5 Most Recent Patents Issued to C & R Clients:   PAT. NO. Title      D569,013 Panel   7,372,227 Apparatus for braking a synchronous machine 7,371,567 Bioreactor, particularly for bioartificial organs   7,371,551 Feedback-resistant homoserine transsuccinylases 7,371,095 Connector easily adapted to miniaturization

Aimee Kaplan recently spoke to over ninety medical professionals on the topic "Trademarks: How To Protect Your Mark(s)." The presentation was part of a two day seminar sponsored by UPMC Mercy and Mercy Heart Institute and held at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Members of our firm will be attending the INTA annual meeting in Berlin, Germany this May, and look forward to seeing old and new friends, associates and clients. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The numbers are in: Collard and Roe obtained more than 350 trademark registrations for its clients in 2007, both in and outside the United States. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For over 200 years, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patents and registered trademarks, and the U.S. Copyright Office has registered copyrights all to “promote the progress of science and the useful arts.” Although new applications for patents, trademarks, and copyrights are granted every day, sometimes older intellectual property is far more intriguing. Below is a selected list of patents, trademarks and copyrights allowed in the month of March during the span of more than 100 years: March 5 1872 George Westinghouse, Jr. patented the steam air brake March 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the telephone March 13, 1944 Abbot and Costello's "Baseball Routine" was copyrighted March 14, 1794 Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin March 16, 1963 The movie "To Kill A Mockingbird" was copyrighted March 23, 1956 The musical play "West Side Story" by Leonard Bernstein was copyrighted March 30, 1956 Woody Guthrie's song "This Land Is Your Land" was copyrighted ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Stewart J. Bellus and Aimee L. Kaplan both have been appointed to International Trademark Association (INTA) committees for the 2008-2010 term. Stewart will serve on the Editorial Board of the Trademark Reporter, the official scholarly publication of INTA. Aimee will serve on the Membership Services Committee which provides information and guidance to trademark practioners ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Collard & Roe is proud to note some special anniversaries. Mr.Kurt Kelman is commemorating 25 years with the firm and Mrs. Ingrid Mittendorf is celebrating 20 years with Collard & Roe. Everyone at Collard & Roe as well as our clients appreciate their wonderful contribution to our activities. We hope that we can savor their expertise for decades to come. See Photo