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Katherine Collingwoo Spelman
also known as Katherine C. Spelman, Kate Spelman
About Katherine
Biography
Kate Spelman has more than 30 years of experience providing strategic advice, design and implementation counsel for large, mid-sized and startup companies on copyright, trademark, trade secret and patent matters, both nationally and internationally, and has a special focus on media, licensing and mass digitization issues. Kate advises and counsels clients on the development, production, sale and defense of work related to emerging content distribution strategies and challenges, special issues in news reporting including repurposing content, and firewall and paywall configuration in light of changes in the fair use defense.
Kate is a frequent speaker on the progress of emerging copyright and digital publishing issues, and has advised authors, nonprofit and for-profit publishers, and internet service providers on the new language and provisions of the changed, global distribution environment. She has represented large digital publishing companies in international distribution agreements as well as represented developers and designers who are building and launching tools for online transmissions, storytelling, expression and art.
Additionally, Kate has experience assisting clients with Open Source licensing issues, including Open Source integrated licenses, audits, mergers and acquisitions due diligence, and compliance negotiations. Kate also helps clients design independent holding companies in the U.S. and in offshore intellectual property asset management. She has experience with intellectual property asset audits, and has assisted companies in proactive and reactive Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reporting requirements.
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Licensed in Washington for 11 years
State: Washington
Acquired: 2014
No misconduct found
Licensed in California for 43 years
State: California
Acquired: 1982
No misconduct found
Licensed in Wisconsin for 44 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1981
No misconduct found
Location
Lane Powell PC
1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4200, P.O. Box 91302, Seattle, WA, 98111-9402
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Experience
Honors
2016
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Top 250 Women in IP, Managing Intellectual Property
2014
IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property
2014
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2009
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2008
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2007
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2004
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2002
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
2001
Information Technology, Copyright and Trademark, Best Lawyers in America
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AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
N/A
Telecommunications Media and Technology, Trademarks, Who's Who Legal
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Shareholder, Lane Powell PC
2013 - 2016
Partner, K&L Gates
2005 - 2013
Founding Partner, Cobalt LLP
1992 - 2005
Partner, Steinhart & Falconer, LLP
1990 - 1992
Partner, Graham & James LLP
1982 - 1990
Partner, Townsend & Townsend & Crew, LLP
1980 - 1982
Associate, Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (Now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman)
1977 - 1979
Intern, Berrien County (Mi) Prosecutor's Office
Associations
2015 - Present
Creative CommonsBoard Member
2013 - Present
Intellectual Property Owners AssociationMember
2010 - Present
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section, Division III CopyrightsChair
2000 - Present
American Intellectual Property Law Education FoundationTrustee
1986 - Present
Copyright Society of the USABoard of Trustees
1981 - Present
Bar Association of San FranciscoMember
1981 - Present
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law SectionMember
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, World Intellectual Property Organization Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights
Delegate
2015 - 2015
Intellectual Property Owners AssociationAnnual Meeting Program Committee
2015 - 2016
Practising Law Institute's Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era SeminarCo-chair
2012 - 2014
Media Law Review Center's Legal Frontiers in Digital Media SeminarPlanning Committee
2010 - 2015
Law Seminars International's Technology Law ConferenceCo-chair
2008 - 2011
International Trademark AssociationTrademark Mediator Panel Member
2006 - 2013
University of Berkeley, School of Law, Copyright Principles ProjectMember
2003 - 2010
American Intellectual Property Law Education FoundationBoard Member
2001 - 2010
American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law SectionCouncil Member
1999 - 2001
American Bar Association, Forum on FranchisingGoverning Committee
1993 - 2005
Women Chefs and RestaurateursBoard Member
1992 - 2000
The Journal of Internet LawEditorial Board Member
1992 - 2000
The Journal of Brand ManagementEditorial Board Member
1992 - 2000
The Cyberspace LawyerEditorial Board Member
1991 - 2001
San Francisco Intellectual Property Law AssociationPresident
Education
1990
Pepperdine University
Certificate in Dispute Resolution
1980
University of Wisconsin Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1976
University of Michigan
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2016
Institute of Continuing Legal Education's Intellectual Property Law Institute
Update on Copyright Law
2016
Institute of Continuing Legal Education's Intellectual Property Law Institute
Open Access and the Changing Ecosystem for Publishing and Research in a Sharing Economy
2015
Practising Law Institute’s Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era Seminar
Copyright and New Channels for Content Distribution
2015
Law Seminars International's Technology Law Conference
Big Data: Basics and Beyond
2015
Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting
Copyright in Flux
2015
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Update on Copyright Law
2015
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Detroit Street Art and Copyright
2015
Copyright Society of the USA’s Annual Meeting
Say What? The Newly Cooperative Online Landscape
2015
American Bar Association’s Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
Copyright Law Developments 2015
2015
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Copyright Law Developments
2014
Practising Law Institute’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Copyright Termination
2014
Practising Law Institute’s Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era Seminar
The Aereo Case and the Supreme Court — Grand Theft or Public Right?
