark-Protection-for-Wine-in-China.pdf
To learn more about the Wine and Viticulture program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo please contact Dr. Jim Cooper at [email protected]. For more information on how you can structure your wine business and plan for your wine business, please contact Carol Kingery Ritter at [email protected]. To obtain more information about protecting all aspects of intellectual property in your wine label and packaging in the United States and abroad please contact Katja Loeffelholz at [email protected].
International Wine Law Conference Wraps Up in Vienna
The annual meeting of the International Wine Law Association wrapped up today in Vienna, Austria. The two day meeting featured speakers from Europe, South America, North America and Australia.
Wine Industry Forum, Friday, August 23, 2013 The Vintners Inn, Santa Rosa, CA
Click on the image below for a PDF of the full program.
Learn the latest in creating, protecting and building equity in your wine brands, adopting and clearing a brand, trademark registration and common law rights, enforcing your brand and how copyright in label designs and design patents in
March 6th Presentation on Trademark Best Practices
DP&F Reception at Unified
To RSVP for our reception and put it into your calendar follow this link:
http://www.paperlesspost.com/events/3256585-46f74ae5/replies#envelope/front/1
We hope to see you there!
Dickenson, Peatman and Fogarty Adds Five Experienced Attorneys
For more information, please see the recent article in the North Bay Business Journal.
Ethics Legal Education Opportunity from the Cal Bar, November 9th in Yountville
The State Bar of California
Agribusiness Committee
Of the
Business Law Section in conjunction with:
LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP
and
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty
proudly presents the
2012 Winery & Vineyard Tour
Hotel Bardessono
6526 Yount Street
Yountville, California
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Featuring:
GOT ETHICS?: The Perils of Hidden Data in your Legal Practice
2.0 units of Continuing Legal Education, including 1.0 unit of Ethics credit sponsored by LaRiviere, Grubman& Payne, LLP
Join us for the fifth annual Winery Tour and CLE of the Business Law Section’s Agribusiness Committee! This year’s event will feature complimentary wine and three-course food pairing, hosted at the luxurious Hotel Bardessono, courtesy of our friends at Hill Family Estate. Attendees will enjoy wine education and an exclusive tour and viticulture lesson at the onsite vineyard, followed by optional winery tour of the Laird Family Winery facility just a few miles away.
LGP attorneys and featured speakers Matthew Bogosian and John Nielsen will present “Got Ethics?: The Perils of Hidden Data in Your Legal Practice” for 2 hours of CLE, with one unit of Ethics credit.
This program is $40.00for BLS members, $60.00 for non-BLS members, and includes lunch. Space is limited to the first 30 registrants.
Copyright Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty at www.lexvini.com
REMINDER – Wine Law Seminar this Friday
This a reminder that Networking Seminars will be presenting “Successfully Navigating the New Economy: Legal and Tax Issues Facing the Wine Industry” this Friday from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. at the Napa Valley Marriott. The conference will conclude with a networking wine reception sponsored by Napa Valley Vintners. The conference will discuss legal and tax consequences for wine production, sales & distribution, including managing international opportunities, intellectual property issues, commonly overlooked tax savings and audit strategies, multi state tax issues and opportunities to raise capital and positioning your winery or vineyard for a successful sale. Attendees will be eligible for Continuing Professional Education Credit and Continuing Legal Education credit. For more information on the conference follow the below link, and Lex Vini readers can qualify for a reduced attendance fee by entering the promotional code DPF.
http://www.networkingseminars.net/wine-industry/
Wine Law Seminar in Napa on July 22, 2011
On July 22, 2011, Networking Seminars will be presenting “Successfully Navigating the New Economy: Legal and Tax Issues Facing the Wine Industry.” The conference will take place from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. at the Napa Valley Marriott and conclude with a networking wine reception sponsored by Napa Valley Vintners. The conference will discuss legal and tax consequences for wine production, sales & distribution, including managing international opportunities, intellectual property issues, commonly overlooked tax savings and audit strategies, multi state tax issues and opportunities to raise capital and positioning your winery or vineyard for a successful sale. Attendees will be eligible for Continuing Professional Education Credit and Continuing Legal Education credit. For more information on the conference follow the below link, and Lex Vini readers can qualify for a reduced attendance fee by entering the promotional code DPF.
http://www.networkingseminars.net/wine-industry/
Wine Law Treatise Now Available on Amazon
The recently-published wine law treatise by Richard Mendelson, Wine in America: Law and Policy, is now available on Amazon.com. The treatise is intended to provide reference information on legal issues affecting the wine industry. The subject areas include trade practices, labeling and advertising, business models for making wine and growing grapes, the commerce clause and the 21st amendment, wine brands and appellations of origin, land use issues for wineries and bars, counterfeit wine, public health and social responsibility and international institutions and accords. The book is the first comprehensive treatise on wine law in the U.S. The book was edited and written by Richard Mendelson, Director of the Program on Wine Law and Policy at UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law and Of Counsel at Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty. Other contributing authors include many experts in the area of wine law including Jim Seff and Carrie Bonnington of Pillsbury Winthrop, Wendell Lee of the Wine Institute, Jim Terry, Scott Gerien and Erik Lawrence of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty, Lynne Carmichael of Hinman & Carmichael and Jacques Audier of the University of Bordeaux.
