Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 22nd Annual Conference on USPTO Law and Practice (PTO Day) on December 5, 2011 in Washington, D.C.  The PTO Day program includes patent general sessions on the following topics: • PTO Year in Review and in depth look at…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) and the Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology at DePaul College of Law will be offering a town hall lecture on The Leahy Smith America Invents Act: Implementation and Implications on November 16, 2011 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm (CT) at the DePaul Center in…

Law Education Institute, Inc. (LEI) will be holding the 29th Annual National CLE Conference on January 4-8, 2012 in Snowmass, Colorado.  The Intellectual Property program of the conference will offer presentations on a number of topics, including: • Using Legislation to Protect IP• Joint Infringement: Offensive and Defensive Considerations• Crucial Issues Concerning Induced and Contributory…

November 9, 2011 – Optimizing Relations with the USPTO: All the Questions You Always Wanted to Ask and Could Never Get Answers For (Association of Intellectual Property Firms) – 12:30 – 1:30 pm (EST) November 14, 2011 – Global Perspectives on the Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Innovation and Development (The World Bank) –…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Biotech Committee will be offering a seminar on "Recent Developments in Biotech Patent Law Practice" on November 18, 2011 from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm (Central) at the offices of Quarles & Brady in Chicago, IL.  The seminar will offer presentations on the following topics: • AIA's…

As part of Law, Justice and Development (LJD) Week 2011, which is being co-sponsored by the World Bank's Legal Vice Presidency, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank Group will be hosting a presentation and panel discussion on "Global Perspectives…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Biosimilars: Emerging Legal Challenges" on December 6, 2011 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST).  Anthony Fitzpatrick of Duane Morris and Daniel Kracov of Arnold & Porter will provide a review of the complex standards of the Biosimilar Approval Pathway and address patent and exclusivity concerns around the development…

October 31, 2011 – Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 1:00 pm (EDT) November 1, 2011 – Patent Reform: Advanced Prior Art under the AIA (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) November 2-4, 2011 – Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) Fall Conference & Meeting (Biotechnology Industry Organization)…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a free public webinar on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act on October 31, 2011 at 1:00 pm (EDT).  The panel for the webinar will include David Kappos, USPTO Director; Teresa Stanek Rea, USPTO Deputy Director; Robert L. Stoll, Commissioner for Patents; Bernard Knight, USPTO General Counsel;…

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 December 1, 2011.  The proposed agenda is as follows: Morning Session • Meet & Greet and Opening Remarks (9:00 – 9:45 am EDT):  Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology…