Join USPTO senior staff, leading practitioners, academics and members of the federal judiciary from a variety of courts and forums in the Washington, DC, area, for two days at the USPTO.
The 2010 program highlights include:
• USPTO updates from Director David Kappos
• Judicial panel with Hon. Richard Linn, Hon. Paul Luckern, and Hon. Liam O'Grady
• Patentable subject matter in the wake of Bilski
• Effective patent prosecution strategies
The Institute is jointly presented with George Mason University School of Law and the USPTO.
Michael J. Flibbert,
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Washington, DC
Dale S. Lazar,
DLA Piper - Reston, VA
Kenneth R. Adamo,
Jones Day - Cleveland, OH
James J. Kulbaski,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. - Alexandria, VA
Michael Q. Lee,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
David Kappos,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Moderator:
Dawn-Marie Bey,
King & Spalding - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Stephen G. Kunin,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Nuestadt - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Moshe Malina,
Citigroup - New York, NY
Panelists:
Eric Sophir,
King & Spalding - Washington, DC
Christopher A. Cotropia,
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law - Richmond, VA
Gregory L. Hillyer,
Feldman Gale - Bethesda, MD
Jeffrey A. Wolfson,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Robert Greene Sterne,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Gary N. Frischling,
Irell & Manella LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Panelists:
Hon. Liam O'Grady,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia - Alexandria, VA
Peggy Focarino,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
David Hricik,
Mercer University School of Law - Macon, GA
Christopher J. Renk,
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Chicago, IL
Hon. Michael R. Fleming,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Andrew J. Dillon,
Dillon & Yudell LLP - Austin, TX
Hon. James T. Moore,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Pauline Newman,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Moderator:
William L. Lafuze,
Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Hon. Richard Linn,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Paul J. Luckern,
U.S. International Trade Commission - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Liam O'Grady,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia - Alexandria, VA
Charles S. Baker,
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX
Shirley Webster,
Charles River Associates - Houston, TX
James F. Gottman,
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP - Dayton, OH
Jones Day
Cleveland, OH
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX
King & Spalding
Washington, DC
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
Dillon & Yudell LLP
Austin, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DC
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Irell & Manella LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH
Feldman Gale
Bethesda, MD
Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Nuestadt
Alexandria, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC
Citigroup
New York, NY
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria, VA
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
King & Spalding
Washington, DC
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Charles River Associates
Houston, TX
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
Dillon & Yudell LLP
Austin, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Washington, DC
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC
Feldman Gale
Bethesda, MD
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Arlington, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Nuestadt
Alexandria, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Washington, DC
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA
Charles River Associates
Houston, TX
Washington, DC
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
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