Events

• Sep 6-11, 2008. AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle). 41st World Intellectual Property Congress. The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Several attorneys from Oblon, Spivak will be attending this conference.
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• May 28, 2008. Practising Law Institute (PLI). Advanced Patent Licensing 2008: What You Need to Know Before Licensing Your Patent. New York, New York. J. Derek Mason from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program Wednesday morning, May 28th on "Critical Issues in Joint Development Agreements/Patent Purchases & Sales". The following topics will be covered:What is the best...
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• May 14-16, 2008. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Spring Meeting. Houston, Texas. Todd Baker from Oblon, Spivak will be presenting the following topic at the above conference: Information Disclosure to the USPTO: How Much Information is Required and What Constitutes a Reasonable Inquiry. Please click on the above link...
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• May 6, 2008. Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications. TTAB's Tougher Stance on Fraud in Trademark Applications. 90-Minute Teleconference. The Honorable Beth A. Chapman, from Oblon, Spivak will be a panel member in the above teleconference. Listen and participate from your telephone as [the] authoritative panel of intellectual property attorneys examines the recent trend at...
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• May 5-7, 2008. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy - Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Program. James Madison Building, USPTO Complex, Alexandria, VA. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program on "Dilution Protection for Famous Marks".
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• Apr 15-16, 2008. C5 International (formerly Euroforum). 14th European Forum on Biotech Patenting - Innovative Strategies for Protecting and Leveraging your Global Patent Portfolio. Hilton Munich City, Munich, Germany. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference Tuesday afternoon, April 15th on "USPTO Guidelines for Determining Obviousness in Light of KSR v Teleflex". Please click on the above link for addtional information.
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• Apr 15, 2008. Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications. Nanotechnology Patents and Copyrights: Strategies for Securing and Protecting IP Rights. Live 90-Minute Teleconference, 1:00–2:30pm EST. J. Derek Mason and Ronald A. Rudder from Oblon, Spivak will be panelists in the above teleconference. Please click on the following links to view their presentations: Securing IP Rights in Nanotechnology - Best Practices - J....
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• Apr 11-13, 2008. Oregon Patent Law Association (OPLA)/Washington State Patent Law Association (WSPLA). 2008 OPLA / WSPLA Annual Seminar. Salishan Spa and Golf Resort, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. Charles Gholz from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference on "Interference: Past and Future". For additional information, please click on the above conference link.
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• Apr 10-12, 2008. American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section (ABA-IPL). 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. Arlington, Virginia, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel. Stephen G. Kunin and the Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff will be speaking at the above conference on Thursday, April 10th. Mr. Kunin will be the moderator of the following afternoon session: "Latest Developments in the U.S. Patent...
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• Apr 10-11, 2008. LES Germany / VPP Seminar. Antitrust Law and Technology Transfer. Koenigswinter, Germany. Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference.
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• Apr 4, 2008. University of Connecticut School of Law. Insurance Law Journal Symposium - Insurance, Intellectual Property & Innovation. Starr Hall, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference on Friday, April 4th, 2008. Please click on the above link for additional information.
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• Mar 17, 2008. Michigan State Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section. 2008 ICLE Intellectual Property Law Spring Seminar. Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above seminar Monday afternoon, March 17th on "PTO Rule-Making from a Practitioner’s Perspective". Please click on the above link for additional information.
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• Mar 17, 2008. Intellectual Property Owner's Litigation, Patent Law, and Trademark Law Committees. Navigating Recent Decisions: How They Affect Your Corporate IP Practice. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.. Hon. Beth Chapman from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference on "Fraud Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office".
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• Jan 29, 2008. Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications. TTAB's Tougher Stance on Fraud in Trademark Applications and Registrations. Live Teleconference. The Honorable Beth Chapman from Oblon, Spivak will be a panel member in the above teleconference. The panel will review the following key questions: What is the current state of the law concerning allegations of fraud before the TTAB? ...
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• Jan 28-29, 2008. Practising Law Institute (PLI). 2nd Annual Patent Law Institute. San Francisco, CA. Kenneth Wilcox from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program Monday morning, January 28th on "PTO Law and Rule Change Update" and later in the afternoon on "The Legislation That Will Not Die (or Live): Patent Reform". Please click...
