The goal and purpose of the Management Council is to perform the tactical duties and operational leadership of the Society. According to the Society’s long range strategic plan, members of the Board will begin shifting their focus from the tactical operations of the Society to strategic initiatives and long-range planning. The duties associated with the tactical operation of the Society are now the responsibility of the Management Council. The Management Council volunteer leaders will assume the duties formerly assigned to Board members. The following roles have been filled as Senior Vice Presidents of the Management Council. Additional positions will be filled at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Kevin Tamm is an Intellectual Property Associate at Bracewell LLP.
Raymond Van Dyke is an Intellectual Property Practitioner at his firm, Van Dyke Intellectual Property Law, in Washington, DC. He is also an Educator on the various aspects of intellectual property, technology law and licensing. He specializes in the drafting, prosecution and leveraging of patent and trademark assets in a variety of sciences, as well as drafting patentability, validity, infringement, and freedom to operate opinions. He is the Chair of the Greater Washington, DC Chapter for LES. He teaches a number of courses on intellectual property, basics and advanced issues, the history and philosophy of intellectual property, and the history of technology, through the University of Maryland, George Mason University, NIH and other institutions. For 20 years he was an Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University, and has taught across the world. Mr. Van Dyke is also active in other legal groups, including being the IP Section Chair for the Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland, a Fellow at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and a member of other Committees, such as the Programs Chair of the IP Section for the Maryland State Bar Association. He is also active in the American Bar Association IP Section, the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) and other groups. A long-time member of LES (USA & Canada), he has been a very active leader in various special events, such as World IP Day, which is an annual celebration of Intellectual Property, as well as creating numerous damages and other symposia in the DC Chapter. Mr. Van Dyke holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics/computer engineering from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, with a Minor in Classical Greek language and poetry, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Juris Doctor also from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is currently writing books on technology and innovation, and the history, philosophy and importance of intellectual property.
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