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Pennington attorneys speak at Intellectual Property Law seminar
(10/15/2009, Palm Beach Post )
Tampa – Beginning at 1:00 p.m. on 21 October 2009, Pennington shareholder Sidney W. Kilgore and associate attorney Harriet Myrick-Jones will be speaking at a Continuing Legal Education seminar on Intellectual Property Law. The Hillsborough County Bar Association is hosting the seminar at the Chester H. Ferguson Law Center, located at 1610 N. Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida. Mr. Kilgore will be addressing the topic of “Protecting IP Trust Assets: Hidden Dangers for Trustees in Florida,” while Ms. Myrick-Jones will be providing an update on the issues and implications for method and process patents presented by the case of In re: Bilski, now pending before the United States Supreme Court.
Sidney W. Kilgore is a registered patent attorney. His practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property transactions and litigation, including patents, trademarks, and copyright law. Mr. Kilgore received his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law, and received a Legum Magister in international and comparative law through the London Law Centre of the Concannon Programme of International Law of the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida, and has studied Computer Science and Mathematics under the auspices of the Florida State University.
Harriet Myrick-Jones recently joined the Pennington Law Firm as an associate attorney. Her practice focuses on copyright, patent, and trademark law, real property and condominium law, local government law, and general litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she was the judicial law clerk for the Honorable Mary S. Scriven, United States District Court for the Middle Districts of Florida. She has extensive experience in the wireless telephone industry, working over six years for companies such as Ericsson, Inc., AT&T, and T-Mobile. Ms. Myrick-Jones received her Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University and her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Florida State University.