Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series on September 8, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EDT).  The latest webinar, which will be hosted by Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Mark Powell and Director of International Programs Maria Holtmann, will address the…

September 1, 2015 – "IP Agreements: Structuring Indemnification and Limitation of Liability Provisions to Allocate Infringement Risk" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) September 2, 2015 – "Amgen v. Sandoz: What Now?" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) September 2, 2015 – "Patent Reform in the US Congress: An Overview…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding its next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting on Monday, September 14, 2015.  The meeting will be simultaneously available at the USPTO Headquarters (Alexandria, VA) and the Midwest Regional Office (Detroit, MI).  During the BCP meeting, participants will be able to interact with Office personnel in person…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Term Adjustments and Extensions: Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Rule Changes" on September 24, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Deborah M. Herzfeld and Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunnerr, Donna M. Meuth of Eisai, and MaCharri R. Vorndran-Jones of Eli Lilly…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Infringement: Structuring Opinions of Counsel — Leveraging Opinion Letters to Reduce the Risks of Liability and Enhanced Damages" on September 10, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas J. Scott, Jr. of Personalized Media Communications and Eleanor M. Yost of Goodwin Procter will provide patent counsel…

J A Kemp will be hosting a "Pharma Leaders IP Conference" on September 23, 2015 in London.  The seminar will offer presentations on the following topics: • Pharma patent applications: where and when to file• Medical use claims in Europe• Personalised medicine and companion diagnostics• Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)• Trade marks and related regulatory matters•…

August 24, 2015 – Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Santa Clara, CA August 26, 2015 – Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Dallas, TX August 27, 2015 –…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its third annual IP & Diagnostics Symposium from 8:15 am to 2:30 pm on September 18, 2015 at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel in Alexandria, VA.  The Symposium will review the current patent law landscape and evaluate the impact on both the genetic diagnostics and biopharmaceutical…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Amgen v. Sandoz: What Now?" on September 2, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Krista Carver of Covington & Burling; Kevin Nelson of Duane Morris; and Elizabeth Weiswasser of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP will discuss: • Branded company strategy now that…

Foley & Lardner will be offering a web conference entitled "PTAB Proposed Rule Changes: What's In and What's Out?" on August 27, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (Eastern).  Stephen Maebius and Paul Hunter of Foley & Lardner LLP will review the changes to post-grant proceedings proposed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on…