Thursday, February 26, 2015

Kilpatrick Townsend Advanced Patent Law Seminar
2015 Kilpatrick Townsend Advanced Patent Law CLE Seminar
Durham, North Carolina

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Registration

8:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
Welcome and Overview

8:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
2014 (Second Half) Patent Case Law and Its Implications for In-House Counsel (Steve Gardner)

10:20 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
License Agreements (Charles Calkins & Lynn Scott)

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
International Patent Strategy (Cindy Rothschild, Ph.D. & John McDonald, Ph.D.)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
At Dinner with Alice, and There is a Myriad of Mayo on Your Face: 101 Eight Months Later (Jason Gardner & Justin Krieger)

1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Break

1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Break-Out Session I (sessions run concurrently)
• Software / EE Developments (Michael Turton & Carl Sanders)
• Life Sciences Developments (Alex Trimble, Ph.D. & Leslie Grab, Ph.D.)

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Break-Out Session II (sessions run concurrently)
• Software / EE IPR/CBM (John Alemanni & Bryan Foster)
• Bio / Chem IPR/CBM (Matias Ferrario & Allison Dobson, Ph.D.)

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Trends in Patent Law: Data and Observations on Patent Litigation and Prosecution (Dean Powell & Jon Harris)

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Patent Office Ethics: Navigating OED Procedures, Key 2014 Decisions, & Where to Turn with USPTO Ethics Queries (Josh Pond, Zac Kelton & Caroline Wray)

5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Reception