(Thursday, February 23, 2012, (Registration and breakfast: 8:00 AM) Program: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Lunch will be served) (Reception: 5:00 PM), @ Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, 405 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105) United States Patent and Trademark Road Show 2012. Sponsors: San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA); and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Panels include: “Patent Reform 2012: Update on the America Invents Act”; “Getting into the Act: Third Party Procedures”; “Reexamination: from Basics to Best Practices”; “Broadening the Base: Best Practices in Reissues”; “On the Fast Track: Accelerated Processes During Examination”; “State of the Union: Legal Update on KSR and Bilski Issues.” Featured Panelists: Remy Yucel, Group Director of Technology Center 1600; Jean C. Witz, Quality Assurance Specialist of Technology Center 1600; and more. The State bar of California has approved this event for 7.0 hours of MCLE credit. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: the SFIPLA Administrator – info@sfipla.com. For more information: http://www.sfipla.com/programs.html. Questions: info@sfipla.com.

(Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Webinar) From Metatags to Sponsored Ads: The Evolution of the Internet-Related Trademark Infringement Doctrine. Sponsors: The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education. Topics include discussion of the concepts arising from the “Playboy,” “Tabari,” and “Network Automation” cases, as well as how to advise clients on internet-related trademark claims and competition. The ABA is seeking one hour of general CLE credit in California for this event. Please see website for CLE information in other states. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?acti.... For more information:
http://apps.americanbar.org/cle/programs/t12irt1.html. Questions: (800) 285-2221. Event Code: cet2irt.

(Thursday, February 23, 2012, 12:50 PM – 2:00 PM (Lunch will be served), @ Stanford Law School, Room 280B, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305) CIS Speaker Series – Sonia Katyal – Contraband: Art, Advertising and Property in the Age of Corporate Identity. Sponsor: the Stanford Center for Internet and Society (CIS). This talk is based on Sonia Katyal’s upcoming book, Contraband: Art, Advertising and Property in the Age of Corporate Identity, and will focus on the First Amendment’s relation to the intersection of art, commercial speech, and trademark law by showing how constitutional challenges of the branding movement have altered the law. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://docs.google.com/a/law.stanford.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US.... For more information: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/6792 or http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/6211/CIS%20Speaker%20Series/. Questions: CIS – cis@law.stanford.edu

(Friday, February 24, 2012, Program: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Reception: 5:00 PM), @ Stanford Law School, Room 290, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305-8610) Samsung-Stanford Conference. Cosponsors: Samsung Electronics; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST). Samsung Electronics and Stanford Law School are proud to again co-sponsor a conference addressing timely issues in patent law. This year's conference will feature four panel discussions on selected topics, each involving speakers from the bench, the bar, academia, and industry. This event qualifies for 6 hours of CLE credit. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/law/forms/samsung2012_participant.fb. For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5692/Samsung-Stanford%20Con.... Questions: (650) 723-5905 or tech@law.stanford.edu.

(Monday, February 27, 2012, through Friday, March 02, 2012, Times Vary, @ Moscone Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103) RSA® Conference 2012 – The Great Cipher: Mightier than the Sword. 2012 Global Sponsors: Microsoft; Symantec; RSA; Intel; Qualys, Inc.; BreakingPoint; HOB; Splunk. Association Sponsors: International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2; International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP); ISACA®; ABA Section of Science & Technology Law; Information Systems Security Association (ISSA). For Media Sponsors, contact: http://www.rsaconference.com/events/2012/usa/sponsor/media-sponsors.htm. Featuring a in-depth look at security trends and techniques, technology innovations, cloud security and more. Includes seminars, keynotes, networking activities, and professional development track sessions, exhibitors, and more. Keynotes include: Sustaining Trust in a Hyperconnected World; TwC (Trustworthy Computing) for our Computing-centric Society; The Digital Native: Shaping Tomorrow’s Security Today; The Cryptographer’s Panel; The Rise of Hacktivism; Lock it Down or Free it Up?; The Urgent Need for a More Effective Approach to Security; Securing the Unsecurable; The Social Animal; Combating Threats in the Cyber World: Outsmarting Terrorists, Hackers, and Spies; Protecting Business in the New World Order; Security Bushido: The Way of the Cyber-warrior; Security from Client to the Cloud – An Architectural Approach for the Infrastructure; Focus on Innovation: Putting Breakthrough Thinking into Action; The Hugh Thompson Show; Remarks from Tony Blair. Agenda: http://www.rsaconference.com/events/2012/usa/agenda/agenda-at-a-glance.htm. Attendees of ABA Section of Science & Technology Law’s track sessions may receive up to 13 hours of CLE credit. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://ae.rsaconference.com/US12/portal/newreg.ww. For more information: http://www.rsaconference.com/events/2012/usa/index.htm. Questions: (866) 397-5093.

