January 8, 2015 – "Biosimilars: The Action Finally Starts" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET)

January 8, 2015 – "Proving and Avoiding Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution and Litigation — Leveraging Court Treatment Post-Therasense and the AIA's Answer to Inequitable Conduct Issues" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

January 13-14, 2015 – Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY

January 15, 2015 – "Obviousness Standard After the AIA: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance — Overcoming Challenges of Obviousness and Attacks on Patent Validity" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

January 16, 2015 – 5th Annual Patent Law Conference (University of San Diego School of Law) – University of San Diego

January 20, 2014 – "Top Patent Law Stories of 2014" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT)

January 22, 2015 – "Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit — Conducting PTAB Trials With Eye to Appeal, Determining Errors for Appeal, Understanding PTO Practice and Federal Circuit Law" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

January 29, 2015 – "IPR Defense: An Overview of Strategic Considerations and Potential Pitfalls From the Patent Owner's Perspective" (American Bar Association Center for Professional Development and Section of Intellectual Property Law) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET)

January 29, 2015 – "Combating Patent Trolls: Third-Party Solutions and Defense Strategies in Post-Grant and Litigation — Leveraging Counterclaim, Summary Judgment and Other Tactics; Utilizing Legislative, Insurance and Third-Party Tools" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 5, 2015 – "On Sale and Public Use Bars to Patentability After AIA — Minimizing the Risk of Patent Ineligibility or Invalidation" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 24-25, 2015 – Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics for Life Sciences Attorneys (American Conference Institute) – Philadelphia, PA

March 5-6, 2015 – Advanced Patent Law Seminar (Chisum Patent Academy) – Cincinnati, OH

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