Jessica Tuquero
The Maltese Falcon
May 15, 2011
by David Krell
david@davidkrell.com
And so a full moon shines brightly over San Francisco as the INTA Annual Meeting is underway.
At the kickoff reception, I immediately noticed an energy missing from the 2009 Seattle and 2010 Boston meetings. Perhaps the healthier economy is the major factor. Also, approximately 9,000 attendees will be here. That’s quite an increase compared to the last two years. I also enjoyed meeting friends and colleagues on INTA’s stalwart team -- Ralf Mangual and Jessica Tuquero. I also had the opportunity to chat with Alan Drewsen, INTA’s President.
I connected with another old friend and colleague -- not to mention trademark attorney extraordinaire -- Sonja Keith of Classic Media. Sonja oversees the trademark portfolio of Classic’s properties, including The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Richie Rich, Underdog, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. We talked trademarks at the legendary John’s Grill. Detective story buffs will note that John’s Grill is mentioned prominently in Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon as Sam Spade’s hangout. I had the Sam Spade Special, a meal described in the book -- Sam Spade went to John's Grill, asked the waiter to hurry his order of chops, baked potato, sliced tomatoes and was smoking a cigarette with his coffee when...
It’s the stuff that a carnivore’s dreams are made of.
david@davidkrell.com
And so a full moon shines brightly over San Francisco as the INTA Annual Meeting is underway.
At the kickoff reception, I immediately noticed an energy missing from the 2009 Seattle and 2010 Boston meetings. Perhaps the healthier economy is the major factor. Also, approximately 9,000 attendees will be here. That’s quite an increase compared to the last two years. I also enjoyed meeting friends and colleagues on INTA’s stalwart team -- Ralf Mangual and Jessica Tuquero. I also had the opportunity to chat with Alan Drewsen, INTA’s President.
I connected with another old friend and colleague -- not to mention trademark attorney extraordinaire -- Sonja Keith of Classic Media. Sonja oversees the trademark portfolio of Classic’s properties, including The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Richie Rich, Underdog, and Casper the Friendly Ghost. We talked trademarks at the legendary John’s Grill. Detective story buffs will note that John’s Grill is mentioned prominently in Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon as Sam Spade’s hangout. I had the Sam Spade Special, a meal described in the book -- Sam Spade went to John's Grill, asked the waiter to hurry his order of chops, baked potato, sliced tomatoes and was smoking a cigarette with his coffee when...
It’s the stuff that a carnivore’s dreams are made of.
INTA Press Reception
May 24, 2010
by David Krell
david@davidkrell.com
A great INTA press reception. I saw my old friend Phil Cox from Global Law Marketing. He gave me a wide smile and a big hello. At INTA, you meet people one year and the next year, they greet you like long-lost friends! Case in point, I met Phil at last year’s Annual Meeting.
I had a chance to chat with Jessica Tuquero, INTA’s Communications Director and Jim Bush, Editor of INTA Bulletin and Web Content. And I caught a glimpse of Alan Drewsen, INTA’s Executive Director.
Between the appetizers, I met Rodrigo Lanuza, Associate Director of MiPatente magazine. It’s an intellectual property magazine for Mexican businesses. Networking works if you work it -- I may have an article published in the September issue! Stay tuned!
david@davidkrell.com
A great INTA press reception. I saw my old friend Phil Cox from Global Law Marketing. He gave me a wide smile and a big hello. At INTA, you meet people one year and the next year, they greet you like long-lost friends! Case in point, I met Phil at last year’s Annual Meeting.
I had a chance to chat with Jessica Tuquero, INTA’s Communications Director and Jim Bush, Editor of INTA Bulletin and Web Content. And I caught a glimpse of Alan Drewsen, INTA’s Executive Director.
Between the appetizers, I met Rodrigo Lanuza, Associate Director of MiPatente magazine. It’s an intellectual property magazine for Mexican businesses. Networking works if you work it -- I may have an article published in the September issue! Stay tuned!