Past AIPLA CLE Events
The Austin Intellectual Property Law Association regularly hosts monthly CLE Luncheons. A list of past CLE Events and topics is provided below. Please contact the presenters directly for a copy of the presentation materials.
2023
June 2023
Western District of Texas Jury Verdicts, Jury Makeup, and What It Means
A presentation on insights into juries in the Western District of Texas.
Speakers: Johanna Hillard, Jury Scope and Mark Siegmund, Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PLLC
May 2023
Drafting Patent Applications With An Eye On Foreign Prosecution
A presentation on how best to draft patent applications for foreign prosecution.
Speaker: Thomas S. Dienwiebel, Slayden Grubert Beard
April 2023
Expert Perspectives: Current Issues and Best Practices
A presentation on current issues for damages quantification in patent and trademark cases, including recent case precedents, considerations in choosing experts, and best practices for working with experts.
Speaker: Prateek Shah, Coherent Economics
February 2023
Willful Infringement & Enhanced Damages: Did Halo Make it Easier to be like a Pirate?
An overview of the law on willfulness and enhanced patent damages in view of the Supreme Court’s 2016 Halo v. Pulse Electronics decision and its impact.
Speaker: Talbot Hansum, Norton Rose Fulbright
January 2023
Observations and Practice Suggestions for the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas
Speakers: U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower (Western District of Texas) and U.S. Magistrate Judge Dustin Howell (Western District of Texas)
2022
November 2022
Trademark Review
Speakers: David Armendariz and Giulio Yaquinto, Pirkey Barber
October 2022
Ethics before the USPTO
Speaker: Emily Pyclik, Baker Botts LLP
September 2022
State of the Western District of Texas
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)
August 2022
In-House Panel
Panelists: K. Brandon Middleton (In-House Counsel (Software & Open Source), AMD), Brian Peterman (Director of Intellectual Property, Silicon Labs), and Mysha Lubke (Litigation Counsel, VMware)
July 2022
Supreme Court/Federal Circuit Update
Panelists: Jennifer Librach Nall, Kat Li, Jered E. Matthysse, and Brian Nash
June 2022
Waco Division of the Western District of Texas
Speaker: Magistrate Judge Derek Gilliland
May 2022
Twitter and the IP Practice
Speakers: creator of the “PatentMemes” Twitter account and Mary Catherine Amerine, Shearman & Sterling LLP, creator of the “Copy(right) Cat” Twitter account
April 2022
IP Considerations for NFTs
Speaker: Jennifer Kuhn, Partner, Zuber Lawler LLP
February 2022
Future IP Legislation
Speaker: Franci Rooney, Counsel for Senator John Cornyn
2021
November 2021
State of the Western District of Texas
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel
October 2021
Public Use and On-Sale Bar – Actions Outside the Public View that May Trigger the Statutory Bar
Speakers: Alex Knapp and Scott Foster of Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel
August 2021
Trademark Failure to Function Refusals
Speaker: Elizabeth Stafki, Pirkey Barber PLLC
July 2021
Supreme Court & Federal Circuit IP Year In Review, June 2020 – June 2021
Panelists: Jennifer Nall (DLA Piper), Kat Li (McKool Smith), Danae Robinson (Pirkey Barber), and Clark Oberembt (Baker Botts)
May 2021
Inside the WDTX Waco Division: Observations from a Former Clerk
Speakers: Josh Yi (Former Clerk and Current Technical Advisor for Western District of Texas, Waco Division); Honorable Alan Albright (District Court Judge for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division)
April 2021
Intellectual Property and Cannabis
Speaker: Joshua Masur, IP Group Head at Zuber Lawler
March 2021
State Sovereignty and IP issues
Panelists: Marc Vockell of UT System, Roger Williams of Richards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP, and Mike Shaunessy of McGinnis Lochridge
February 2021
Discussion of mental health in the legal profession, including personal experience and available resources.