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• Jan 28-29, 2008. National Center for Industrial Property Information and Training (INPIT). International Patent Licensing Seminar 2008. Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe from Oblon, Spivak will be a panelist on Monday, January 28th in the following session: "Fundamentals of IP and Licensing Negotiations: Essential Factors for Negotiating and Competencies Required for Negotiators." ...
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• Jan 14-15, 2008. Practising Law Institute (PLI). 2nd Annual Patent Law Institute. New York, NY. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program Monday morning, January 14th on "PTO Law and Rule Change Update" and later in the afternoon on "The Legislation That Will Not Die (or Live): Patent Reform". Please click...
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• Nov 8-10, 2007. California State Bar - IP Law Section. 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Institute. Monterey, California. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program Friday, November 9th on "Recent Changes to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s Rules of Practice".
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• Oct 30, 2007. Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Significant Rule Changes Just Issued - Are You Ready for the Nov. 1 Effective Date?. Live Teleconference. Beth Chapman from Oblon, Spivak will be a panel member in the above live teleconference. The panel will review these and other key questions: What changes has the TTAB put in place? What will be the practical effect of the new...
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• Oct 11-12, 2007. American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). Fundamentals of Trademarks, Copyrights, and Unfair Competition: Protection and Enforcement in the Digital Age. Chicago, IL. Roberta Bren from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above program Friday morning, October 12th on "Challenges to Trademark Registration: Oppositions and Cancellations"
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• Oct 11, 2007. Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Significant Rule Changes Just Issued - Compliance Deadlines Start August 31 - Are You Ready?. Live Teleconference. Beth Chapman from Oblon, Spivak will be a panel member in the above live teleconference. The panel will review these and other key questions: What changes has the TTAB put in place? What will be the practical effect of the new rules? ...
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• Aug 6-10, 2007. U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights. Global Intellectual Property Academy, USPTO, Alexandria, VA. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this event Tuesday, August 7th on "IP Litigation in the U.S."
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• Jun 19, 2007. Legal Assets. Intellectual Property Training Seminar. Washington, D.C. Kathleen Cooney-Porter from Oblon, Spivak presented a session on "A Practical Guide to the Practice of Intellectual Property".
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• May 15, 2007. Practising Law Institute (PLI). Advanced Seminar on Trademark Law 2007. New York, NY. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this program on "Trademark Dilution". For additional information, please click on the above link.
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• May 15, 2007. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). AIPLA's Virtual Roundtable Discussion: KSR and the Patent System: The Supreme Court's View. Arlington, VA. Stephen G. Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be participating in the above roundtable.
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• May 9-11, 2007. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Spring Meeting. Boston, MA. Oblon, Spivak will have three attorneys speaking at this conference. Jeffrey Kaufman will be moderating the following sessions Wednesday morning, May 9th: "The In-House Perspective on Effective Anti-Counterfeit Campaigns" and "Copyright...
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• Apr 28, 2007—May 2, 2007. International Trademark Association (INTA). 129th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. Jordan Weinstein from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking Wednesday morning, May 2nd on the following topic: "THE THRILL IS NEVER GONE - ANNUAL REVIEW OF U.S. FEDERAL CASE LAW AND TTAB DEVELOPMENTS" Obtain a roundup of recent major...
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• Apr 17, 2007. Licensing Executives Society Japan (LESJ). Joint Meeting of AIPLA and LES Japan 2007. Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe from Oblon, Spivak, formerly with Showa Denko K.K., spoke at the above seminar April 17, 2007 on "Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol" and "Best Practice in Licensing". For additional information, please click on the...
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• Feb 22-23, 2007. Practising Law Institute (PLI). Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2007: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing. New York, NY. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this event Thursday afternoon, February 22nd on "TTAB Pleadings: Challenges to registrability v. challenges to use; Standing; Grounds for opposition; The compulsory counterclaim rule." ...
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• Jan 29-30, 2007. Practicing Law Institute (PLI). Patent Law Institute 2007: The Impact of Recent Developments on Your Practice. San Francisco, CA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on Monday morning, January 29th on the following topics: "Harmonization of Patents & Patent Reform Legislation in the US; Claiming Subject Matter in Business Method Patents". To view or...
