Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 24th Annual Conference on USPTO Law and Practice (PTO Day) on March 25, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The PTO Day program includes patent general sessions on the following topics: • USPTO Year in Review; Glossary Initiative/Electronic Tools; Working Together…

February 6, 2014 – "Appeals from the PTAB: Laying the Groundwork for the Federal Circuit" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) February 13, 2014 – "Proactive Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies: Minimizing the Threat of Post-Grant Challenges — Insulating Your Patent Portfolio From New Threats" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Appeals from the PTAB: Laying the Groundwork for the Federal Circuit" on February 6, 2014 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of Hon. Arthur Gajarsa of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP; Mollybeth Kocialski of the Oracle Corporation, and Scott…

C5 (UK) will be holding its 26th Forum on Biotech Patenting on March 26-27, 2014 in Munich, Germany.  C5 faculty will offer presentations on the following topics: • A View from the Bench: Evaluating the Implications of the New UPC System on Your Biotech Patent Strategies• Industry Roundtable: How to Manage and Exploit Your Patents…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 18th Advanced Forum on Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions from March 31 to April 2, 2014 in New York, NY.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Incorporate the right takeaways from recent deals into optimal business development strategies;• Negotiate agreements that provide entry into key…

January 30, 2014 -"Combating Patent Trolls: Third-Party Solutions and Defense Strategies in Litigation and Post-Grant Proceedings — Leveraging Counterclaim, Summary Judgment and Other Tactics; Utilizing Legislative, Insurance and Third-Party Tools" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) February 13, 2014 – "Proactive Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies: Minimizing the Threat of Post-Grant Challenges — Insulating…

International Intellectual Property Institute and Bloomberg BNA will be holding and AIA Post-Grant Patent Practice Conference on February 19-20, 2014 in Arlington, VA.  The conference will include presentations on the following topics: • The Fundamentals of Post-AIA Post-Grant Patent Procedures• Luncheon Address by the Honorable Pauline Newman, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Inventorship: Best Practices for Determination and Correction — Drawing the Line Between Inventor and Contributor, Leveraging Lessons From Year One of the AIA" on February 27, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Jill K. MacAlpine, Ph.D., of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and Lauren L.…

January 21, 2014 – "Top Patent Law Stories of 2013" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) January 22, 2014 – European biotech patent law update (D Young & Co) – 4:00 am, 7:00 am, and 12:00 pm (EST) January 22-23, 2014 – Patent Reform*** (American Conference Institute) –…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding the next session of its FDA Boot Camp conference on March 12-13, 2014 in New York, NY.  ACI faculty will help attendees: • Master the basics of the application and approval processes for drugs, biologics, and devices;• Comprehend the structure of the FDA and the roles of the…