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May 15, 2024 Annual Meeting & CLE
Date: May 15th 2024 12:00:pm – May 15th 2024 1:30:pm
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More information coming soon! CLE: Up to 1.5 Credits of CLE, pending approval
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WSPLA & SCBA Joint Social & Tea Tasting Event
Date: Apr 4th 2024 5:00:pm – Apr 4th 2024 8:00:pm
Location: Tea Fairy
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Join us for a unique opportunity to connect and engage in a setting that’s as enriching as it is delightful....
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March 20, 2024 Virtual CLE: Trade Secrets for Patent Lawyers
Date: Mar 20th 2024 12:00:pm – Mar 20th 2024 1:30:pm
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Topic: Trade Secrets for Patent Lawyers: Implementing an Effective Trade Secret Strategy to Maximize the Value of Your Intellectual Property...
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January 17, 2024 CLE: Update on Patents and the USPTO & Fireside Chat with Drew Hirshfeld
Date: Jan 17th 2024 12:00:pm – Jan 17th 2024 1:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Building 34/2615-Quinalt, 3720 159th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
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Drew Hirshfeld, Former USPTO Commissioner of Patents, will share his thoughts on the current state of the US patent system...
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November 14, 2023 CLE: Technology Standards and Patents; Resolving Debates
Date: Nov 14th 2023 12:00:pm – Nov 14th 2023 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Michele Herman will discuss how participation in the development of technology standards impacts patent rights focusing on debates about standards...
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September 20, 2023 CLE: Patent Licensing and Open Source
Date: Sep 20th 2023 12:00:pm – Sep 20th 2023 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Open source and patents: can they coexist? This presentation will delve into the intersection between patents and open source software...
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Happy Hour
Date: May 24th 2023 5:30:pm – May 24th 2023 7:30:pm
Location: Haggerty’s at the WAC
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As we wind down another fiscal year at WSPLA, let’s gather for a happy hour again. It’s high-time to rekindle...
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May 17, 2023 Annual Meeting & CLE
Date: May 17th 2023 12:00:pm – May 17th 2023 1:30:pm
Location: The Rainier Club
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Jennifer Spaith and her colleagues, Brian Park, Jonathan Barnard, and Nathan Brunette, will provide an annual review of recent developments...
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March 15, 2023 CLE: Hot Topics in the USPTO: Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance, Agency Initiatives, and USPTO Updates
Date: Mar 15th 2023 12:00:pm – Mar 15th 2023 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Description: Steve Koziol, Acting Director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), will provide an overview...
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January 18, 2023 CLE: Overview of USPTO Pro Bono Program, Ethical Duties and Promoting Inventor Diversity for Patent Practitioners
Date: Jan 18th 2023 12:00:pm – Jan 18th 2023 1:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Visitor Center, 15010 NE 36th St, Redmond, WA 98052, Stringer Conference Room
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Online registration is closed. We have a few openings left. Please contact us at info@wspla.org if you would like to...
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Nov. 16, 2022 CLE: Security Interest in Patents and Standing
Date: Nov 16th 2022 12:00:pm – Nov 16th 2022 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Description: In recent years we have witnessed an increase in the number of patents serving as collateral in financing in...
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Happy Hour
Date: Oct 26th 2022 5:30:pm – Oct 26th 2022 7:30:pm
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As we head full-tilt into our next WSPLA year, it’s high-time that we gathered together again for some social time....
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Sept. 21, 2022 CLE: Design Patents 101: What IP Attorneys Need to Know
Date: Sep 21st 2022 12:00:pm – Sep 21st 2022 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Description: This CLE will cover the basics of design patents and compare them to other forms of IP protection, such...
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May 18, 2022 Annual Meeting & CLE
Date: May 18th 2022 12:00:pm – May 18th 2022 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Description: Christina will provide an annual review of recent developments in patent law, including summaries of the high-profile patent cases...
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March 16, 2022 CLE: Patent Invalidation Procedures and Practices: a Comparison between US and JP law
Date: Mar 16th 2022 4:00:pm – Mar 16th 2022 5:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Please join us for a live panel discussion addressing the current practices and evolving standards around patent invalidity challenges. During...
