March 18, 2015 – "Professionalism, Privilege, and Duty of Candor before the USPTO" (American Intellectual Property Law Association) – 12:30 – 2:15 pm (ET)

March 19, 2015 – "Abstract Ideas after Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l: The USPTO Issues Interim Guidance and Examples" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT)

March 19, 2015 – "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 (EDT)

March 24, 2015 – "Leveraging Inter Partes Review Petition Denials — Lessons From PTAB Full or Partial Denials to Avoid Institution of an IPR or Avoid a Denial" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

March 25-26, 2015 – Post-Grant PTO Proceedings*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY

March 30-31, 2015 – Post-Grant Patent Challenges at the PTAB*** (Momentum) – San Jose, CA

March 31, 2015 – "Overcoming Sect. 101 Rejections Post-Alice Corp. — Leveraging USPTO Guidance and Recent Decisions to Meet Sect. 101 Patent Eligibility Requirements" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

March 31, 2015 – "Trade Secret or Patent Protection? Making the Right Choice for Your University’s Innovations" (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern)

April 9, 2015 – "Conducting and Analyzing Patent Searches — Strategies for Validity, Patentability, Infringement, FTO and State-of-the-Art Searches" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

April 15-17, 2015 – 2015 Spring Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – St. Louis, MO

April 16, 2015 – "Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: Navigating the New USPTO Guidance — Analyzing Subject Matter and Avoiding Rejection Under the USPTO's Detailed Framework" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

April 27-29, 2015 – M&A and Strategic Alliances in the Life Sciences Industries*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY

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