March 20, 2014 – "Parallel Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB and Federal Court Post-AIA — Navigating Litigation Stays, Discovery and Settlements Concurrent with PTAB Review" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

March 20, 2014 – "New USPTO Examination Guidelines for Myriad and Mayo" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET)

March 24-26, 2014 – Medical Device Patents*** (American Conference Institute) – Chicago, IL

March 25, 2014 – 24th Annual Conference on USPTO Law and Practice (PTO Day) (Intellectual Property Owners Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Washington, DC

March 25, 2014 – "Big Data Litigation in an Era of Big Data Privacy Concerns: Recent Developments in International Data Privacy Law and Their Impact on U.S. Litigation" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT)

March 26, 2014 – "Trade Secret vs. Patent Protection After AIA: Making the Choice — Understanding AIA's Impact on Trade Secrets, Evaluating the Protection Options, Weighing the Benefits and Risks" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

March 26-27, 2014 – Biotech Patenting*** (C5) – Munich, Germany

March 31 to April 2, 2014 - Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions*** (American Conference Institute) - New York, NY

April 23, 2014 – European biotech patent law update (D Young & Co) – 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (ET)

April 23-25, 2014 – 2014 Spring Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Palm Springs, CA

April 28-29, 2014 – Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY

August 13-15, 2014 – Advanced Patent Law Seminars (Chisum Patent Academy) - Seattle, WA

August 18-20, 2014 – Advanced Patent Law Seminars (Chisum Patent Academy) - Seattle, WA

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