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Jan. 26, 2022 CLE: The status of willful infringement jurisprudence in the aftermath of SRI v Cisco
Date: Jan 26th 2022 12:00:pm – Jan 26th 2022 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Please join us for what will certainly be a lively panel discussion addressing a potentially evolving willful infringement standard following...
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Nov. 17, 2021 CLE: Ethics Potpourri
Date: Nov 17th 2021 12:00:pm – Nov 17th 2021 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Professor Hricik will discuss recent developments in ethics and innovation, with a particular focus on the impact of rapid innovation...
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Sept. 15, 2021 CLE: Preparing Patent Applications for EP Examination and Litigation in Europe from the Perspective of a US Company or US Patent Attorney
Date: Sep 15th 2021 12:00:pm – Sep 15th 2021 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: Preparing Patent Applications for EP Examination and Litigation in Europe from the Perspective of a US Company or...
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May 19, 2021 CLE & Annual Meeting: Developments in Patent Law
Date: May 19th 2021 12:00:pm – May 19th 2021 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: Developments in Patent Law This presentation material is provided by Brian G. Bodine as a courtesy to the WSPLA...
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March 17, 2021 CLE: Bypassing Patents in the Pandemic? The Biden Administration Should Beware Revisionist Accounts of March-In Rights and Sec. 1498
Date: Mar 17th 2021 12:00:pm – Mar 17th 2021 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: Bypassing Patents in the Pandemic? The Biden Administration Should Beware Revisionist Accounts of March-In Rights and Sec. 1498...
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January 20, 2021 CLE: Inventor Diversity: Issues and Approaches to Encourage Participation
Date: Jan 20th 2021 12:00:pm – Jan 20th 2021 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: Mollybeth Kocialski, Julie Kane Akhter, and Beth Schubert, Ph.D. This presentation material is provided by Mollybeth Kocialski, Julie...
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November 13, 2020 CLE: The Ethical Issues Created by AI, IoT and 3D Printing on Patenting
Date: Nov 13th 2020 12:00:pm – Nov 13th 2020 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: The Ethical Issues Created by AI, IoT and 3D Printing on Patenting This presentation material is provided by...
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Fall Virtual Social Featuring Online Game: Patently Stupid
Date: Oct 28th 2020 6:00:pm – Oct 28th 2020 7:30:pm
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Welcome to another year of social activity within the WSPLA, albeit a somewhat difficult year for being social. As we...
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September 16, 2020 CLE: Patent Carbon Royalty
Date: Sep 16th 2020 12:00:pm – Sep 16th 2020 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: Patent Carbon Royalty This presentation material is provided by John D. Vandenberg as a courtesy to the WSPLA...
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June 24, 2020 Free CLE: The World According to 112
Date: Jun 24th 2020 12:00:pm – Jun 24th 2020 1:30:pm
Location: Online Video Conference
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Event Notes: COJK Presentation S 112 FINAL, 2020-06-24 Recent-ish Developments in Indefiniteness, and 2020-06-24 WSPLA CLE – Functional Claiming in...
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Cancelled: June 17, 2020 CLE: The World According to 112
Date: Jun 17th 2020 12:00:pm – Jun 17th 2020 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Because of the situation with Covid-19, WSPLA has decided to cancel the CLE event on June 17, which was originally...
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Joint WSPLA-Seattle IP Inn of Court Meeting
Date: Feb 20th 2020 5:30:pm – Feb 20th 2020 8:00:pm
Location: University of Washington Club
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Topic: Representation Versus Creation: Where is the Line, and Who Owns What? Speakers: Seattle Intellectual Property American Inn of...
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January 22, 2020 CLE: Professional Responsibility and Practice Before the US Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Pro Bono Program
Date: Jan 22nd 2020 12:00:pm – Jan 22nd 2020 1:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Campus
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Event Notes: Professional Responsibility and Practice Before the US Patent and Trademark Office and the Patent Pro Bono Program This...
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November 20, 2019 CLE: Brexit and Its Effects on IP Rights
Date: Nov 20th 2019 12:00:pm – Nov 20th 2019 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Nick McDonald from the Law Firm of Potter Clarkson will discuss the implication of Brexit on various aspects of IP...
