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UT Law's 24th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute in Austin covers the latest developments in patent law and features a sophisticated array of prosecution and litigation topics. Hear from nationally recognized faculty including senior IP counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts from around the nation, U.S. District Court Judges, and leading academics. 
 
This year’s program features:

  • A review of the year’s key Federal Circuit and Supreme Court cases by Mark A. Lemley.
  • Section 101 updates as well as practical prosecution tactics for software and life sciences.
  • Recent Developments in Claims Construction with Kenneth R. Adamo.
  • Exploration of legal and ethical issues surrounding machine learning and AI applications.
  • Recent developments in damages case law, including opportunities and limitations for the scope of compensation.
  • A look at IPR and the Evolution of PTAB Post-SAS.
  • The popular U.S. District Court Judicial Panel.
  • An In-House Counsel panel and breakfast presentation, hosted by Women in IP.
  • 3.00 hours of ethics, including presentations by Jason Boulette and Claude Ducloux.
  • Multiple networking opportunities with program faculty and fellow practitioners, including the Thursday Evening Networking Reception. 

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Nov. 7, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    Heather L. Flanagan PhD, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Austin Only
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

    Thank You to Our Sponsor

  • 8:20 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Recent Developments in Claims Construction
    The baseline of patent application preparation/prosecution, district court trials, Federal Circuit appeals, and AIA post-grant review proceedings, is claim construction. Review of important 2018/2019 claim construction cases and issues at the Federal Circuit and trial court levels, as well as at the PTAB. And examine the PTAB’s procedural and substantive claim construction “rules, practices, and etc.," including the PTAB’s adoption of Phillips construction under all circumstances, and rule and practice changes to mandate PTAB consideration of claim constructions from other proceedings.

    Kenneth R. Adamo, Law Office of KRAdamo - Chicago, IL

  • 9:15 am
    0.75 hr
    Alice at Five: Section 101 Update
    Five years ago, the Supreme Court’s Alice decision significantly changed the landscape for patent eligible subject matter. Has the sky fallen? Has the pendulum swung back towards more eligibility for computer software and life sciences patents? And what will Congress do about it all? Hear the latest Section 101 developments, including recent cases, legislative proposals, and their implications and best practices for patent prosecutors and litigators.

    Steve Borgman, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    Sharon A. Israel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Michael W. Piper, Conley Rose, PC - Plano, TX
    Gina N. Shishima, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
    Janice Le Ta, Baker Botts - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    Break

  • 10:15 am
    1.00 hr
    Section 101 in Two Realms: Where We Are and Where We Might Be Going in Life Sciences and in Software
    Gain practical prosecution suggestions based on the current PTO guidelines and developing case law as they are meeting the real world in bio/pharma and in software/business methods. Plus, explore current efforts to change the law through Congress, as well as issues in enforcement.

    Steve Borgman, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
    Sharon A. Israel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Michael W. Piper, Conley Rose, PC - Plano, TX
    Gina N. Shishima, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
    Janice Le Ta, Baker Botts - Austin, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Prosecuting Patents to Survive Post-Grant Proceedings
    Once infamously branded a “death squad” for patents, the PTAB can be a scary place for patentees faced with petitions for post-grant review. Examine PTAB-proofing techniques that patent practitioners should consider at each stage of the application drafting and prosecution process.

    Kenneth Darby, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
    Co-Author:
    Aruna Ghatak-Roy, Dickinson Wright PLLC - Austin, TX

  • 11:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Patents, Open Source, and Standards: An Emerging Landscape
    Open source software development and standards development are converging, but come from disparate development traditions or freewheeling copyright licensing and deliberate patent cross licensing. How can the two work together? Examine the landscape that is coming as the two collide—or comingle.

    Heather J. Meeker, O'Melveny & Myers LLP and OSS Capital - Oakland, CA

  • 12:15 pm
    Austin Only
    Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)
    Included in registration.

  • Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 7, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael P. Adams, Dykema - Austin, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • Thank You to Our Sponsor

  • 12:35 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    ​Ethics Jeopardy
    An interactive study of numerous ethics decisions and opinions, illustrated with fact situations, and challenging the audience to make the right ethical choice.

