Technology
Transfer Tactics will be offering an audioconference entitled "Protect
Your Patents from Inequitable Conduct Charges" on July 22, 2010
from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EDT).  Jack
Cook of Quarles & Brady and Stephanie Whitehorse of the Wisconsin Alumni
Research Foundation (WARF) will examine both pre-filing issues and post-filing
procedures, and provide a detailed blueprint for adhering to ethical and
equitable conduct rules.  The
speakers will cover the following topics:

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Inventorship disputes (intra-institutional, inter-institutional, and corporate
collaboration);
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Tension between publication and patenting;
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Potential public disclosures/consulting arrangements/potential offers for sale
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Maintaining lab notebooks;
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Identifying all funding sources;
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Inventor declarations;
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IDS issues (known publications, foreign actions, U.S. actions, and
"related" cases);
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Antedating declarations (diligence and evidence thereof);
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Priority claim baggage; and
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Meeting the enablement and written description requirements.

The
registration fee for the audioconference is $197 ($247 for registration and CLE
processing).  Those interested in
registering for the audioconference, can do so here or by calling 239-263-0605.