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September 18, 2019 CLE – Patent Drafting for Machine Learning
Date: Sep 18th 2019 12:00:pm – Sep 18th 2019 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Patent Drafting for Machine Learning: Structural Claim Limitations, Avoiding Sections 101 or 112 Rejections, Drafting for EPORecent Developments...
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WSPLA September Social & Wine Tasting in Woodinville
Date: Sep 14th 2019 2:30:am – Sep 14th 2019 5:00:pm
Location: Forgeron Cellars Tasting Room
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Welcome to another year of WSPLA activities and socials! We are kicking off the social year with an event that...
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WSPLA Spring/Summer Social!
Date: May 23rd 2019 5:30:pm – May 23rd 2019 7:30:pm
Location: Seattle Gummy Company
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The days are getting longer, which means summer is just around the corner! Come mingle with your fellow patent practitioners...
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May 15, 2019 Annual Meeting & CLE: Recent Developments in Patent Law 2019
Date: May 15th 2019 12:00:pm – May 15th 2019 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Recent Developments in Patent Law 2019 This presentation material is provided by Brian G. Bodine as a courtesy...
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March 20, 2019 CLE: Recent Development In Patent Eligibility
Date: Mar 20th 2019 12:00:pm – Mar 20th 2019 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Recent Development In Patent Eligibility This presentation material is provided by Casey Fitzpatrick, Brooke Quist, and Thomas Wong...
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Joint WSPLA-Seattle IP Inn of Court Meeting
Date: Feb 21st 2019 5:30:pm – Feb 21st 2019 8:00:pm
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Registration for this event is closed. Time: A social mixer will begin at 5:30 PM in the lounge, followed by...
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January 16, 2019 CLE: Patent Issues on Open Source Software and Standards Organizations
Date: Jan 16th 2019 12:00:pm – Jan 16th 2019 1:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Redmond Campus Building 86, 4854 154th Pl NE, Redmond, WA 98052
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Event Notes: Patent Issues on Open Source Software and Standards Organizations This presentation material is provided by Mike Allen, David Rudin,...
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November 14, 2018 CLE: USPTO Presentation on Ethics & Pro Bono
Date: Nov 14th 2018 12:00:pm – Nov 14th 2018 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: USPTO Presentation on Ethics & Pro Bono This presentation material is provided by Dahlia George as a courtesy...
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September 19, 2018 CLE – Drafting (and Invalidating) Patent Claims as a Sec. 112 Master: How Claims, Hollow Claims, Ways and Means
Date: Sep 19th 2018 12:00:pm – Sep 19th 2018 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Drafting (and Invalidating) Patent Claims as a Sec. 112 Master: How Claims, Hollow Claims, Ways and Means This presentation...
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WSPLA Spring/Summer Social!
Date: May 31st 2018 5:30:pm – May 31st 2018 7:30:pm
Location: Stoel Rives LLP
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The days are getting longer, which means summer is just around the corner! Come mingle with your fellow patent practitioners...
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May 16, 2018 Annual Meeting & CLE: Patent Case Law Year-In-Review, Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court
Date: May 16th 2018 12:00:pm – May 16th 2018 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Patent Case Law Year-In-Review, Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court This presentation material is provided...
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March 21, 2018 CLE: Current Topics in Patent Law from the AIPLA Perspective
Date: Mar 21st 2018 12:00:pm – Mar 21st 2018 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Current Topics in Patent Law from the AIPLA Perspective This presentation material is provided by Lisa K. Jorgenson...
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January 17, 2018 CLE: Patent Practice Updates
Date: Jan 17th 2018 12:00:pm – Jan 17th 2018 1:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Campus
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Speaker: Bob Stoll, Former Commissioner of Patents at USPTO 2009-2012, Partner at Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP Panel Moderator: Sandy Swain,...
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November 15, 2017 CLE: Is IP leadership shifting to Asia?
Date: Nov 15th 2017 12:00:pm – Nov 15th 2017 1:30:pm
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Event Notes: Is IP leadership shifting to Asia? This presentation material is provided by Randall R. Rader as a courtesy to...
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Cancelled: WSPLA Wine Tasting Social Networking Event
Date: Sep 23rd 2017 12:00:pm – Sep 23rd 2017 3:00:pm
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WSPLA has decided to cancel this event due to low RSVPs. We hope to see you at our next social...
