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.
Don’t miss this year’s in-depth look at the America Invents Act from an insider's perspective on USPTO rules changes to tips from leading patent practitioners on effective prosecution and litigation strategies. The program also includes practice tips on claims drafting; a look at IP development in China; a discussion by Seth Waxman on the Supreme Court’s increases willingness to take on patent-related cases; as well as a keynote presentation by Hon. Timothy B. Dyk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The Institute is jointly presented with the USPTO and George Mason University School of Law.
Gregory A. Castanias,
Jones Day - Washington, DC
Raymond T. Chen,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Kenneth R. Adamo,
Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago, IL
Caroline Dennison,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Luke K. Pedersen,
Baker Botts L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
Dale S. Lazar,
DLA Piper - Reston, VA
David Kappos,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Christopher J. Byrne,
Tessera Technologies - San Jose, CA
Hoo-min D. Toong,
IPVision, Inc. - Cambridge, MA
Perry Saidman,
Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC - Silver Spring, MD
Moderator:
John W. Ryan,
Thompson Hine LLP - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Phillip B. Philbin,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Hans Sauer,
Biotechnology Industry Organization - Washington, DC
James M. Heintz,
DLA Piper - Reston, VA
Ragesh K. Tangri,
Durie Tangri LLP - San Francisco, CA
Christopher A. Cotropia,
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law - Richmond, VA
Robert Bahr,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Janet Gongola,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Michael Tierney,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Moderator:
David L. McCombs,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Jeffrey D. Feldman,
Feldman Gale, P.A. - Miami, FL
Panelists:
Stephen G. Kunin,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
David L. Marcus,
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC - Philadelphia, PA
Panelists:
Bradley C. Wright,
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Robert Greene Sterne,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. James T. Moore,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
James W. Morando,
Farella Braun + Martel, LLP - San Francisco, CA
Panelists:
Hon. James Smith,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Seth P. Waxman,
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP - Washington, DC
Hon. Timothy B. Dyk,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Raymond A. Kurz,
Hogan Lovells - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Garrett E. Brown,
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey - Trenton, NJ
Panelists:
Hon. Theodore Essex,
U.S. International Trade Commission - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Gregory M. Sleet,
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware - Wilmington, DE
David Hricik,
Mercer University School of Law - Macon, GA
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ
Tessera Technologies
San Jose, CA
Jones Day
Washington, DC
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
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC
Feldman Gale, P.A.
Miami, FL
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP
Alexandria, VA
Hogan Lovells
Washington, DC
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Farella Braun + Martel, LLP
San Francisco, CA
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas, TX
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
Thompson Hine LLP
Washington, DC
Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC
Silver Spring, MD
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Washington, DC
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
Wilmington, DE
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Durie Tangri LLP
San Francisco, CA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
IPVision, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Washington, DC
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Washington, DC
Baltimore, MD
Jones Day
Dallas, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Hogan Lovells
Washington, DC
DLA Piper
Reston, VA
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Thompson Hine LLP
Washington, DC
Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC
Silver Spring, MD
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX
Law Office Of John F. Witherspoon
Washington, DC
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
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