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• Jan 21-23, 2007. Novartis Pharma AG. Swiss Pharma Licensing Group Meeting. Flims, Switzerland. Norman Oblon, Stephen Kunin, and Dr. Jean-Paul Lavalleye will be attending this conference. Norman Oblon will be speaking on "Patent Law Reform Issues In The United States" and both Norman Oblon and Stephen Kunin will be...
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• Dec 7-8, 2006. Brussels IP 2006. The Paneuropean Intellectual Property Summit. Brussels, Belgium. Oblon, Spivak will be co-sponsoring this conference with several other law firms and various industry leading companies. Steven Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be moderating the "Blackberry Wars" workshop on Friday afternoon, December 8th. Please...
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• Dec 4, 2006. Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and the USPTO. PTO Day. Washington, D.C.. Kathleen Cooney-Porter from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on "Overcoming Refusals of Trademark Examining Attorneys". For additional information, please click on the above link.
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• Nov 16-17, 2006. University of Texas at Austin School of Law & George Mason University School of Law. 2006 Advance Patent Law Institute – USPTO. Alexandria, VA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on "USPTO Proposed Rules Limiting Applications and Claims".
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• Nov 12-13, 2006. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Patenting People Conference. San Francisco, CA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference on "Patenting People: A Matter of Law or Policy?"
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• Oct 26, 2006. The Boston Patent Law Association. Trademark Year in Review: 2006 In the Courts, in Congress, at the PTO and the TTAB. Boston, MA. Beth Chapman from Oblon, Spivak will review the year's important TTAB developments, both decisional and procedural.
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• Oct 23-24, 2006. International Quality and Productivity Center. Patent Strategies Conference. San Francisco, CA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on "Recent Case Law and the Implications of Recent and Pending Patent Decisions Workshop".
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• Oct 19-20, 2006. American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). Litigating Trademark, Domain Name, and Unfair Competition Cases. Boston, MA. Roberta Bren from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this program Friday morning, October 20, 2006 on "Using Another’s Mark: Fair Use or Foul?"
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• Sep 29-30, 2006. University of Michigan, School of Law. University of Michigan Patent Law Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on Saturday, September 30, 2006 on "Patent Quality Crisis in the USPTO: Is The USPTO Losing Patent Examination Competency".
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• Sep 27-28, 2006. International Quality and Productivity Center. Biotech Patenting Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on the following topic: "Living Under the New Rules: Continuing Applications and Claims".
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• Jul 12, 2006. Washington Area Legal Recruitment Administrators Association (WALRAA). WALRAA's 14th Annual Summer Associate Diversity Reception. Washington, DC. Along with a host of other Washington, D.C. area law firms, Oblon, Spivak will co-sponsor this event on Wednesday, July 12th at 6:00 p.m. at The Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. The reception is intended to provide an opportunity for summer...
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• Jun 21-24, 2006. American Bar Association (ABA). 2006 Summer IPL Conference. Boston, Massachusetts. Scott McKeown from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this conference on Thursday, June 22nd on "Software Claims, A USPTO Perspective". For additional information, please click on the above link.
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• May 6-10, 2006. International Trademark Association (INTA). 128th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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• Apr 9-12, 2006. LES International (LESI). LES International Conference 2006. Seoul, Korea. Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe from Oblon, Spivak, formerly with Showa Denko K.K., spoke at the above conference on April 12, 2006 on "Global Warming and the Kyoto Protocol". For additional information, please click on the above link.
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• Mar 27, 2006. Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA). Computer Technology Seminar. London, England. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on "Recent developments on patenting software in the USA".
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• Feb 23, 2006. Licensing Executives Society (LES) - The Greater Washington, DC Chapter. Intellectual Property in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions: The New 800 Pound Gorilla?. Washington, D.C.. J. Derek Mason from Oblon, Spivak is the featured speaker at the above luncheon. In the world of mergers and acquisitions, many factors must be considered, particularly in the due diligence phase of the deal. In recent years, intellectual...
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• Feb 23-24, 2006. Practising Law Institute (PLI). Navigating Trademark Practice before the PTO 2006: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing. New York, NY. Jonathan Hudis will be speaking at this conference Friday morning, February 24th on "The Nature of and Grounds for TTAB Inter Partes Proceedings". For additional information, please click on the above link.
