Category: Conferences & CLE’s

  • Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a conference entitled "Buying, Selling and Licensing Patents: New Case Law, Rules, Legislation and Markets" on January 25-25, 2008 in San Francisco, CA.  The conference will provide tips and strategies for managing the patent transaction process and conducting due diligence.  In particular, the conference's speakers will offer presentations…

  • The biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceutical technology groups at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office are scheduled to hold the next quarterly meeting on December 4, 2007.  The proposed topics for discussion include: Morning Session (9:00-noon EST) Patent Corp Security Program — (presenter: Don Hajec, Director, TC3600) KSR Overview, Court Opinion and PTO Guidelines, and Technology…

  • November 13-15, 2007 – Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY*** December 3, 2007 – 18th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice – PTO Day (Intellectual Property Owners Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Washington, D.C. January 9, 2008 – Patent Claim Construction…

  • November 8, 2007 – Trilateral Cooperation: Successes, Opportunities, and Challenges (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Washington, D.C. November 13-15, 2007 – Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY*** December 3, 2007 – 18th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice – PTO Day (Intellectual Property Owners…

  • Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding two one-day workshops on Patent Claim Construction on January 9, 2008 in San Francisco, CA and on February 15, 2008 in Chicago, IL.  The workshops will cover key issues in claim construction, including a case law overview and update, recent developments from the Federal Circuit, litigation strategies, and…

  • Last week, we reported that the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 18th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice (PTO Day) on December 3, 2007 in Washington, D.C.  At the time, a program for the conference was not yet available. …

  • Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering an audio-only webcast entitled "New USPTO Claims and Continuation Rules Enjoined: What Is the Fall-Out?" on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 1:00-2:00 PM (EST).  Speakers Robert J. Spar, former Director of the Office of Patent Legal Administration of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and John M. White,…

  • November 8, 2007 – Trilateral Cooperation: Successes, Opportunities, and Challenges (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – Washington, D.C. November 13-15, 2007 – Pharma and Biotech Collaborative Agreements (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY*** December 3, 2007 – 18th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice – PTO Day (Intellectual Property Owners…

  • The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be co-sponsoring a conference entitled: "Trilateral Cooperation: Successes, Opportunities, and Challenges" on November 8, 2007 in Washington, D.C.  The conference, which is being held in conjunction with the 25th Annual Meeting of the Trilateral Patent Offices (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Japan Patent Office, and European Patent Office),…

  • The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be co-sponsoring the 18th Annual Conference on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice (PTO Day) on December 3, 2007 in  Washington, D.C.  While a program for the conference is not yet available, the IPO has announced that the conference will…