    Claude E. Ducloux, Attorney at Law - Austin, TX

  • 1:20 pm
    Break

  • 1:35 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Machine Learning and AI: Applications, Legal and Ethical Issues, and Practical Guidance for Prosecution
    Companies are investing heavily in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies with vast arrays of applications of Neural Networks to perform complex tasks with great speed with the advent of 5G wireless technologies and stronger processing capabilities. This panel explores the components of AI/ML technologies, its applications, and how intellectual rights in these technologies can be protected including patent prosecution and data administration strategies. In addition, ethical concerns are raised as to the extent such technologies test the bounds of privacy and supplant human activities and we also explore these concerns.

    Moderator:
    Umesh M. Desai, AT&T Labs - Austin, TX
    Panelists:
    Ed Guntin, Guntin & Gust, PLC - Barrington, IL
    Bruce E. Stuckman, Garlick & Markison - Austin, TX

  • 2:35 pm
    0.75 hr
    Navigating Your Rights at the ITC, CBP, and Beyond
    Hear an overview of the ITC jurisprudence over the last several years, with a discussion of recent cases that have had an impact on the ITC practice, and examine the intersection of the ITC with other government agencies, such as the PTAB, CBP, and the CIT.

    Syed K. Fareed, Baker Botts - Austin, TX
    Lisa M. Kattan, Baker Botts - Washington, DC

  • 3:20 pm
    Break

  • 3:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Damages: Recent Developments Offering Opportunities and Indicating Limitations
    A discussion of recent developments influencing the scope of compensation available for patent infringement, including geographic limitations on damages, SEPs and FRAND, and managing your willfulness witness.

    Moderator:
    Shirley Webster, Ocean Tomo, LLC - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Bert A. Greene, Duane Morris LLP - Austin, TX
    Sharre Lotfollahi, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Los Angeles, CA

  • 4:30 pm
    1.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Judicial Panel
    Hear distinguished judges from the District Courts discuss their experiences hearing and trying patent cases.

    Moderator:
    Phillip B. Philbin, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Hon. Alan D Albright, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Waco, TX
    Hon. Susan J. Hightower, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
    Hon. Maryellen Noreika, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware - Wilmington, DE
    Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX

  • 5:30 pm
    Adjourn


  • Austin Only
    Networking Reception (in Austin from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)
    Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.
     
    Thank You to Our Sponsor
     

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Nov. 8, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Austin Only
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

    Friday Morning Breakfast and Presentation Hosted by 
    Women in IP

  • 8:00 am
    1.00 hr
    0.50 hr ethics
    Breakfast Presentation: In-House Counsel Panel
    Best practices for establishing and maintaining a healthy relationship between in-house and outside counsel, including effective communications, working with business leaders and inventors, establishing working procedures, activities beyond the business relationship, creating unique service offerings, and relevant ethical issues.

    Moderator:
    Ann LaFeir, USAA - San Antonio, TX
    Panelists:
    Michele Connors, Cirrus Logic, Inc. - Austin, TX
    Lauren B. Hoffer, Dell - Round Rock, TX
    Darin M. Klemchuk, Klemchuk LLP - Dallas, TX
    William Allen Powell, Fletcher Yoder, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 9:00 am
    Break

  • 9:15 am
    1.00 hr
    Year in Review: Federal Circuit and SCOTUS Update
    A whirlwind summary of the most important developments in Supreme Court and Federal Circuit case law over the last year.

    Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School and Durie Tangri LLP - Stanford and San Francisco, CA

  • 10:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Hot Topics in Hatch-Waxman, Pharmaceuticals, and Life Sciences Patent Litigation
    An overview of recent decisions in Hatch-Waxman, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences patent cases, plus trends that have developed due to those decisions.
    This presentation was originally scheduled on Friday at 1:35 p.m.

    Aden M. Allen, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - Austin, TX
    J. Nicole Stafford, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - Austin, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Break

  • 11:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Managing Economics: Patent Insurance and Litigation Financing
    The financial aspects of intellectual property litigation can impact the health of a business and be case determinative. Explore two important avenues for addressing and overcoming risks that may lead to better economics and better outcomes.

    Gregory L. Hillyer, Hillyer Legal, PLLC - Washington, DC
    Jeffrey G. Toler, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP - Austin, TX

  • 11:45 am
    0.75 hr
    The Evolution of the PTAB in the Last Year
    Between new proposed amendment procedures, updates to the Patent Trial Practice Guide, and numerous precedential decisions, PTAB trial practice has experienced dramatic changes in the past year. Panelists discuss the impact of these changes and how parties on both sides of the proceedings can most effectively deal with such a rapidly evolving area of law.

