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100 Congress Avenue, Suite 2000
Austin, Texas 78701
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80 S. Eighth St.
900 IDS Center
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.455.4590
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Chaz De La Garza is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of litigation and IP topics including:

• "Bench & Bar Panel Discussions: Patent Litigation Hot Topics And Practical Tips"
  (2004) 19th Annual IP Law Conference, American Bar Association
• "Licensing Do's and Don'ts" [View PDF File]
  (2003) 8th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law
• "Litigation Prospective on Licensing" [View PDF File]
  (2003) PLI IP License 2003
• "Trade Dress Protection - Has the Law Gone Too Far?" [View PDF File]
  (2003) 18th Annual IP Law Conference, American Bar Association (2002) Litigation IP Primer, Advanced Civil Trial Course, Texas State Bar
• "What Do In-House Counsel Want From Their IP Firms?"
  (2002) Presented at the University of Texas School of Law in association with The Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal & The Texas IP Law Society
• "Festo: A Trial Lawyer's View"
  (2002) Issues in the New Millennium and Beyond, Fulbright & Jaworski Breakfast Seminar Series
• "Opinions of Counsel in Defense of Willfulness: The Nudge, Nudge . . . Wink, Wink of Patent Litigation or a Legitimate Safe Business Harbor?"
  (2000) Patents, the Evolving Law and the CAFC, Minnesota State Bar Association
• "Experts: From Daubert to Goeb and Beyond"
  (2000) Patents, the Evolving Law and the CAFC, Minnesota State Bar Association
• "Former Employees - Some Are Too Hot To Handle"
  (2000) MIPLA Stampede, Minnesota State Bar Association
• "Preparation for Patent Litigation"
  (1999) MIPLA Litigation in Intellectual Property Cases, Minnesota State Bar Association
• "Offers for Sale as Acts of Patent Infringement"
  (1998) IP Law Seminar, National CLE Conference
• "How Has Markman Impacted Trials?"
  (1997) Civil Litigation Seminar, National CLE Conference
• "Trade Dress Protection - Has the Law Gone Too Far?"
  (1997) IP Law Seminar, National CLE Conference
• "Controlling the Cost of Discovery"
  (1996) University of Houston, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute
• "Markman: A Good Decision?"
  (1996) State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program
• "Recent Decisions Applying Texas State Law"
  (1996) Texas State Bar Annual Meeting
• "Trademark and Other Intellectual Property Issues in the United States"
  (1995) Monterrey Mexico Business Lawyers
• "Nutrasweet is Still Blue But the United States Supreme Court Rules That Color Per Se Is Protectable As A Trademark"
  (1995) California IP Journal (co-author with Christine Hoang)
• "Positioning the Jury Case for a Favorable Verdict: Mock Trials, Voir Dire and Shadow Jurors"
  (1993) American Bar Association Annual Meeting
• "Effective Voir Dire: An Important Element of Winning"
  (1992) Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
• "Decision on Patentability of Algorithms Is Test For Federal Circuit"
  (Oct. 12, 1992) The National Law Journal (co-authored with W. David Westergard)
• "Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law: A Primer for the Licensing Executive" [View PDF File]
  (2000) International Licensing and Negotiations for the Technology Manager, The Center for Professional Advancement
  (1990 - 1995) State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program
  (1988 - 1993) International Licensing and Negotiations for the Technology Manager, courses in New Jersey, Florida and The Hague, The Center for Professional Advancement
  (1989) National Innovation Workshop
  (1988) Texas Technology Transfer Association Annual Conference
• "Product Simulation: Do You Dare Go All The Way?"
  (1995) Paper updated
  (1988) Reprinted: Chapter 4.1, Corporate Counsel's Guide to Unfair Competition (publication of Business Laws, Inc., Ohio)
  (1987) State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program Publication
• "Damages for Patent Infringement"
  (1989) Society of University Patent Administrators Annual Conference
• "Recent Developments in Trademark Law: A Selective Review of Trademark Cases Decided This Past Year"
  (1986) Chapter 10, Southwestern Legal Foundation"Recent Developments in Trademark Law"
  (1987 - 1988), paper presented at American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting and published in selected papers
  (1985 - 1986), State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
  (1984 - 1985, 1985 - 1986, 1986 - 1987), papers presented and published at Houston Intellectual Property Law Association/State Bar of Texas Fall Institute
  (1981 - 1983) papers presented to S. Tex. College of Law Students