Speaker: Bob O’Keefe, Mediator and Attorney at O’Keefe IP Counsel, LLC
January 2021
Discussion about Diversity and Annual Meeting
Speakers: James Smith, former PTAB Chief Judge and current Chief IP Counsel at Ecolab; Philip Hampton, former Assistant Commissioner of Trademarks and current Senior Partner at Polsinelli
2020
September 2020
Judicial panel discussing virtual hearings, returning to in-person hearings, and providing opportunities for young and diverse attorneys
Judicial Panelists: Honorable Lee Yeakel (District Court Judge for the Western District of Texas) and Honorable Barbara Lynn (Chief District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas)
August 2020
Intellectual Property at the Army Futures Command
Speakers: Elizabeth Arwine and Major John Castlen of the Army Futures Command
July 2020
2020 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Patent & Trademark Year In Review
Panelists: Darryl Adams, Kat Li, Danae Robinson, Janice Ta
May 2020
Waco Division of the Western District of Texas Patent Standing Orders Panel Discussion
Panelists: Stephanie DeBrow (Norton Rose Fulbright), John Guaragna (DLA Piper), and Ray Mort (The Mort Law Firm)
April 2020
Best Practices for Attorneys During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speaker: Jett Hanna, Senior Vice President of Risk Management at Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange
February 2020
Speaker: U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower (Western District of Texas)
January 2020
Annual Meeting and PTAB/TTAB Judges’ Panel Discussion
Panelists: Hon. Christopher Crumbley, Hon. Brian Range, Hon. Avelyn Ross, and Hon. Richard Smith of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Hon. Mark Thurmon, Deputy Chief Judge for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; David O’Brien, Haynes and Boone (moderator).
2019
November 2019
Protection of Trademark Rights in China
Ma Qiang, JunHe LLP, and Craig Stone, Phillips 66
October 2019
In-house Panel on Trademark and Trade Dress
Speakers: Marc Vockell, University of Texas; Allison McDade, 7-11; William Marshall, Smart Grid Solutions; Joey Gray, moderator, Baker Botts LLP
September 2019
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)
August 2019
Ownership, Licensing and Monetization of Data in a Data-Driven World
Speaker: Ed Cavazos of Pillsbury Withrop Shaw Pittman
June 2019
Fight Like a Lawyer: The Rules of Engagement of Ethical, Zealous Advocacy
Speaker: Judge Ryan Larson, 395th District Court of the State of Texas
May 2019
20th Annual Judges Dinner
Speaker and Honoree: Judge Jimmie Reyna, Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Inventor of the Year: Dr. Tom Milner, UT
Trademark of the Year: Amy Simmons, Amy’s Ice Creams
April 2019
Speaker: Judge Alan Albright (Western District of Texas, Waco Division)
March 2019
Blockchain Applications and Emerging IP and non-IP Legal Issues
Speakers: Pierre Hubert of Duane Morris; Marius Domokos of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati; Kalyan Banerjee of Cipher Research Group.
February 2019
2018 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Patent & Trademark Year In Review
Speakers: Darryl Adams, Baker Botts; Danae Robinson, Pirkey Barber; Kat Li, McKool Smith; Janice Ta, Vinson and Elkins.
February 2019
Fireside chat with Andrei Iancu, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Hosted by Silicon Labs
January 2019
Government Shutdown Alternate Panel – Discussion of PTAB and TTAB
Speakers: Brian Nash, Pillsbury Shaw; David Hoffman, Fish & Richardson; Wendy Larson, Pirkey Barber
2018
October, 2018
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)
October, 2018
October International Day of IP Event
Presented with European Patent Office, seasoned EU counsel, and USPTO’s China Team, including Stefan Käck, Dr. Gregor Knöner, Thomas Moga, Ruixue Ran, and Dan Chen
Hosted by Cirrus Logic
September, 2018
Ex Parte’s are Most Appealing! – Getting allowances faster through ex-parte appeals at the PTAB
Speaker: Jerry Suva, Slayden Grubert Beard
August, 2018
Don’t Throw Coffee at Opposing Counsel . . .