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Sept. 20, 2017 CLE: Current Approaches To RAND and FRAND – Reflecting, It’s A Wide, Wide World
Date: Sep 20th 2017 12:00:pm – Sep 20th 2017 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Notes: Current Approaches To RAND and FRAND – Reflecting, It’s A Wide, Wide World This presentation material is provided...
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May 17, 2017 Annual Meeting & CLE: Patent Case Law Year-In-Review, Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court
Date: May 17th 2017 12:00:pm – May 17th 2017 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Materials: Patent Case Law Year-In-Review, Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court This presentation material is provided...
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Joint IP Networking Event
Date: May 4th 2017 5:30:pm – May 4th 2017 7:30:pm
Location: Lane Powell PC
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Are you looking for the chance to connect with Seattle’s broader IP community? Please join us for a joint IP...
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March 15, 2017 CLE: Dos and Don’ts of US Inbound & Outbound Applications
Date: Mar 15th 2017 12:00:pm – Mar 15th 2017 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Materials: Dos and Don’ts of US Inbound & Outbound Applications This presentation material is provided by Jay Sha, Takuya...
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Discover IP Japan Conference 2017
Date: Feb 7th 2017 12:00:pm – Feb 7th 2017 5:30:pm
Location: Microsoft Events Center, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
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Event Materials: Discover IP Japan Conference 2017 This presentation material is provided by the presenters at the Discover IP Japan...
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January 25, 2017 CLE at Microsoft Campus – Patent Practitioner Review: Ethics, Pro Bono and Office Practice
Date: Jan 25th 2017 12:00:pm – Jan 25th 2017 2:00:pm
Location: Microsoft Redmond Campus, 16255 NE 36th Way, Building 36 Room 1108-1110, Redmond, WA 98052
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Speakers: Will Covey, Deputy General Counsel and Director, OED, USPTO John Cabeca, Director, West Coast Regional Office, USPTO John Kirkpatrick,...
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November 16, 2016 CLE – Representing Clients in Related Technology: Ethical Conflicts in Patent Prosecution
Date: Nov 16th 2016 12:00:pm – Nov 16th 2016 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Materials: Representing Clients in Related Technology: Ethical Conflicts in Patent Prosecution This presentation material is provided by Paul Stewart...
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September 14, 2016 CLE – Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Your Patent Infringement and Related IP Claims
Date: Sep 14th 2016 12:00:pm – Sep 14th 2016 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Materials: Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Your Patent Infringement and Related IP Claims; Appendix – Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Lawsuits...
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June 9, 2016: Updates of JPO Initiatives
Date: Jun 9th 2016 12:00:pm – Jun 9th 2016 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Event Materials: Updates of JPO Initiatives This presentation material is provided by the Japan Patent Office as a courtesy to...
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May 18, 2016 Annual Meeting & CLE: Patent Case Law Year-In-Review, Recent Decisions from the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court
Date: May 18th 2016 12:00:pm – May 18th 2016 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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MARCH 16, 2016 CLE
Date: Mar 16th 2016 12:00:pm – Mar 16th 2016 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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This jam-packed session will focus on the broad picture of where patent litigation is headed, including particular trends in commercially significant cases,...
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January 20, 2016 CLE: Ethics for Patent Practitioners
Date: Jan 20th 2016 12:00:pm – Jan 20th 2016 2:00:pm
Location: Microsoft Redmond Campus, 16255 NE 36th Way, Building 36 Room 1108-1110, Redmond, WA 98052
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November 18, 2015 CLE: Tips For U.S. Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Date: Nov 18th 2015 12:00:pm – Nov 18th 2015 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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This CLE will include:
1. Practical tips for patent prosecutors, counselors, and litigators, based on recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions. E.g., treasures defendants hope to find specifications; 10 ways to diversify claim sets; 10 uses for a prior art reference; what types of clearance opinions remain useful at trial; doing more in Markman, and some defenses of the future.
2. Predictions for the state of functional claiming and claim indefiniteness in 2020.
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September 16, 2015 CLE: Design Rights
Date: Sep 16th 2015 12:00:pm – Sep 16th 2015 1:30:pm
Location: Washington Athletic Club
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Cost:
Members: $60; Non-members $80; Students $35
Meal Choices:
Honey-citrus marinated chicken,
Sea salt halibut,
Vegetable quesadilla
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