October 2, 2018 – "Advice of Counsel Defense in Patent Litigation and Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege — Limiting Scope of Discovery, Safeguarding Confidential Communications and Information" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

October 2-3, 2018 – Paragraph IV Disputes master symposium (American Conference Institute) – Chicago, IL

October 3, 2018 – "2018 Bench & Bar® in Dialogue: Federal Circuit Court Visit!" (Federal Circuit Bar Association) – 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm (CT), Chicago, IL

October 4, 2018 – "Patent Litigation in Japan and Germany," German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Munich, Germany

October 4, 2018 – "Biosimilars in the Antitrust Spotlight: Patent Litigation and Settlement" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET)

October 11, 2018 – "Patent Term Adjustments and Extensions: Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Rule Changes" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

October 12, 2018 – "Standard Essential Patents: What Every IP Attorney and In-house Counsel Should Know" (John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law) – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, Chicago, IL

October 16, 2018 – "Negotiating IP Rights in Industry Sponsored Research Agreements — Structuring Ownership, Licensing, Assignment, Confidentiality, Publication and Use Provisions" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

October 16-18, 2018 – PCT Seminar (Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC) – Redwood City, CA

October 23, 2018 – "The State of 'Printed Publication' Prior Art Case Law: Practical Considerations for Patent Holders and Patent Challengers" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT)

October 24, 2018 – Biopharma Patent Law (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP and Patent Docs) – 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, Cambridge, MA

October 24, 2018 – "Preparing 'Diagnose & Treat' Patent Claims to be Valid and Enforceable" (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET)

October 24, 2018 – "Crisis Management for IP Lawyers & Their Clients — Trade Secrets and Reputation Risk Management" (Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Trade Secret and Unfair Competition Committee) – 3:00 to 4:00 pm (CT), Chicago, IL