Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer two one-hour webinars on February 20 and 26, 2020.  In the first webinar, entitled "Blocking Patents in Litigation after Acorda: What's Acorda's Impact Inside and Outside of Pharma?" which will be held on February 20, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET), Elaine Blais of Goodwin Procter,…

February 12, 2020 – "Global Patent Trends in Biologics Innovation" (Derwent) – 11:00 am (EST) February 13, 2020 – "Litigating Civil and Criminal Trade Secret Cases: Trends, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned" (Practising Law Institute) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (EST) February 18, 2020 – "Patent Eligibility and Section 101 Update" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert &…

Derwent will be offering a webinar on "Global Patent Trends in Biologics Innovation" on February 12, 2020 starting at 11:00 am (EST).  Rose Hughes of AstraZeneca and Caroline Peel of Clarivate Analytics will discuss the trends shaping the biosequence technology landscape and also give attendees a preview into what these trends mean for the industry at large. …

January 28, 2020 – Biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – Alexandria, VA January 28, 2020 – "Obtaining Patent Protection for Polymorphs of Drug Compounds" (J A Kemp) – 3:30 to 4:30 pm (GMT) January 30, 2020 – "American Axle: Does Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Depend on Enablement?" (Fitch Even) –…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Patent Eligibility and Section 101 Update" on February 18, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  In this presentation, MBHB attorney and Patent Docs author Michael Borella will provide an update on all fronts, and synthesize disparate threads into a cohesive…

Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a one-hour webcast on "Leveraging Active Voice in Patent Claims" on February 4, 2020 beginning at 1:00 pm (EST).  Jason M. Perilla of Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP will introduce and explore the use of active voice in drafting patent claims and discuss: • How to organize and prioritize…

Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a one-hour webcast on "Litigating Civil and Criminal Trade Secret Cases: Trends, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned" on February 13, 2020 beginning at 1:00 pm (EST).  Jeffrey M. Fisher and Janice W. Reicher of Farella Braun + Martel LLP will provide an overview of: • Trends in trade…

January 22, 2020 – "Top Patent Law Stories of 2019" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) January 22, 2020 – "Pot Topic: IP Issues for the New Recreational Weed Industry in Illinois" (The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Young Members' Committee) – 5:30 to 9:00 pm (CT),…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding its next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting on January 28, 2020 at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA.  The agenda for the meeting is as follows: • Welcoming and Opening Remarks (10:30 – 10:40 am ET) — Gary Jones and Andrew Wang, Directors, and Karl Skowronek,…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Text and Data Mining Laws: International Developments" on January 23, 2020, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Aaron Chalfoos of Jones Day, Professor Bernt Hugenholtz of the University of Amsterdam, and Gail Zarick of IBM will discuss: • The many aspects of law…