Category: Conferences & CLE’s

May 18-19, 2011 – Forum on Freedom to Operate (C5) – Munich, Germany May 23-25, 2011 – 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Brussels, Belgium June 2, 2011 – EPO Opposition & Appeals — The Case Law (Patent Resources Group and Management Forum) – Chicago, IL June 3,…

C5 (UK) will be holding its 10th Annual Forum on Pharma Patent Lifecycles on June 21-22, 2011 in London, England.  The conference will provide practical and strategic guidance on patent lifecycle extensions, including: • The scope of SPCs for combination products and the cases referred to the ECJ;• Recent cases on SPCs in Europe —…

May 3-4, 2011 – Paragraph IV Disputes*** (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY May 18-19, 2011 – Forum on Freedom to Operate (C5) – Munich, Germany May 23-25, 2011 – 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Brussels, Belgium June 2, 2011 – EPO Opposition & Appeals —…

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 June 8, 2011.  The proposed agenda is as follows: Morning Session • Greetings, TC Update, and Overview (10:00 – 10:30 am EDT):  Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center 1600…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Biotech Committee and the John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law will offer a panel discussion entitled:  "Gene Patents . . . Statutory Subject Matter?" on April 28, 2011 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM (CDT) at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL.  The…

April 27, 2011 – 27th Annual Joint Patent Practice Seminar (Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Associations) – New York, NY April 29, 2011 – Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law (John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law) – Chicago, IL April 27-29, 2011 – Patent Strategies…

As Nelson Mandela wisely said: "A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."  IP specialists and creators are among the brightest people in commerce, and we all know innovation is the key to international development.  With this spirit, the South African Department of Science and Technology and its co-sponsors encourage you…

Patent Resources Group (PRG) and Management Forum will be offering two one-day courses on the European Patent system on June 2-3, 2011 at the McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP conference center in Chicago, IL. The June 2 course, entitled "EPO Opposition & Appeals — The Case Law," will cover the following topics: • Introduction…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 6th International Judges Conference on Intellectual Property Law on May 23-25, 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.  The conference will provide discussions on the following topics: • Keynote Address — Hon. Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; •…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Biotech Committee and the John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property Law will offer a panel discussion entitled:  "Gene Patents . . . Statutory Subject Matter?" on April 28, 2011 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM (CDT) at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, IL.  The…