Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The Federal Circuit Bar Association will be hosting a program entitled "Key Issues Shaping the US IP Landscape" from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (EST) on March 21, 2019 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC.  Representatives from the judicial, legislative, and administrative communities will explore challenges confronting the IP profession and more…

The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law will be hosting an IP Executive Seminar on "Federal Circuit Practice & Procedure" from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on March 21-22, 2019 in Chicago, IL.  The program, which will be presented by Donald Dunner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner,…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Biotech Committee will be presenting a panel discussion entitled "IP for Agriculture and Plants" on March 14, 2019 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (CT) at the offices of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Chicago, IL.  The panel includes Audrey Charles, Patent Agent and Trademark Administrator,…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Drafting Software Patents to Survive Section 101 and AIA Challenges — Anticipating and Minimizing the Risk of 101, 103 Rejections, Recent Court Guidance" on March 20, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Michael L. Kiklis of Bass Berry & Sims and Stephen G. Kunin of Maier &…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) International Patent Committee will be presenting a program entitled "Japanese Patent Practice-Specialty Areas" on March 19, 2019 from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm (CT) at DePaul College of Law in Chicago, IL.  Part 1 of the program will address "How to pursue an invention directed to a…

March 5, 2019 – Customer partnership meeting of Technology Center 2600 (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (EST), USPTO's Madison Auditorium, North, Alexandria, VA March 5, 2019 – "The USPTO's Updated Guidance on Section 101: Adjusting Your IP Evaluations for Maximum Protection" (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 pm to 2:00…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting a Women's History Month Event "Celebrating Women in Innovation" on March 5, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm (ET) at the USPTO headquarters, Madison Auditorium, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA.  The event will consist of remarks by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, a panel…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "The Impact of Recent Cases Addressing Patent Term: Insights for Patent Prosecution and Litigation" on March 5, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Jack Brennan of Fish & Richardson, P.C., Jeff Hohenshell of Medtronic, Inc., and Nicholas Mitrokostas of Goodwin Procter, LLP…

J A Kemp will be offering a webinar entitled "Practical Tips on Patent Prosecution in India and China" on March 12, 2019 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).  Amanda Simons, Ravi Srinivasan, and Tom Carver of J A Kemp will provide some practical tips on prosecuting patent applications in two important jurisdictions,…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Obvious-Type Double Patenting and PTEs After Breckenridge Pharmaceutical and Ezra Ventures LLC Decisions" on March 14, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas L. Irving, Adriana L. Burgy, and Jill K. MacAlpine of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will guide IP counsel for understanding double patenting,…