This week’s 42nd Annual Corporate Patent Seminar was a big success. The Seminar’s organization is very loose with no membership roster, no dues, and no advertising budget. Through word of mouth, the seminar keeps coming back and turns out to provide a relaxed, open environment for senior corporate patent professionals to exchange their ideas and experiences about the field. It was great to meet everyone there. Thank you for organizing this excellent event. If this meeting sounds interesting to you, then think about attending next year.
I have listed a few upcoming seminars and conferences that look interesting. I hope to attend one of these — I have not decided which.
Upcoming Seminars and Conferences:
- September 23, 2005, Discussion of the Federal Circuit’s New Mediation Program, Webcast (11:15 am Chicago Time) – FCBA
- September 27, 2005, 6:30 pm, Patent Reform Presentation, Atlanta — Georgia Chapter of National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP)
- October 7–12, VINIP 2005, The Business of IP Law, Tuscany Italy (wine, fine dining, hiking, bicycle tour, and IP law)
- October 14 & 15, 2005, Pre & Early Stage Patent Litigation, Los Angeles – Law Seminars International
- October 17 & 18, 2005, Standards Setting & Patent Pools, Washington, DC – Law Seminars International
- October 24–26, 2005, International Judges Conference on IP Law, Washington, DC – IPO
- October 26, 2005, Mining Your Patent Portfolio, Boston – Law Seminars International
- October 27 & 28, Patent Litigation, Sedona, AZ – Sedona Conferences (highly recommended)
- October 27 & 28, Understanding Intellectual Property Licensing, Chicago – PLI
- October 27 – 29, AIPLA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC – AIPLA
- November 30 – December 2, Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution, San Francisco — PLI (great intro for attorneys with 1–3 year experience)
- November 14–15, Advanced Patent Prosecution, New York – PLI
- November 18, Resolving Uncertainty in Biotechnology Patent Law, Boston – Suffolk University (looks to be an excellent discussion on a timely issue)
- November 28–29, Patent Litigation, Chicago – PLI
- December 5, 16th Annual PTO Day, Washington, DC – IPO
Let me know if there are some good ones that I have missed. — Dennis