THE
FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR JOURNAL
VOLUME 23
2013–2014
STUDENT EDITORIAL BOARD
| Editor-in-Chief Travis J. Shafer |
| Executive Editor Ilana D. Cohen |
| Senior Articles Editor Sarah Block |
Senior Notes Editor Andrew Woodbury |
| Managing Editor Maryam Belly |
Submissions Editor Josh Adams |
Projects Editor Kristen Zearfoss |
| Articles Editors Kathryn Bartz Tristan Dunford Margaret Matavich Denisse Velarde-Cubek |
Notes Editors Margaret Barone Alexander Kommatas Charles Pollack Laura Semple |
| Senior Staff Members |
| Jennifer Babaie Rohan Beesla Blake Boghossian Daniel Carr Ondrej Chvosta Morgan Curry Brandon Custard Sonia Desai William Fox Anna-Claire Friedlander Patrick Galasso |
Jacob Herz Aaron Keith Brent Keller Rachel Kleinpeter Elise Ko Alana Kuhn Averie Maldonado Abigail Marciniak John McAdams Eliezer Mishory Joseph Myers |
Katherine Noethe Brian Palmer Eric Perelman Andrew Piñon Anthony Raglani Erin Rogers Benjamin Rose Coty Sibbach James Tonthat James Waller Desiree Woods |
| Junior Staff Members |
| Sara Allawi Ajshay Barber Lauren Beebe Johanathan Brooks Laura BurtonPerry Alexander Cane Christopher Carlson Simon (Joon) Chun Geoffrey Cooper Brian Dittmeier Joshua Duvall Courtney Francik Amanda Galbo Michael Giaquinto Ryan Graham Jennifer Green |
Landon Greene Christopher Hartnett Aaron Herreras Phylicia Hill Stephanie Hines Andrew Holt Brian Kaviar Taylor Kopelan Jodi LeBolt William Liapis Jeffery Lin Josh Loigman Henry Loyer Anna Margolis Michael Margolis Megan Martino |
Mike Michel Benjamin Miller Madalyn Murtha Halimah Najieb-Locke Janice Nsor Lauren Pyle Rachel Rambo Evelina Rene Michelle Riestra Elizabeth Rivera Kerry Ryden Stephanie Samayoa Dao Sun Alice Walker |
ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
| FACULTY EDITORIAL COMMITTEE |
| Steven L. Schooner Professor The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
Joshua I. Schwartz Professor The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
John M. Whealan Associate Dean, Intellectual Property The George Washington University Law School Washington, DC |
| ASSOCIATION JOURNAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
| Sharon Israel Chair, Law Journal Committee Mayer Brown, LLP Houston, TX |
James F. McKewown Crowell & Moring LLP Washington, DC |
Edward R. Reines Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP Redwood Shores, CA |
| Patrick J. Coyne Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Charles F. Schill Steptoe & Johnson LLP Washington DC |
James E. Brookshire Executive Director Federal Circuit Bar Association Washington, DC |
| FOUNDER Gerald H. Bjorge Novak Druce Washington, DC |
| OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION |
| Patrick J. Coyne, Esquire President Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Washington, DC |
Jeanne Davidson, Esquire President Elect United States Department of Justice Washington, DC |
| Edgar Haug, Esquire Treasurer Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP Washington, DC |
Nicholas Groombridge, Esquire Secretary Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York, NY |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | EX OFFICIO |
|---|---|
| James E. Brookshire, Esquire The Federal Circuit Bar Association Washington, DC |
Daniel E. O’Toole Circuit Executive of the United States The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Washington, DC |
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| Meredith (Mimi) Addy, Esquire Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP |
Kevin Goldstein, Esquire Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP |
Carter Phillips, Esquire Sidley Austin LLP |
| Jeffrey B. Bove, Esquire Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP |
Daniel Graham, Esquire Wiley Rein, LLP |
David Ralston, Esquire Foley & Lardner LLP |
| William Colwell, Esquire Northrop Grumman Corporation |
Martin Hockey, Esquire United States Department of Justice |
Neal Reynolds, Esquire United States International Trade Commission |
| Chris Cotropia, Esquire Richmond Law School |
Robert Huffman, Esquire Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP |
Terrence P. Stewart, Esquire Law Offices of Stewart and Stewart |
| Andrew Culbert, Esquire Microsoft Corporation |
Michelle Lee, Esquire | Emily Tait, Esquire Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP |
| Michael Esch, Esquire Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP |
Sonal Mehta, Esquire Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
Jamie Underwood, Esquire United States International Trade Commission |
| Deborah Miron, Esquire United States Merit Systems Protection Board |