Category: Conferences & CLE’s

November 10-12, 2014 – 2014 Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry Organization) – Nashville, TN November 13, 2014 – "Leveraging Patent Reissue for Patent Portfolio Management — Strengthening Patent Portfolios, Correcting Patents, and Understanding the Risks and Limitations of Reissue" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) November 14, 2014 – IP…

Managing Intellectual Property will be holding a European Patent Reform Forum on December 10, 2014 in San Jose, CA and on December 12, 2014 in New York, NY.  The conference will offer presentations on: • The Unitary Patent• Understanding the Unified Patent Court in detail• Bifurcation: Why you shouldn't be scared of it• Industry discussion:…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Section 112(a) Enablement and Written Description: Leveraging CCPA and Early Federal Circuit Decisions — Capitalizing on Past Precedent to Withstand 112(a) Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability" on December 4, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Mareesa A. Frederick, Thomas L. Irving, Partner, and Jill…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Navigating the Shoals between the PTAB and District Court" on November 19, 2014 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Scott M. Daniels of Westerman Hattori Daniels & Adrian, LLP, Brent Hawkins of McDermott Will & Emery, and Joseph Re of Martens Olson…

November 5, 2014 – "Computers, Software, Biology: The USPTO and Supreme Court's Slippery Slope Explored" (American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Section of Science & Technology Law) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET) November 10-12, 2014 – 2014 Fall Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference (Biotechnology Industry…

The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Section of Science & Technology Law will be offering a live webinar entitled "Computers, Software, Biology: The USPTO and Supreme Court's Slippery Slope Explored" on November 5, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET).  Joseph R. Carvalko, professor of Law,…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be holding its annual IP Law Symposium on November 14, 2014 at the Standard Club in Chicago, IL.  The Symposium will offer presentations on the following topics: • State of the Court in the N.D. of Illinois — Hon. Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, N.D. of Illinois…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Leveraging Patent Reissue for Patent Portfolio Management — Strengthening Patent Portfolios, Correcting Patents, and Understanding the Risks and Limitations of Reissue" on November 13, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Irving, Deborah M. Herzfeld, and John Mulcahy of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and…

October 23, 2014 – "Making Sense of New Patent Litigation Alternatives" (ShareVault) – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (Pacific Daylight Time) October 29, 2014 – "Demonstrating Patent Eligibility Post-Alice Corp. Decision — Navigating the Nuances and Leveraging Guidance From Federal Circuit and PTAB Opinions" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT) October 29-30, 2014 - Congress…

October 21, 2014 – "Recent Judicial Decisions Impacting Technology Licensing" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 to 11:15 am (CT) October 21, 2014 – "Patent Reissue: Strategic Use for Pre- and Post-AIA — Correcting Errors in Patents, Determining Whether and When to Pursue a Reissue Application, and Mastering the Recapture Rule" (Strafford) –…