Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law will be holding its 56th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on February 24, 2012 in Chicago, IL.  The conference will consist of the following sessions: • Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law;• Bernard Knight, General Counsel, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office will present a luncheon…

February 8, 2012 – Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference (Law Bulletin Publishing Co.) – Chicago, IL February 14, 2012 – New Supplemental Examination: USPTO Outlines New Rules (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST) February 13-14, 2012 – China IP Counsel Forum (C5) – Shanghai, China February 15, 2012 – Effects of the AIA on…

Navigant will be hosting a IP roundtable on the "Gene Patenting in the U.S. after Myriad" on February 23, 2012 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm at Navigant's offices in Chicago, IL.  The roundtable will be moderated by Thomas J. Filarski of Steptoe & Johnson LLP.  There is no registration fee for the roundtable, but those…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "New Supplemental Examination: USPTO Outlines New Rules" on February 14, 2012 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST).  Scott A. McKeown of Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt and Professor Lisa A. Dolak of Syracuse University College of Law will discuss the new supplemental examination proceeding, the mechanics of…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Patent Agents Committee will be offering a lunch and learn event on "Invention Disclosures and the America Invents Act" on February 17, 2012 from 12:00 to 3:00 pm (Central) in Room 1200A at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL.  Timothy J. Engling of Miller Canfield…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a web-based program on the "Effects of the AIA on Valuation, Licensing & Acquisitions" on February 15, 2012 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Eastern).  Jeffrey Whittle and Michael Samardzija of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP will explore how the numerous changes to the patent system might…

January 31, 2012 – Obviousness Standard for Patents: Approaches to Withstand USPTO Obviousness Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity (Strafford) – 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EST) January 31 – February 1, 2012 – Patent Reform for Life Sciences Companies*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY January 31 – February 1, 2012 – Pharma &…

January 25-26, 2012 – Biosimilars Forum 2012 (C5) – London, UK January 26, 2012 – Life Under AIA: Anticipating and Surviving Post Grant Challenges (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 – 2:00 pm (Eastern) January 31, 2012 – Obviousness Standard for Patents: Approaches to Withstand USPTO Obviousness Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity (Strafford) – 1:00…

The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law will be holding the 27th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on March 28-30, 2012 in Arlington, VA.  Among the topics that will be covered at the conference are: • Recent developments in patent term adjustments and extensions;• Abstract reasoning — Recent developments in the law…

The Law Bulletin Publishing Company will be holding its 7th annual Corporate Intellectual Property Law Conference on February 8, 2012 in Chicago, IL.  Among the topics to be addressed at the conference will be: • Views from the USPTO• Venue issues under AIA• Update from the federal courts• Revised MPEP's effect on budget and employees•…