Category: Conferences & CLE’s

CPA Global will hosting a webinar entitled "Who Owns the World's Patents?" on June 22, 2017 beginning at 11:00 am (EST).  The webinar will offer a debate from Microsoft, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, and board members from ORoPO™ (Open Register of Patent Ownership) regarding patent ownership.  ORoPO was launched in June 2015 by organizations…

June 12-14, 2017 – Summit on Biosimilars*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY June 13, 2017 – European biotech patent law update (D Young & Co) – 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (ET) June 13, 2017 – Patent Quality Chat webinar series (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET)…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Venue Transfers and Section 1400(b) — After Heartland" on June 13, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Kenneth Adamo of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Brett Johnson of Winston & Strawn LLP, and Bill Sigler of Fisch Sigler LLP will consider the implications…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Conflicts in Patent Prosecution: Avoiding the Ethical Pitfalls — Minimizing Risks of Malpractice Liability and Ethics Sanctions" on June 22, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Philip Furgang of Furgang & Adwar and Dr. Sandra P. Thompson of Slater Hersey & Lieberman will provide guidance to IP…

In less than two weeks, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will be kicking off its annual BIO International Convention in San Diego, CA — the Convention takes place on June 19-22, 2017.  Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and…

June 6, 2017 – "Patent Prosecution: FTO Opinions, Examiner Interactions, Patent Drafting and More" (Strafford) – 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (EDT) June 6, 2017 – "The Decline in Research: Should We Worry?" (The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law) – 11:15 am to 1:00 pm (ET), Capitol Visitor Center, Washington, DC June 8,…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Pharma Lessons from the PTAB: Litigation and Prosecution" on June 8, 2017 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Eldora Ellison of Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC; Cynthia Lambert Hardman of Goodwin Procter LLP; and Kerry Taylor of Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) on June 13, 2017.  Greg Vidovich, Associate Commissioner for Patent Quality, and Jim Dwyer, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance will be discussing the latest evolution of the Office's patent…

The Chisum Patent Academy will be offering the next session of its Advanced Patent Law Seminar on August 10-11 and August 14-15, 2017 in Seattle, WA.  The seminar is co-taught by Donald Chisum, author of the treatise Chisum on Patents (LexisNexis), and Janice Mueller, who was a tenured full Professor at the University of Pittsburgh…

Foley & Lardner will be offering a web conference entitled "TC Heartland: A Deep-Dive into Next-Level Issues for Companies in an Integrated Economy" on June 15, 2017 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm (CDT).  Pavan K. Agarwal, Kevin J. Malaney, and Liane M. Peterson of Foley & Lardner LLP will address such next-level issues as: •…