November 14, 2011 – Global Perspectives on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation and Development (The World Bank) – Washington, DC

November 15, 2011 – Patent Reform: First to File Provisions (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST)

November 16, 2011 – The Leahy Smith America Invents Act: Implementation and Implications (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago and Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology at DePaul College of Law) – Chicago, IL

November 17, 2011 – The America Invents Act: Key Facts You Need To Know Now About Provisions that Are Already Law (American Bar Association) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (Eastern)

November 18, 2011 – Recent Developments in Biotech Patent Law Practice (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago) – Chicago, IL

November 18, 2011 – The US Patent Reform Congress (IBC Legal Conferences) – London, UK

November 30 to December 1, 2011 – Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents*** (American Conference Institute) – Boston, MA

December 1, 2011 – Biotechnology/Chemical/ Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 9:00 am – 5:15 pm (ET)

December 5, 2011 – 22nd Annual Conference on USPTO Law and Practice — PTO Day (Intellectual Property Owners Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Washington, D.C

December 5-7, 2011 – Drug and Medical Device Litigation*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY

December 6, 2011 – Biosimilars: Emerging Legal Challenges (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST)

December 6-7, 2011 – Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) – San Francisco, CA

January 4-8, 2012 – 29th Annual National CLE Conference (Law Education Institute) – Snowmass, CO

***Patent Docs is a media partner of this conference or CLE