Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Managing Intellectual Property will be holding the US Patent Reform Forum 2012 on March 27, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The conference will offer presentations on: • Roundtable: AIA rulemaking overview;• An industry perspective: We lobbied the cause; the act was passed — where did we land?• Key considerations: The joinder provision; ITC proceedings and the…

D Young & Co. will be offering its next European biotech patent law update on April 18, 2012.  The 45-minute webinar will be offered at two times:  7:00 am (EDT) and 12:00 pm (EDT).  Robert Dempster and Simon O'Brien will provide an essential update and live Q&A on European biotechnology case law. While there is…

February 27-29, 2012 – Life Sciences Collaborative Agreements and Acquisitions*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY February 28-29, 2012 – Medical Device Patents*** (American Conference Institute) – Boston, MA March 6, 2012 – Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical (BCP) Customer Partnership Meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm (ET) March 14-15, 2012 –…

The Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Associations will be holding their 28th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar on April 17, 2012 in New York, NY.  The seminar will consist of five panels:  America Invents Act and USPTO Practice, Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences, Licensing/Foreign Practice/ITC, Ethics, and Litigation with each panel addressing a…

February 21, 2012 – The New Inter Partes Proceedings at the USPTO — The Preliminary Phase: Filing a Petition, the Preliminary Response, and Institution of Review (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 – 3:00 pm (ET) February 21-22, 2012 – Biotech & Pharmaceutical Patenting*** (IBC Legal) – Munich, Germany February 21, 2012 – The New…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its next Paragraph IV Disputes conference on April 24-25, 2012 in New York, NY.  The conference will allow attendees to: • Assess how Patent Reform will influence Orange Book Patent challenges and pre-suit considerations;• Refine Markman hearing strategies in view of the Federal Circuit split on claim construction;•…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a two one-hour webinars on "The New Inter Partes Proceedings at the USPTO" on Wednesday, February 21, 2012 and Thursday, February 22, 2012, with each session beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  On February 21, a panel consisting of the Hon. Michael Tierney of the U.S. Patent &…

February 13-14, 2012 – China IP Counsel Forum (C5) – Shanghai, China February 14, 2012 – New Supplemental Examination: USPTO Outlines New Rules (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST) February 15, 2012 – Effects of the AIA on Valuation, Licensing & Acquisitions (American Intellectual Property Law Association) – 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Eastern) February…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced the agenda for the next biotechnology/chemical/ pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting to be held on March 6, 2012.  The proposed agenda is as follows: Morning Session • Meet & Greet and Opening Remarks (9:30 – 10:00 am ET):  George Elliott, Wanda Walker, and Dan Sullivan (Acting), Directors,…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on the "Impact of the America Invents Act on Patent Litigation Strategy" on February 23, 2012 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  Grantland Drutchas and Patrick Gattari will provide an overview of the impact of the new patent law on litigation, and…