    Moderator:
    Teresa Stanek Rea, Crowell & Moring, LLP - Washington, DC
    Panelists:
    Raghav Bajaj, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Austin, TX
    Hon. Christopher Crumbley, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board - Alexandria, VA
    Lora Green, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. - Washington, DC

  • 12:30 pm
    Austin Only
    Pick Up Lunch (in Austin)
    Included in registration.

  • Friday Afternoon, Nov. 8, 2019
    Presiding Officer:
    William D. Wiese, DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P. - Austin, TX
  • LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
  • Thank You to Our Sponsor

  • 12:50 pm
    0.50 hr
    PTAB Update
    Hear an update on PTAB appeals and trial proceedings.

    Hon. Michael Kim, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board - Alexandria, VA

  • 1:20 pm
    Break

  • 1:35 pm
    0.50 hr
    Case Law and Regulatory Antitrust Developments Post-Actavis
    ​Complaints about drug prices have lead to expansion of antitrust problems for Pharma. Legislation has imposed new government reporting requirements for patent licenses in the Pharma industry. Other legislation is pending to impose new antitrust risks and penalties on the Pharma industry. Case law on  “reverse settlements” has snowballed since FTC v. Actavis, and now reaches even non-cash settlement terms. Standard-setting has now become a part of the Pharma and medical device industry, bringing with it disclosure, FRAND and antitrust issues. Hear more on enacted and pending legislation, case law developments, and future trends in antitrust in the Pharma Industry.
    This presentation was originally scheduled on Friday at 10:15 a.m.

    Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 2:05 pm
    0.75 hr
    Global Trends in Enforcement
    A discussion of developments, tactics, challenges, and considerations lawyers and clients should consider when initiating or defending foreign enforcement campaigns.

    Moderator:
    Kevin Kudlac, Connor Kudlac Lee, PLLC - Austin, TX
    Panelists:
    Michael H. Baniak, EOS of North America, Inc. - Pflugerville, TX
    Kat Li, McKool Smith - Austin, TX
    Rick Sanchez, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC - Fort Worth, TX

  • 2:50 pm
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethics of Social Media
    The world of social media has engulfed us all. Not only has it transformed our society, but it has worked its way into every legal field as well. Discover the ethical issues facing you as attorneys—and that of your clients—in this social media age.
    This presentation was originally scheduled on Thursday at 12:35 p.m.

    Jason Boulette, Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 3:35 pm
    Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Kenneth R. Adamo

Law Office of KRAdamo
Chicago, IL

Hon. Alan D Albright

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Waco, TX

Aden M. Allen

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

Raghav Bajaj

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX

Michael H. Baniak

EOS of North America, Inc.
Pflugerville, TX

Steve Borgman

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Jason Boulette

Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Michele Connors

Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Austin, TX

Hon. Christopher Crumbley

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Alexandria, VA

Kenneth Darby

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

Umesh M. Desai

AT&T Labs
Austin, TX

Claude E. Ducloux

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Syed K. Fareed

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Aruna Ghatak-Roy

Dickinson Wright PLLC
Austin, TX

Lora Green

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Washington, DC

Bert A. Greene

Duane Morris LLP
Austin, TX

Ed Guntin

Guntin & Gust, PLC
Barrington, IL

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

Hon. Susan J. Hightower

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

Gregory L. Hillyer

Hillyer Legal, PLLC
Washington, DC

Lauren B. Hoffer

Dell
Round Rock, TX

Sharon A. Israel

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Lisa M. Kattan

Baker Botts
Washington, DC

Hon. Michael Kim

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Alexandria, VA

Darin M. Klemchuk

Klemchuk LLP
Dallas, TX

Kevin Kudlac

Connor Kudlac Lee, PLLC
Austin, TX

Ann LaFeir

USAA
San Antonio, TX

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School and Durie Tangri LLP
Stanford and San Francisco, CA

