Category: Conferences & CLE’s

May 15, 2018 – "USPTO Post-Grant Patent Trials 2018: Change & Recalibration" (Practising Law Institute) – San Francisco May 17, 2018 – "Patenting Antibodies at the EPO" (J A Kemp) – 15:30 (Greenwich Mean Time) May 17, 2018 – "Patent Exclusivity Health Checks for Biologics: Are Your U.S. Patents Ready to Maximize ROI?" (Strafford) –…

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) will be holding its annual BIO International Convention June 4-7, 2018 in Boston, MA.  Founded in 1993, BIO is a nonprofit association seeking supportive biotechnology policies on behalf of biotechnology companies, academic institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the United States and in more than 30 other nations. …

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be offering a webcast entitled "Last Party Standing: Who Has Standing to Appeal Administrative Decisions to the Federal Circuit?" on May 22, 2018 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (EST).  Russell E. Cass of Clark Hill PLC will moderate a panel consisting of Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Associate Professor of…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Oil States and SAS: Implications of the Supreme Court's Decisions for Patent Practice" on May 31, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas L. Irving, Amanda K. Murphy, and Barbara R. Rudolph of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to patent counsel on two…

The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Litigation Committee will be presenting a panel discussion entitled "Nuances in Amending Patent Claims before the PTAB and Avoiding Tribal Immunity at the PTAB" on May 22, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm (CT) at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, IL. There is…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Divided Infringement after Travel Sentry v. Tropp: Direct Infringement Liability for Third-Party Conduct" on May 24, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas L. Irving, Paul W. Browning, and Barbara R. Rudolph of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to counsel on the impact…

May 8, 2018 – Symposium on Intellectual Property (George Washington University Law School, Pillsbury, NERA Economic Consulting, and Mayer Brown) – Washington, DC May 8, 2018 – "Intellectual Property Valuation and Damages: Nuts and Bolts in 2018" (The Knowledge Group) – 12:00 to 1:30 pm (ET) May 8, 2018 – Patent Quality Chat webinar –…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Sovereign Immunity and Patents at the PTAB and District Courts" on May 22, 2018 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  In this presentation, Patent Docs author and MBHB attorney Kevin Noonan and MBHB attorneys James Lovsin and George "Trey" Lyons, III…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) on May 8, 2018.  The latest webinar, entitled "Subject Matter Eligibility: Revised Guidance in view of Berkheimer v. HP, Inc." will be hosted by USPTO Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy…

J A Kemp will be offering a webinar entitled "Patenting Antibodies at the EPO" on May 17, 2018 starting at 15:30 (Greenwich Mean Time).  Sarah Roques and Pamela Tuxwirth of J A Kemp will address the following topics: • When broad antibody claims can be obtained • How to approach inventive step when the target…