Speaker: Valerie Barker, Baker Botts
June, 2018
The Five Possible Forums for Your Trademark Dispute
Speaker: Travis Wimberly, Pirkey Barber
Photos
May, 2018
The 19th Annual Judges Dinner
Speaker: Hon. Timothy B. Dyk
Photos
May, 2018
The CRISPR Patent Saga
Speakers: Darlene Ghavimi, Conley Rose; Priya Subramony, Thermo Fisher
Photos
April, 2018
2018 World IP Day co-hosted Texas Regional USPTO in collaboration with the Austin Chamber of Commerce and UT Austin’s Office of Technology Commercialization (non-CLE).
Special Guests: Dr. John Goodenough and Dr. Helena Braga
March, 2018
Social Media & The Law
Speaker: Ryan Garcia, Dell Inc.
February, 2018
Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Patent & Trademark Year In Review
Speakers: Darryl Adams, Baker Botts; Alexandra Bistline, Pirkey Barber; Kat Li, McKool Smith; Eman Sojoodi, Dell Inc.
January, 2018
Annual Meeting and Presentation by PTAB Chief Judge Ruschke
2017
November, 2017
Venue After TC Heartland
Speaker: Aden Allen, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
October, 2017
Speaker: Judge Lee Yeakel
September 2017
Patent and TM Damages: The Changing Landscape
Prateek Shah and David Harkavy, The Claro Group
August, 2017
In-House Counsel Perspectives on Current Trademark Issues
Speakers: Anna Kuhn, Pirkey Barber (moderator), Kelly Walton, Dell Inc., Lori Misajlovich, Whole Foods Market, Shaun Moore, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
June, 2017
A Refresher on the Defend Trade Secrets Act: What Is It, and What’s Happened So Far?
Speaker: Bert Greene, Norton Rose Fulbright
May, 2017
In-House Perspectives on Open Source: A Panel Discussion
Speaker: Chad Anson (Forcepoint), Raghav Bajaj (Haynes & Boone), Umesh Desai (AT&T), Van Lindberg (Dykema)
April, 2017
Intellectual Property Issues in Congress and the Administration: Outlook for 2017
Speaker: Tom Stoll, Legislative Consultant, Intellectual Property Law Section, ABA
March, 2017
Ethics in Patent Prosecution: The Long Arm of the OED
Speaker: Heather Flanagan, Fish & Richardson
February, 2017
2016 Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Year in Review
Speakers: Jeff Mills (King & Spalding), Darryl Adams (Baker Botts), Stephanie DeBrow (Norton Rose Fulbright) and Janice Ta (Vinson & Elkins)
January, 2017
Speaker: Molly Kocialski, Regional Director, Rocky Mountain USPTO
2016
Oct, 2016
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)
September, 2016
Trademark Update
Speaker: Alexandra Bistline, Pirkey Barber
August, 2016
IP Valuation, a Panel Discussion
Speakers: Michael Barrett (Cirrus Logic), Jennifer Kuhn (Mattersight), Paul Reidy (Independent Consultant, formerly with RPX, IV, and Motorola/Freescale)
June, 2016
Crusaders Against Patent Misuse: IP Licensing Considerations After Kimble v. Marvel
Speaker: Erin Thomson, Vinson & Elkins
May, 2016
Disruptive Technologies and the Law
Speaker: Keith Witek, Tesla Motors
April, 2016
Section 337 Actions at the ITC: Past, Present, and Future
Speaker: Benjamin Levi
March, 2016
Patent “Profanity”
Speaker: Jerry Suva
February, 2016
Federal Circuit Year in Review
Speaker: Gale R. “Pete” Petersen
January, 2016
2016 Legislative Update
Speaker: Vincent Garlock
2015
October, 2015
Custom, Export & Import Rules (Joint meeting with American Corporate Counsel Association – Austin Division)
Speakers: Mike Galdo (AUSA), Rick Shimon (Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security) and Dave Seker (FBI)
September, 2015
Speaker: Honorable Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)
August, 2015
Corporate Rebranding: Tales from the Trenches of Company Name Changes
Speakers: Lesia Skrypoczka (iHeartMedia), Seth Randle (RetailmeNot), Christopher Weimer (Norton Rose Fulbright)
June, 2015
Speaker: Honorable Robert L. Pitman (Western District of Texas)
May, 2015
Recent Trends in Patent Damages
Speaker: Jose C. Villareal, Wilson Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
April, 2015
Cutting Edge Legal Issues In Video Games
Speaker: Ed Cavazos, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
March, 2015
Dancing with Alice: A Prosecutor’s Toolkit
Speaker: Jim Babineau
February, 2015
Federal Circuit Year in Review
Speaker: Gale R. “Pete” Peterson
January, 2015
The Patent Trial & Appeal Board
Speakers: Chief Judge James Donald Smith
2014
October, 2014
Ethical Traps for the Intellectual Property Lawyer
Speakers: Daniel Bitting and Cindy Saiter, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, L.L.P.