Kat Li

McKool Smith
Austin, TX

Sharre Lotfollahi

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Heather J. Meeker

O'Melveny & Myers LLP and OSS Capital
Oakland, CA

Hon. Maryellen Noreika

U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
Wilmington, DE

Phillip B. Philbin

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Michael W. Piper

Conley Rose, PC
Plano, TX

William Allen Powell

Fletcher Yoder, P.C.
Houston, TX

Teresa Stanek Rea

Crowell & Moring, LLP
Washington, DC

Rick Sanchez

Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
Fort Worth, TX

Gina N. Shishima

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

J. Nicole Stafford

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

Bruce E. Stuckman

Garlick & Markison
Austin, TX

Janice Le Ta

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Jeffrey G. Toler

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Austin, TX

Shirley Webster

Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX

Hon. Lee Yeakel

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Heather L. Flanagan PhD—Co-Chair

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

David L. McCombs—Co-Chair

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Michael P. Adams

Dykema
Austin, TX

Tom Adolph

Adolph Locklar
Houston, TX

Hon. Alan D Albright

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Waco, TX

Michael C. Barrett

Cirrus Logic
Austin, TX

Steve Borgman

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Tamara Copeland

Duff and Phelps, LLC
Houston, TX

Umesh M. Desai

AT&T Labs
Austin, TX

David George Dolezal

NXP Semiconductors
Austin, TX

John D. Flynn

IBM Corporation
Austin, TX

Mark Thomas Garrett

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

John M. Golden

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Danielle Joy "DJ" Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

David G. Henry

Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Houston, TX

Joanna Jefferson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Craig S. Jepson

Toler Law Group
Austin, TX

Robert L. King

Silicon Labs
Austin, TX

Kevin Kudlac

Connor Kudlac Lee, PLLC
Austin, TX

Ann LaFeir

USAA
San Antonio, TX

William L. LaFuze

McKool Smith
Houston, TX

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School and Durie Tangri LLP
Stanford and San Francisco, CA

Kat Li

McKool Smith
Austin, TX

Kevin J. Meek

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Dean M. Munyon

Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
West Lake Hills, TX

Brian C. Nash

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Austin, TX

Eric L. Natinsky

Quick Technologies Inc.
Austin, TX

David W. O'Brien

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX

John Phillip Palmer

Naman Howell Smith & Lee
Waco, TX

Mark E. Scott

Dickinson Wright PLLC
Austin, TX

Garland T. Stephens

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

Betty Ellsworth Ungerman

Lennox International Inc.
Richardson, TX

José C. Villarreal

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
Austin, TX

Shirley Webster

Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX

William D. Wiese

DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Douglas Wilson

Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

Google, Inc.
Austin, TX

James D. Woods

Economic Analytics Consulting, LLC
Houston, TX

Richard L. Wynne Jr.

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

MCLE Credit
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Monday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com
At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. You may also need to sign in at the registration desk if you are attending the live conference - please check with conference staff. UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), and the State Bar of California is a New York Approved Jurisdiction, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to The Supreme Court of Ohio within 30 days after the conference. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. You may also need to sign in at the registration desk if you are attending the live conference - please see staff for details.
At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. You may also be required to sign-in at the registration desk if you are attending in-person - please see staff onsite for more details. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
Other Credit
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion at the conference for your records. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
MCLE Credit
UT Law CLE will report credit to the State Bar of Texas on your behalf. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. Print and keep the Certificate of Completion for your records. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit.
UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.
As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of Texas approved MCLE provider (Sponsor #13), our courses are presumptively approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education. More information and details can be found in the Board of Continuing Legal Education Regulations (PDF).

New Jersey MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim New York MCLE credit, New Jersey credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on CLE.
As The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), and the State Bar of California is a New York Approved Jurisdiction, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

New York MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim New York MCLE credit, New York credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the New York State CLE Board.
UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to The Supreme Court of Ohio within 30 days after the conference. You will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the conference to keep for your records.
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.
UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks of the webcast conclusion. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.
Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State
If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.
 
To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. 

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.
Other Credit
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

Contact Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

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Venue

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Hotel ZaZa Austin Downtown

400 Lavaca Street
Austin, TX 78701
888-880-3244

Accommodations

$255 room rate good through October 16, 2019 (subject to availability). 

Book your room online here or call the reservations department at 888-880-3244 and reference the group code "UTA116". The online link and group code will be active until the room block is full or the cutoff date of 10/16/2019, whichever comes first. 

Parking Information

$20 Daily Valet Parking
$38 Overnight Valet Parking

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