Category: Conferences & CLE’s

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on the "Successful Strategies for Overcoming Obviousness Rejections in the Patent Application Process" on November 15, 2012 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  MBHB attorney Blair Hughes will use examples of successful patent prosecution arguments to highlight common 103 rejection shortcomings as…

D Young & Co will be offering its next European biotech patent case law update on October 17, 2012.  The 45-minute webinar will be offered at three times: 4:00 am, 7:00 am, 12:00 pm (EDT).  Robert Dempster and Simon O'Brien will provide an essential update and live Q&A on EPO biotechnology case law. While there…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Choosing a Patent Regime:  Do You File on March 15 or March 16, 2013?" on October 16, 2012 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of Thomas Irving of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Peter Thurlow of Jones Day; and…

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law, ABA-IPL Young Lawyers Action Group, Young Lawyers Division, and Center for Professional Development will be offering a live webinar and teleconference entitled "America Invents Act: Understanding the New Post-Grant and Inter Partes Review Proceedings" on October 19, 2012 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (Eastern).  Jonathan…

October 10-11, 2012 – Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Lifecycles*** (ACI) – New York, NY October 10-11, 2012 – Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patenting*** (C5) – London, UK October 11, 2012 – 2012 Intellectual Property Continuing Legal Education Seminar (DuPont and the Widener University School of Law) – Wilmington, DE October 22-23, 2012 – Tech Transfer Summit North…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will be holding its annual IP Law Symposium from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on November 2, 2012 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. James…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Divided Infringement: A Gordian Knot Still" on October 4, 2012 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of Daryl Joseffer of King & Spalding; the Honorable Paul Michel, former chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and Steve…

October 2, 2012 – Single Claim Restriction Requirements: The Interplay Between 35 USC § 112 and 35 USC § 121 (American Bar Association) – 12:00 – 1:30 pm (Eastern) October 4, 2012 – Myriad: The Gene Patent Fight Continues . . . (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Eastern) October 10-11, 2012 –…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its next Paragraph IV Disputes conference on December 4-5, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Navigate the evolving case law surrounding obvious-type double patenting and formulate litigation strategies based on prior art obviousness analysis;• Examine method of treatment claims in view of…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Divided Patent Infringement: Protecting IP Rights — Strategies for Drafting and Prosecuting Claims and Allocating Liability" on October 30, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT).  Keith Jaasma of Patterson & Sheridan will provide guidance to counsel for businesses enforcing patent rights on handling divided infringement claims and…