September, 2014
Recent Developments Affecting Intellectual Property Litigation in the Western District of Texas
Speaker: The Honorable Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
August, 2014
Panel Discussion on Recent Supreme Court Decisions
Speakers: Jen Kuhn, Lisa Galloway, Rob King, & Anthony Peterman
June, 2014
A Judge’s Perspective on Federal Court Practice
Speaker: U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin
May, 2014
Sports Branding in a Fast-Moving Game: Trademark, Copyright, & Licensing in Collegiate-Sports Marketing
Speakers: Jered Matthysse, Craig Westemeier, & Kit Riehl
April, 2014
Patent Reform – Watching the Sausage Being Made
Speaker: Arthur Gollwitzer
March, 2014
Inter-Partes Review
Speaker: Peter Ayers, Partner, Lee & Hayes
February, 2014
Patent Law Update: Supreme Court & Federal Court Decisions
Speaker: Derrick A. Pizarro
January, 2014
Developments in IP Enforcement at the ITC
Speaker: Clark Cheney, Attorney Advisor, U.S. International Trade Commission
2013
October, 2013
Perspectives of a New Magistrate Judge
Speaker: U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane, U.S. District Court for the, Western District of Texas
September, 2013
Recent Developments Affecting Intellectual Property Litigation in the Western District of Texas
Speaker: The Honorable Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
August, 2013
Panel Discussion on Pressing Concerns and Strategies for In-House Counsel
Panelists: Chad Anson (Dell), Juliet Dirba (AMD), and Melissa Fruge (Home Away)
June, 2013
Significant Developments in Copyright and Trademark Law: From Jailbreaking Phones to Johnny Football
Speaker: Joshua G. Jones, The Law Office of Joshua G. Jones, Austin
May, 2013
Do Patent-Related Claims Always Belong In Federal Court?: A Case Study
Speaker: Jane Webre, Scott, Douglass & McConnico, Austin
April, 2013
Europe United: The Unified Patent Court & Unified Patents
Speaker: Axel Casalonga, Casalonga & Associés
March, 2013
It’s Here – Strategies for the First-to-File Transition
Speaker: Brian W. Oaks, Baker Botts, Austin
February 19, 2013
Annual Meeting
Patent Law: A Review of Recent Federal Circuit Decisions
Speaker: Derrick A. Pizarro, Cox Smith, San Antonio
January 29, 2013
Annual Meeting
Confessions of a Former District Judge
Speaker: Judge David Folsom, Jackson Walker, LLP
2012
October 16, 2012
Recent Developments Affecting Intellectual Property Litigation in the Western District of Texas
Speaker: U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel
September 25, 2012
In House Counsel Panel
Speaker: Jennifer Wuamett & Nestor Ho
August 21, 2012
An Update on Notable Trademark Law Developments and Trends
Speaker: Christopher M. Kindel, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
June 19, 2012
Mediation of IP Disputes
Speaker: Karl M. Bayer, Dispute Resolution Expert
May, 15, 2012
Scope of Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement
Speaker: Prof. John M. Golden, University of TexasSchool of Law
April 18, 2012
PTO Response to Bilski
Speaker: Raymond T. Chen, Solicitor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
March 30, 2012
The New Federal Jurisdiction in Patent Malpractice Cases
Speaker: Paul Janicke, University of Houston Law Center
February 21, 2012
Patent Decisions of the Federal Circuit 2011-2012
Speaker: Derrick A. Pizarro, Cox Smith — San Antonio
January 31
Update from the USPO – Trademark News and Initiatives
Speaker: Deborah S. Cohn, Commissioner for Trademarks
2011
November 15 The America Invents Act
Jeffrey D. Mills, King & Spalding
Dean Munyon, Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
October 18
Confessions of a Former Magistrate Judge
Chad Everingham, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
September 20
Intellectual Property Cases Before the Western District of Texas
Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Judge, Western District of Texas, Austin Division
August 16
Inequitable Conduct After Therasense
David Parker, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, Michael A. Valek, Vinson & Elkins LLP and Darryl Adams (moderator), Baker Botts LLP
Patent Reform Legislation Update
Brian Oaks, Baker Botts LLP
No July meeting.