2014
Practising Law Institute’s Advanced Licensing Agreements Seminar
Analysis of a Technology License Agreement
2014
Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting
Recent Trademark/Copyright Case Law Update
2014
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Update on Copyright Law
2014
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Termination Tango
2014
American Bar Association’s Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
Copyright 2013 at a Gallop
2014
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Copyright Law Developments
2013
Practising Law Institute’s Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era Seminar
How is Copyright Law Coping with Disruptive Technologies?
2013
Law Seminars International’s Technology Law Conference
Copyrights: Establishing Ownership and Controlling Access to Content
2013
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Update on Copyright Law
2013
Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Copyright Advanced Session: The Barbarians are at the Gates!
2013
American Bar Association’s Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
China in the 21st Century: New Laws Proposed on Copyright, Patent and Competition
2013
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Copyright Law Developments
2012
Practising Law Institute’s Understanding Copyright Law in the Data Era Seminar
Everything You Know is Wrong: Formerly Settled Copyright Issues
2012
Practising Law Institute’s IP Enforcement and Litigation: Civil and Criminal Update
Copyright Enforcement Update
2012
Practising Law Institute’s Intellectual Property Law Institute
Golan: Constitutional Challenges and is the Public Domain Static?
2012
Practising Law Institute’s Information Technology Law Institute
Cutting Edge Developments in Litigation
2012
Practising Law Institute Seminar
Analysis of a Technical License Agreement
2012
Law Seminars International’s Technology Law Conference
Copyrights: New Developments of Particular Importance to the Technology Industry
2012
Annual Media and the Law Seminar
Whose Book is This? Digital Publishing, Copyright and the Future of ‘Orphaned’ Literary Works
2012
American Law Institute’s Legal Issues in Museum Administration Seminar
Introduction to Museum Intellectual Property: Copyright and Trademark
2012
American Bar Association’s Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference
Trollings, Take Downs and Transfers: An Audiovisual Odyssey Through the World of Copyright, 2011-2012
2012
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Copyright Law Developments
2011
Media Law Review Center’s Legal Frontiers in Digital Media Seminar
In the Light and in the Dark: The Good and Bad Side of Content Regulation
2011
Law Seminars International’s Licensing Transactions Seminar
Issue Spotting on Negotiating Strategies in a Complex License
2011
Law Seminars International’s Licensing Transactions Seminar
Developments in Copyright and Trademark Enforcement
2011
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Copyright Law Developments
2010
Media Law Review Center’s Legal Frontiers in Digital Media Seminar
Do I Need Permission for That? Copyright, Fair Use, the DMCA and New Open Licensing Models
2010
Law Seminars International’s Technology Law Conference
What a Wild Year It’s Been for Technology Companies: Bilski and Other Key Law Developments
2010
Law Seminars International’s Licensing Transactions Seminar
Issue Spotting and Negotiating Strategies in a Complex License
2010
Law Seminars International’s Licensing Transactions Seminar
Enforcement: What the Evolving First Sale Cases Have to Tell Us About Licensing Copyrights and Maintaining Copyright Protection
2010
Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting
Recent Updates in Trademark and Copyright Law
2010
All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Owners Association Annual Meeting
2000
American Law Institute
The Lawyer’s Guide to Using the Internet
Publications
2015
Practising Law Institute Course Handbook
Fundamentals of Copyright Law in the Data Era 2015
2013
Landslide, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section
Estate Planning and Copyright
2012
Practising Law Institute Course Handbook
Copyright Current Developments — June 2012
2012
Practising Law Institute Course Handbook
Copyright Current Developments
2012
Landslide, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section
How to Avoid the New Post-Acquisition Hobby of an IP Ownership Hairball
2010
Practising Law Institute Course Handbook
What’s New in Anti-Counterfeiting
2010
Landslide, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section
Third Party Code: Beware the Trojan Source!
2004
Practising Law Institute Course Handbook
Copyright Current Developments
2002
San Francisco Daily Journal
Creators Must Publish Older Works or Lose 45 Years of Copyright Protection
Languages
English