Background
Supnik, Paul D. was born on September 9, 1947 in San Diego, California, United States.
Supnik, Paul D. was born on September 9, 1947 in San Diego, California, United States.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Science, 1968). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Brewer v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 749 F.2d 527 (9th Cir. 1984); Poe v. Missing Persons, 745 F. 2d 1238 (9th Cir. 1984).Admitted to the bar, 1972, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1980, United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of California.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Member: Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer, 1988.
Co-Editor: "Idea Submissions," Seminar Syllabus, 1979. "TrademarksExpanding Areas for the 80's," Seminar Syllabus, 1980. "Copyright: Selected Practical Approaches to Protection and Enforcement," Seminar Syllabus, 1984.
Author: "The Bell and Howell: Mamiya CaseWhere Now Parallel Imports," 74 The Trademark Reporter 1, January-February, 1984. "Diluting the Counterfeiters: New Trademark Rights and Remedies in Dealing with Entertainment and Merchandising Properties," The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Fall, 1985. "Designations of Source-Are They Necessary to Support Entertainment Industry Merchandising Rights?," Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, 1986.
"Lawyers Using Computers/Making the Most of the New Technology," Los Angeles Lawyer, June, 1987. Editor, "Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights Affecting the Music Industry", International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, MIDEM, Cannes, 1993. Author, "Copyright" in Proof in Competitive Business Litigation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993.
Arbitrator, American Film Marketing Association International Arbitration Tribunal, 1984. President, Hastings Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter, 1984-1985. Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Barristers Committee for the Arts, 1978-1982, Co-Editor, "The Actors Manual," 1978), Los Angeles County (Chairperson: Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section, 1979-1980.
Seminar, "Merchandising: Legal and Business Aspects," 1978. Chair, Lawyers Using Computers Committee, 1986-1988. Member, Barrister Executive Committee, 1977-1978 and Member, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, State Bar Conference Delegation), American (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Litigation; International Law. Member: Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1979) and International Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, Section of Intellectual Property Law).
International Trademark Association. Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (Honorary Vice-President, 1993. National Vice President for United States, 1990-1992.
Seminar: Motion Picture Production and Distribution, London, 1991). Union Internationale des Avocats (Seminar: "Multimedia Production Agreements and Rights Clearances," Marrakech, Morocco 1994). Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Los Angeles Copyright Society.
Author: "The Bell and Howell: Mamiya CaseWhere Now Parallel Imports," 74 The Trademark Reporter 1, January-February, 1984. "Diluting the Counterfeiters: New Trademark Rights and Remedies in Dealing with Entertainment and Merchandising Properties," The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Fall, 1985. "Designations of Source-Are They Necessary to Support Entertainment Industry Merchandising Rights?," Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal, 1986.
"Lawyers Using Computers/Making the Most of the New Technology," Los Angeles Lawyer, June, 1987. Editor, "Enforcement of Copyright and Related Rights Affecting the Music Industry", International Association of Entertainment Lawyers, MIDEM, Cannes, 1993. Author, "Copyright" in Proof in Competitive Business Litigation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1993.
Arbitrator, American Film Marketing Association International Arbitration Tribunal, 1984. President, Hastings Alumni Association, Los Angeles Chapter, 1984-1985.
Member: Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer, 1988.