June 21
Trademark Developments Including Trademark Bullying
Christopher Graff, Pirkey Barber
May 17
Random Sampling and E-Discovery: Lessons From the Ancient Greeks and Colt McCoy
Hon. Paul Grewal, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California
April 19
Drafting the Best Possible Claims
Andrew J. Dillon, Of Counsel, Dillon & Yudell LLP
March 22
Federal Circuit Review
Speaker: Gale R. (Pete) Peterson, Cox Smith
February 15
Functional Language in Claims
Speaker: David O’Dell, Haynes & Boone
January 28, 2011
The Inequitable Conduct Doctrine
Speaker: John Whealen, George Washington School of Law
2010
October 19
Joint Defense Agreements
Speaker: Brian Erickson, DLA Piper
September 21
The Impact of Bilski v. Kappos on Prosecution and Litigation
Jennifer Kuhn: Moderator, Robert Kowert: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel P.C., Brian Nash: Bracewell & Giuliani
August 17
The Written Description Requirement and Ariad
Guy Birkenmeier, King & Spalding LLP
June 15
Recent Developments in Patent Damages
Speaker: Bart Showalter, Baker Botts LLP
May 18
Trademark and Copyright Issue Recognition for the Non-Specialist
Speaker: Susan Hightower, Pirkey Barber; Dana Jewell, Dell; Bill Raman, Wong Cabello
March 23
Patent Operations: Updates & Highlights
Worksharing: A Cooperative Approach to Patent Workload Management
Charles Eloshway, Patent Attorney, Office of External Affairs, USPTO
February 16
Venue Selection in Patent Cases Post In re Volkswagen
Michael C. Smith, Siebman, Reynolds, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP
January 19
Recent Developments in Patent Law (2009 Federal Circuit Highlights – Year in Review)
Gale R. Peterson, Cox | Smith
2009
October 20
Isn’t This Obvious?
Kevin Meek, Baker Botts LLP
September 15
Inter Partes Reexamination
Speaker: David McCombs, Haynes & Boone, LLP
April 21
Avoiding Fraud on the Trademark Office: Latest Chapters in the Medinol Odyssey
Speaker: Susan Hightower, Pirkey Barber LLP
March 24
Patent Eligibility After In Re Bilski
Speaker: Mark T. Garrett, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
February 17
When Oversight Becomes Inequitable Conduct–Have the Evidence Rules Shifted?
Speaker: Paul M. Janicke, Professor, University of Houston Law Center
January 15
Changing Times: What Does A New Administration Mean for the Future of IP?
