Category: Conferences & CLE’s

CPA Global will hosting a webinar entitled "Achieve the 'QUALITY' in Patents and Avoid Common Mistakes" on March 29, 2018 beginning at 11:00 am (CT).  Larry M. Goldstein will discuss: • The patent value hierarchy• Definitions of "good" and "valuable" • Quality in provisional applications and non-provisional applications Those interested in registering for the webinar…

March 20, 2018 – "How to Secure and Exploit Patents for Combination Therapies" (J A Kemp) – 3:30 to 4:30 pm (GMT) March 20, 2018 – Technology Center 1700 Customer Partnership meeting (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 12:00 to 2:00 pm (ET), Alexandria, VA March 20, 2018 – "USPTO Examiner Interview Strategies: Preparing for…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Patent Prosecution Estoppel from PTAB Proceedings" on March 29, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET.  Jeff Hohenshell of Medtronic, Inc., Stephen Kunin of Oblon, and Scott McKeown of Ropes & Gray LLP will discuss why patent prosecutors should be worried about estoppel…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association and Michigan IP Inn of Court will be hosting a program entitled "Federal Circuit Practice & Insights: A Townhall with Federal Circuit Judge Kara Stoll" from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm ET on April 10, 2018 at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, MI.  Attendees will…

The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law will be hosting Donald Dunner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, who will be presenting a CLE course entitled "Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Practice & Procedure" from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on April 7, 2018 and…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association and Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law will be hosting a program focusing on important patent law issues affecting the protection of cutting-edge technology.  The program, entitled "Are Patents Under Attack?" will take place from 8:00 am to 4:45 pm ET on April 6, 2018 at Duke University School…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association and Boston Patent Law Association will be hosting a discussion about the evolution of the patent system and the biggest issues facing patent policy and litigation today.  The program, entitled "The Patent System: Transformative Times," will take place from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm ET on April 9, 2018 at…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Protecting Software as a Medical Device With Patents, Design Patents and Trade Secrets" on April 12, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT.  Cory C. Bell, Elizabeth D. Ferrill, and Susan Y. Tull of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will guide counsel for companies in the medical…

March 13, 2018 – "Top Stories at the PTAB: What You Need to Know" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) March 13, 2018 – "Subject Matter Eligibility: Guidance & Examination Resources" (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) – 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) March 13, 2018 – "Apportionment in…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be holding its next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting on March 22, 2018 at the USPTO Headquarters (Alexandria, VA).  The agenda for the meeting is as follows: • Welcoming and Opening Remarks (10:00 – 10:10 am EDT) — Daniel Sullivan and Andrew Wang, Directors, TC1600, USPTO • Obviousness…