Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer two one-hour webinars entitled "Section 101 – The Way Ahead".  The first webinar, concerning the impact of § 101 on the software industry, is being offered on August 10, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Stephen Durant of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.; Michelle Macartney of…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series on August 9, 2016 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET).  The latest webinar, which will focus on the Office's new Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program, will be hosted by Tariq Hafiz, Director of Technology Center 2600, and Jerry Lorengo,…

Juristat will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Patent Prosecution in the Post-Alice Era" on August 11, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET).  The webinar will guide participants through the new realities of patent prosecution in light of the Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, and review the following subjects: •…

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…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Navigating Patent Eligibility: Leveraging New USPTO Guidance and the Enfish and TLI Communications Decisions" on August 17, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Michael L. Kiklis and Stephen G. Kunin of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent eligibility, discuss guidance…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the 3rd annual Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law on July 28-29, 2016 in Boston, MA.  ACI faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • Becoming Powerful Champions and Supporters of Other Women in the Life Sciences Legal Community• Tales from the Top on Effective Leadership: Concrete…

D Young & Co will be offering its next European biotech patent law update on August 9, 2016.  The webinar will be offered at three times: 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (ET).  D Young & Co European Patent Attorneys Simon O'Brien and Matthew Caines will provide an essential update and live Q&A on…

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…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Challenging Patents in IPR: Strategies for Filing Petitions — Determining Whether and When to File, Filing Multiple Petitions on the Same Patent, Constructing Claims" on August 4, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  John M. Bird Sughrue Mion and Christopher Scharff of McAndrews Held & Malloy will…

The National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) will be holding its 20th Annual Meeting & Conference on July 28-30, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia.  Topics to be discussed during the conference will include: USPTO Day — July 28• The USPTO's Vision for Patent Quality• USPTO Quality Measurement• USPTO Ombudsman's Office• Patent Quality in the Trenches• Design…