Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding its 7th Annual Patent Law Institute on March 18-19, 2013 in San Francisco, CA.  A live webcast of the San Francisco session will also be available.  The two-day conference consists of seven one-hour plenary sessions of interest to all patent lawyers and a separate breakout track consisting of…

February 20, 2013 – AIA Strategy Considerations for Patent Filings in 2013: Should You File on March 15 or March 16 (or Both)? (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Washington, DC February 20, 2013 – First to File: Final Rules and Guidance — Navigating Significant Changes to Derivation Practice, What Constitutes Prior Art and More (Strafford)…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Bowman v. Monsanto: The U.S. Supreme Court Hearing" on February 22, 2013 beginning at 1:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of Prof. Shubha Ghosh of the University of Wisconsin Law School, Patent Docs author Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP,…

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will be holding its 2013 Spring Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Conference on March 25-27, 2013 in San Diego, CA.  The semi-annual IPCC conference will once again be open to the public. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics: Monday, March 25: • Effecting and Managing Change (Pre-Conference…

February 13, 2013 – Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference (Law Bulletin Publishing Company) – Chicago, IL February 14, 2013 – Last Chance! The Top Ten Things In-House Counsel Need to Do to Prepare for The AIA’s March 2013 Deadline (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CST) February 20, 2013…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on "Improving the Success of Appeals to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board" on March 20, 2013 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  MBHB attorney Blair Hughes will provide tools that will help attendees improve their appeal success by: (1) better evaluating…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Inventorship: Best Practices for Determination and Correction" on March 7, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and Lauren L. Stevens of Foley & Lardner will provide guidance for patent counsel on identifying and determining inventorship and…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Claim Drafting and Construction in 2013: Crafting Claims to Withstand Scrutiny and Avoiding Claim Limitation Attack" on March 20, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST).  Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Lauren L. Stevens of Foley & Lardner, and Colin G. Sandercock…

The George Washington University Law School will be holding a Intellectual Property Panel Symposium on March 1, 2013 at The Fairmont San Francisco.  The Symposium will offer presentations on the following topics: • Keynote Address — Michelle Lee, Director, USPTO Silicon Valley • Intersection of Intellectual Property and Competition Law • Cutting Edge Issues in…

February 4-5, 2013 – Naples Midwinter Patent Law Experts Conference (Akron University Law School) – Naples, FL February 5, 2013 – Single Claim Restriction Requirements: 
The Interplay Between 35 USC Section 112 and 35 USC Section 121 (American Bar Association) – 12:00 – 1:30 pm (Eastern) February 13, 2013 – Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference…