Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding its next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at the USPTO Headquarters (Alexandria, VA).  The agenda for the meeting is as follows: • Welcoming and Opening Remarks (10:00 – 10:10 am EST) — Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner, International Patent Cooperation, USPTO; Jerry…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA), in conjunction with the John Marshall Law School, the Notre Dame Law School, and DePaul University College of Law will be offering a program on "Patent Litigation 2016: The Courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" on April 28, 2016 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm (CT) at…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Prosecution Conflicts of Interest for Clients Having Competing Technologies" on April 27, 2016 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Frederick W. Gibb of Gibb & Riley; ​William R. Griffin, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Deputy Director Office of Enrollment & Discipline;…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a Symposium on Enhanced Patent Quality on April 27, 2016 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET in the Madison Auditorium at the USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA.  The purpose of the Symposium is to provide an update about the USPTO's programs to enhance patent quality. …

D Young & Co will be offering a webinar on April 27, 2016 to provide an update on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and unitary patent (UP) as well as address some common misunderstandings of the UPC and UP.  The webinar will be offered at three times: 9:00 am, noon, and 5:00 pm BST —…

April 20, 2016 – "Patents After the AIA: Evolving Law and Practice – Part 2" (American Intellectual Property Law Association) – 12:30 to 2:00 pm (Eastern) April 21, 2016 – 32nd Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Associations) – New York, NY April 21, 2016 - 26th Annual…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be holding its twenty-six annual Trade Secrets Seminar from 1:00 to 4:00 pm (Central) on April 21, 2016 at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL.  The Seminar will offer a discussion on data privacy and trade secret protection by Jason Logue, Associate General Counsel…

April 12, 2016 – "A Federal Trade Secrets Act? The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CDT) April 13, 2016 – "Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives" (World Intellectual Property Organization, American Intellectual Property Law Association, and U.S. Patent and Trademark…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "The PTAB Front and Center at the Federal Circuit and the Supreme Court: The First Year of Appellate Review" on May 18, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CDT).  In this presentation, Patent Docs author and MBHB attorney Andrew Williams, Ph.D.…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Navigating the New EU Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court — Strategic Considerations for U.S. Applicants and Patentees" on April 21, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Dr. Hazel Ford of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and Leythem A. Wall of Finnegan Europe will provide…