Speaker: Q. Todd Dickinson, American Intellectual Property Law Association
2008
October 21
Intellectual Property License Agreements
Ed Cavazos, Fish & Richardson
Keith Witek, AMD
September 23
Patent Litigation Surveys
Robert Cote, McKool Smith
August 12
Quanta-fying Patent Exhaustion: Impact on Patent Litigation and Licensing Strategies
Amber Rovner, Weil Gotshal & Manges, and Jennifer Wuamett, Freescale Semiconductor
June 17
Perspectives on IP Litigation
Hon. Lee Yeakel, W.D. Texas
May 20
Software, Business Methods and the Subject Matter of Patents
Brian Nash, Fish & Richardson
April 22
Ethical Issues for Patent Prosecution Attorneys and Patent Litigators Related to the Duty of Candor and Inequitable Conduct
Darryl J. Adams, Dewey Lebouf
March 25
Recent Developments in Trademark Law and the Internet
Wendy Larson, Pirkey Barber
February 26
Willfulness and Opinions of Counsel after In re Seagate
H. Kenneth Prol, Vinson & Elkins
January 29 Annual Meeting and CLE Lunch
2007 — The Year in Review in Patent Law
Bart Showalter, Baker Botts
2007
October 23 CLE Lunch
New Rules at the USPTO
James W. Babineau
July 31 CLE Lunch
Panel Discussion on Obviousness after KSR v. Teleflex
June 26 CLE Lunch
Injunctions After eBay
Alan Albright, Fish & Richardson
May 22 CLE Lunch
Perspectives on Patent Licensing Language in Free/Open Source Software Licenses
Prof. Greg Vetter, University of Texas (visiting), and University of Houston
April 24 CLE Lunch
Top 10 Mistakes that Patent Practitioners Make
Robert E. McLaughlin, Fields, Howell, Athans & McLaughlin, LLP
March 27 CLE Lunch
Licensing & Assertion Challenges for Patentees Post-MedImmune
David L. Fox, PhD, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
February 28 CLE Lunch
A Room with a View: A Jury Consultant’s Perspective on Big Ticket Patent Trials
Dr. Don Nichols, Courtroom Intelligence
2006
October 17 CLE Lunch
Panel Discussion: Opinions of Counsel & Waiver of Privilege After EchoStar
Trent Campione, Pete Roossien, and Michael Cannatti
May 24 CLE Lunch
Claim Construction Update: Phillips and Beyond
David O’Brien (Zagorin O’Brien Graham LLP), Ranjeev Singh, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., and Amber Rovner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
April 20 CLE Lunch
The Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005
Susan Hightower, Fulbright & Jaworski
March 22 CLE Lunch
Has 35 USC 120 Been Misconstrued for Fifty Years?
Darryl Adams, Dewey Ballantine LLP
2004
July 2004 CLE Lunch
A Perspective From the Bench
Hon. Lee Yeakel, W.D. Texas
May CLE Lunch
Inter Partes Reexamination
Pierre Hubert
April CLE Lunch
The Not-So Secret Forum: How the U.S. International Trade Commission Became a Prime Venue for Intellectual Property Litigation
Bryan Schwartz
March CLE Lunch
Visual Communications Throughout Multi-Stage Intellectual Property Litigation
Jason Barnes
February CLE Lunch
Protection from Trade Dress and Trademark Copycats
Trevor Choy
2003
July CLE Lunch
Section 112 Written Description
Peter Ayers
May CLE Lunch
Trademarks 2002-2003: Lingerie to Lawn Care
Speaker: Steve Meleen
April CLE Lunch
The Use of Dictionaries in the Federal Circuit
Jen Kuhn
March CLE Lunch
Strategic Role of IP in Company Valuation
February CLE Lunch
Fundamentals of Electronic Discovery
Speaker: Bob Robinson
2002
November CLE Lunch
How To Obtain a European Patent
September CLE lunch
Covenants Not To Compete
May CLE Lunch
Ethical Considerations in Prefiling Investigation
April CLE Lunch
Ethical Considerations in Drafting Opinion Letters
March CLE Lunch
Symbol Technologies and the Doctrine of Prosecution Laches
February CLE Lunch
Taking Design Patents to the Next Level
Max Ciccarelli
2001
September CLE Lunch
Current Ethics Topics-Roundtable Discussion
July
Markman’s discussion of Protecting a Brand Name with IP Investigations
May
Professor Nimmer’s discussion of UCITA
April
DSI Technology Escow’s discussion of technology escrow)
March
Discussion of Impact of Recent Patent Statute & Rule Changes on Prosecution Practice
February
Panel Discussion of the Festo Decision)
2000
September
Napster and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
July
Trends in Patent Damage Awards
May
Judicial Perspective on Intellectual Property Cases
April
Overview of Online Music Issues for the General IP Practitioner
March
Investigating Industrial Espionage
February
Presentation by Commissioner Dickinson