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• Feb 22-24, 2006. Licensing Executives Society (LES). 2006 Winter Meeting. Pasadena, California. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be moderating the following Plenary Session on Thursday, February 26th: "The 2005 Patent Reform Act - How Might it Impact Licensing? Focus on the Healthcare and High Tech Industries".
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• Feb 2, 2006. [link]. 2006 IP Symposium. Austin, Texas. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference.
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• Feb 2, 2006. The University of Texas School of Law. 7th Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium: Going Global: IP Challenges in the 21st Century. Austin, Texas. J. Derek Mason, Ph.D. from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this symposium on "The Growing Importance of IP in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions". Please click on the following link to view Dr. Mason's presentation: The Growing Importance of...
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• Jan 23, 2006. [link]. 18th Toshiba US IP Conference. Irvine, California. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at the above conference.
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• Nov 18, 2005. The College of Engineering, Temple University. Engineering Seminar. Philadelphia, PA. Scott McKeown of Oblon, Spivak will be speaking to the Temple University College of Engineering November 18th, 2005 on "Intellectual Property: What Engineers Need to Know About Patents."
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• Oct 27-29, 2005. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). 2005 Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. Jeffrey Kaufman from Oblon, Spivak chaired the "Intellectual Property Crimes & Misdemeanors: Adventures in Anti-Piracy and Anti-Counterfeiting" program and gave a presentation on "The Use of U.S. Customs to Enforce the Client's IP Rights" on...
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• Oct 12-15, 2005. Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. IPIC 2005 Symposium & Annual Meeting. Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Colette Durst-Barkey from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this conference on Saturday, October 15th on "Trademarks: What's Current in the U.S. and the O.H.I.M. (CTM)?"
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• Sep 22, 2005. The Women's Bar Association of The District of Columbia. 2005 WBA Stars of the Bar. Washington, D.C.. Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. will be a sponsor of this event.
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• Jun 28, 2005. Legal Assets. Intellectual Property Training Seminar. Washington, D.C. Kathleen Cooney-Porter and Colette Durst-Barkey from Oblon, Spivak will be participating in this training seminar.
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• Jun 23, 2005. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Advanced Patent Prosecution Seminar. New York, NY. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this seminar.
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• Jun 12-15, 2005. LES International (LESI). LES International Conference 2005. Munich, Germany. Dr. Yorikatsu Hohokabe from Oblon, Spivak, formerly with Showa Denko K.K., spoke at the above conference on June 13, 2005 on "Best Practice for Licensing in Chemicals, Energy & Environmental Technologies".
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• Jun 9, 2005. American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Advanced Patent Prosecution Seminar. San Francisco, CA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this seminar.
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• May 14-18, 2005. International Trademark Association (INTA). 127th Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. Jordan Weinstein from Oblon, Spivak will be one of the speakers on Wednesday morning, May 18th presenting the "Annual Review of U.S. Federal Case Law and TTAB Developments".
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• Apr 29, 2005—May 1, 2005. Gardner Groff. 2005 Georgia IP "SpringPosium". Braselton, GA. Stephen Kunin from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking on Friday, April 29th on the "FTC's Recommendations to Overhaul the US Patent System: Should you be worried?"
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• Mar 18, 2005. The National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economics, The AIPLA, and The Federal Trade Commission. Town Meetings on Patent Reform. Boston, MA. The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff will participate in a panel discussion regarding "Best Practices: First Inventor to File, Publication, and Related Reforms."
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• Mar 4, 2005. The National Academies' Board on Science, Technology, and Economics, The AIPLA, and The Federal Trade Commission. Town Meetings on Patent Reform. Chicago, IL. The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff will participate in a panel discussion regarding "Best Practices: First Inventor to File, Publication, and Related Reforms."
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• Feb 24-25, 2005. Practising Law Institute (PLI). Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2005: From Filing Through the TTAB Hearing. New York, NY. Jonathan Hudis from Oblon, Spivak will be speaking at this conference on Friday morning, February 25th, on "Initial pleadings and the effect of the Madrid Protocol."
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