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.
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The Institute is jointly presented with the USPTO and George Mason University School of Law.
Christopher A. Cotropia,
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law - Richmond, VA
Jeffrey A. Wolfson,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC
E. Robert Yoches,
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Washington, DC
James E. Ledbetter,
Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington, DC
H. Jonathan Redway,
Dickinson Wright PLLC - Washington, DC
Timothy (Tim) Callahan,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Paul E. Dietze,
Attorney at Law - Washington, DC
David Kappos,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
William L. LaFuze,
Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Lisa A. Dolak,
Syracuse University College of Law - Syracuse, NY
Commentator:
Caroline Dennison,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
John F. Duffy,
George Washington University Law School - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Hon. Richard L. Torczon Jr.,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Andrew J. Dillon,
Of Counsel, Dillon & Yudell LLP - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Hon. Karen M. Hastings,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Hon. Linda E. Horner,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Hon. Terry J. Owens,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Robert (Bob) Oberleitner,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Dale S. Lazar,
DLA Piper - Reston, VA
Bradley C. Wright,
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Robert Greene Sterne,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Gregory L. Hillyer,
Feldman Gale - Bethesda, MD
Panelists:
Hon. James M. Rosenbaum,
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (Retired) - Minneapolis, MN
Kenneth R. Adamo,
Jones Day - Dallas, TX
Eric Keasel,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Randall R. Rader,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Katherine Kelly Lutton,
Fish & Richardson P.C. - Redwood City, CA
Panelists:
Hon. James F. Holderman,
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois - Chicago, IL
Panelists:
Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte,
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California - San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Hon. Lee Yeakel,
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
Erik S. Maurer,
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Chicago, IL
Jones Day
Dallas, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Attorney at Law
Washington, DC
Of Counsel, Dillon & Yudell LLP
Austin, TX
Syracuse University College of Law
Syracuse, NY
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Feldman Gale
Bethesda, MD
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Chicago, IL
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
San Francisco, CA
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Washington, DC
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Redwood City, CA
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Washington, DC
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota (Retired)
Minneapolis, MN
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Washington, DC
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DC
Of Counsel, Dillon & Yudell LLP
Austin, TX
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH
George Mason University School of Law
Fairfax, VA
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
Feldman Gale
Miami, FL
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Jones Day
Dallas, TX
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
New York, NY
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Arlington, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Novak Druce + Quigg LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Sullivan & Worcester LLP
Washington, DC
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX
Law Office of John F. Witherspoon
Washington, DC
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Washington, DC
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Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jan 12, 2011$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Jan 14, 2011
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