Category: Conferences & CLE’s

November 20, 2015 - 2015 Friedman Memorial Lecture on Excellence in Appellate Advocacy (Federal Circuit Bar Association) – Washington, DC November 23, 2015 – "Double Patenting: Defeating Double Patenting Rejections and Avoiding Terminal Disclaimers" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). December 1, 2015 - Efficient patent prosecution (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Dallas Office) – 2:30…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Duty of Candor, Fixing Mistakes, Ex Parte Communications, Sanctions & Professionalism Before the PTAB in Contested Proceedings" on December 3, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Giannetti, Lead Judge, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Mercedes K. Meyer of Drinker Biddle & Reath will provide…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Searching, Inventorship, & the Inventor Interview: Practical Legal & Business Considerations" on December 2, 2015 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Kimberly Prior of Johnson & Johnson and H. Sanders Gwin of Shumaker & Sieffert will cover practical legal and business considerations…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Dallas Office will be hosting a program on efficient patent prosecution on December 1, 2015 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm (CT) at the Dallas USPTO, Terminal Federal Building Annex, 207 South Houston Street, Dallas, TX.  The program will will showcase: (1) virtual interviewing capabilities and tips for conducting a…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Double Patenting: Defeating Double Patenting Rejections and Avoiding Terminal Disclaimers" on November 23, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner; Donna M. Meuth, Associate General Counsel, Eisai; and Margaret J. Sampson of Baker Botts will provide guidance to…

November 16-17, 2015 – Patent Litigation 2015 (Practising Law Institute) – New York, NY November 17, 2015 - Efficient patent prosecution (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Silicon Valley Office) – San Jose, CA November 19, 2015 – "Demonstrating Jurisdiction in Hatch-Waxman Litigation After Daimler — Navigating the New Standard and Leveraging Lessons From Recent Court Treatment"…

The Knowledge Group will offer a live webcast entitled "USPTO's Subject Matter Eligibility: An Update" on December 2, 2015 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm (ET).  Michael D. Van Loy, PhD of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., and Robert R. Sachs of Fenwick & West LLP will examine the USPTO's July 2015 Interim…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Silicon Valley Office will be hosting a program on efficient patent prosecution on November 17, 2015 from 3:30 to 4:45 pm (PT) at the Silicon Valley USPTO, 26 S. Fourth Street, San Jose, CA.  The program will will showcase: (1) virtual interviewing capabilities and tips for conducting a successful…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "USPTO's After Final Consideration Pilot: Tips to Reach Allowance" on November 19, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Tariq Hafiz of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; David Longo of Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.; and Eli Loots of Knobbe, Martens,…

November 10, 2015 - Patent Quality Chat webinar series (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) November 12, 2015 - Patent Quality Roadshow (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – North Carolina Central University School of Law, Durham, NC November 12, 2015 – "Leveraging Experts for USPTO Prosecution and PTAB — Developing Strong Patentability…