The 9th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office offers a unique opportunity to join USPTO senior staff, leading practitioners, academics and members of the federal judiciary from a variety of courts and forums area for two days of presentations on the latest developments in patent law, including:
The Institute is presented by The University of Texas School of Law, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and George Mason University School of Law.
Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff,
Foley & Lardner LLP - Washington, DC
Christopher A. Cotropia,
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law - Richmond, VA
Andrew H. Hirshfeld,
Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Bradley C. Wright,
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Washington, DC
The United States Trade Representative’s recommendations concerning the ITC exclusion orders issued against Apple and Samsung, as well as recent developments in the application of the ITC’s domestic industry requirement as it relates to patent assertion and NPEs.
Lore Unt,
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
T. Cy Walker,
Kenyon & Kenyon - Washington, DC
Robert L. Stoll,
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP - Washington, DC
Tracy-Gene G. Durkin,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
William LaMarca,
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Commentator:
Amy J. Nelson,
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
In December 2013, the U.S. becomes a party to the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), which harmonizes and streamlines formal procedural requirements pertaining to the filing and processing of patent applications. Review the changes to the patent law and USPTO’s rules of practice that were made in accordance with the U.S. becoming a party to the PLT.
Robert Bahr,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Peggy Focarino,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Moderator:
Dale S. Lazar,
DLA Piper LLP US - Reston, VA
Panelists:
Kathleen Fonda,
Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Brad D. Pedersen,
Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A. - Minneapolis, MN
Michael W. O'Neill,
Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP - Washington, DC
Gianni Minutoli,
DLA Piper LLP US - Washington, DC
Phillip B. Philbin,
Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Shirley Webster,
Ocean Tomo, LLC - Houston, TX
Gregory L. Hillyer,
Feldman Gale, P.A. - Philadelphia, PA
Moderator:
William L. LaFuze,
Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Donald R. Dunner,
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Washington, DC
Philip S. Johnson,
Johnson & Johnson - New Brunswick, NJ
Phyllis Turner-Brim,
Intellectual Ventures - Bellevue, WA
Moderator:
Hon. Scott Boalick,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Hon. Justin Arbes,
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Jennifer Bisk,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Thomas L. Giannetti,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Scott A. McKeown,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. - Alexandria, VA
Robert Greene Sterne,
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - Washington, DC
William R. Covey,
Deputy General Counsel and Director, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Edward R. Reines,
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA
Nathan Kelley,
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
W. Todd Baker,
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Pauline Newman,
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Moderator:
Hon. Paul R. Michel,
Chief Judge, Retired, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Charles E. Bullock,
U.S. International Trade Commission - Washington, DC
Hon. T. S. Ellis III,
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Joseph J. Farnan Jr.,
Former U.S. District Court Judge, Farnan LLP - Wilmington, DE
David Hricik,
Mercer University School of Law - Macon, GA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington, DC
U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
Deputy General Counsel and Director, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DC
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria, VA
Former U.S. District Court Judge, Farnan LLP
Wilmington, DE
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Feldman Gale, P.A.
Philadelphia, PA
Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
DLA Piper LLP US
Reston, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
Chief Judge, Retired, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
DLA Piper LLP US
Washington, DC
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC
Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP
Washington, DC
Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
Minneapolis, MN
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Washington, DC
Intellectual Ventures
Bellevue, WA
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Kenyon & Kenyon
Washington, DC
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Washington, DC
Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
Alexandria, VA
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH
Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington, DC
Intellectual Property Institute, University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, VA
Feldman Gale, P.A.
Miami, FL
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Washington, DC
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP
Alexandria, VA
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX
Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
DLA Piper LLP US
Reston, VA
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA
George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA
Novak Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL
Thompson Hine LLP
Washington, DC
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Washington, DC
Kenyon & Kenyon
Washington, DC
Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Washington, DC
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Group 10% (5-9) (5 registrants minimum)$645.00 for registrations received after this time
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