July 19, 2016 – "Willful Patent Infringement and Enhanced Damages After Halo — Navigating the New Standard Under 35 U.S.C. 284 Following Supreme Court Ruling" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

July 21, 2016 – "Structuring Freedom-to-Operate Opinions: Reducing Risk of Patent Infringement — Combating Troubling FTO Results, Overcoming Potential Roadblocks, Addressing Impact of Post-Grant Process on FTO Opinions" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

July 26, 2016 – "The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Leveraging the New Federal Framework to Protect IP — Navigating the New IP Landscape, Evaluating Federal and State Causes of Action, Weighing Trade Secret vs. Patent Protection" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

July 26, 2016 – "Pharma and Chemical Patent Applications: Meeting Written Description Requirement — Demonstrating Evidence of Possession of the Invention, Navigating the Guidelines, Maintaining Chain of Priority" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

July 28-30, 2016 - Annual Meeting & Conference (National Association of Patent Practitioners) – Alexandria, Virginia

August 4, 2016 – "Challenging Patents in IPR: Strategies for Filing Petitions — Determining Whether and When to File, Filing Multiple Petitions on the Same Patent, Constructing Claims" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

August 4-5, 2016 - Advanced Patent Law Seminar (Chisum Patent Academy) – Seattle, WA

August 8-9, 2016 - Advanced Patent Law Seminar (Chisum Patent Academy) – Seattle, WA

August 18-19, 2016 - Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop 2016: Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco, CA

August 25, 2016 – "The Next Wave of Data Privacy: What the GDPR, Privacy Shield and Brexit Mean for U.S. Intellectual Property Litigation" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT)

September 14-15, 2016 - Advanced Patent Prosecution Workshop 2016: Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing (Practising Law Institute) – Chicago, IL

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