(Tuesday, February 28, 2012, (Registration and cocktails: 6:00 PM) Program: 7:00 PM (Dinner will be served), @ Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054) Optimizing Patents for Licensing and Enforcement: Common Pitfalls and Best Practices. Sponsor: the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association (SVIPLA). Featured speaker: Joseph Yang, partner at PatentEsque Law Group, LLP. Joe Yang, an attorney specializing in patent monetization, will provide advice on preventing and recognizing drafting and prosecution errors like those that patent attorneys have made in recent Federal Circuit cases that resulted in rulings of valuable technologies patents as invalid, unenforceable, or economically worthless. Strategies to optimize patent licensing and enforcement will also be discussed. This event is approved for 1 hour of CLE credit in CA. You must register to attend this event. Registration Deadline: Monday, February 27, 12:00 PM. For registration, contact: https://thriva.activenetwork.com/Reg4/Form.aspx?IDTD=2557657&RF=859167&m... or Casey at svipla@yahoo.com. For more information: http://svipla.org/?code=viewevent&id=62. Questions: svipla@yahoo.com.

(Licensing Executives Society (LES) Hosts Silicon Valley Chapter Meeting – Wednesday, February 29, 2012, (Networking lunch: 11:30 AM) Program: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM, @ Latham & Watkins, 140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94205) The Creation of innovation Ecosystems: Germinating and Thriving in Today’s Economy. Discussion will focus on a new theory that explains human networks in terms of innovation ecosystems. Moderator: Victor W. Hwang, T2 Venture Capital, co-author of “The Rainforest: The Secret Recipe of Innovation Ecosystems.” Panelists: Greg Horowitt, T2 Venture Capital, co-author; Ade Mabogunje, Stanford University, Center for Design Research; Eric Muller, Society of Kauffman Fellows, Entrepreneur-in-Residence. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: chapters@les.org. Online registration deadline: 12:00 PM, Monday, February 27, 2012. For registration after this deadline, contact: Franca Gargiulo, LES Silicon Valley Chapter Coordinator – franca.gargiulo@att.net. For more information: http://lesusacanada.org/chapters/usa/silicon-valley-chapter/february-29-.... Questions: franca.gargiulo@att.net.

(Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 6:30 PM, @ Cruzio Internet, 877 Cedar Street, Suite 150, Santa Cruz, CA) Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp and MakersFactory MeetUp joint event: 3D Sculpture, Connected Community Projects panel. Sponsors: the Intellectual Property Society; Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management; NextSpace; Cruzio Internet; StudioCruz; Soquel Group. Presentations include: Bathsheba Grossman, founder of Bathsheba Sculpture, on 3D Printing and Steel Sculpture with an exhibition of some of her work; and a Connected Community Projects panel discussion with Steve Blum, Peter Koht, and Joel Staker on the city's Code for America project and broadband master plan, as well as the $450,000 planning grant that the CCBC received from the California Public Utilities Commission. Peter Koht is the economic development coordinator for the City of Santa Cruz. Joel Staker is the chair of the Central Coast Broadband Consortium and network administrator for the City of Watsonville. Steve Blum is president of Tellus Venture Associate, a Marina-based management and business development consultancy specializing in community broadband projects. Registration is required to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/join/?joinFrom=event&eventId=5188.... For more information: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/events/51888262/. Questions: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/suggestion/.

(Licensing Executives Society (LES) Hosts LES 2012 Winter Meeting – Spotlight On: Creating Value, Monday, March 12, 2012, through Wednesday, March 14, 2012, (Registration: March 12, 1:00 PM – 7:30 PM) Times vary, @ Anaheim Marriott, 700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802) The Winter Meeting will feature a unique joint program with the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). From dealmaking to IP strategy to legal trends and more,…[the] LES Winter Meeting will focus on cutting edge issues in the high tech space with overlapping content in related industries, including clean tech, nanotechnology and medical devices. The LES-AUTM joint program will include an informative, lively and controversial negotiations session titled: "Dirty Little Tricks People Play in License Negotiations." This session will be followed by a networking coffee break to precipitate networking among both organizations' members. The joint program will be capped with the Honorable Randall Rader, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, presiding over mock oral arguments before the Court. This session promises to be an entertaining alternative format during which the litigants will debate the merits of a current controversy affecting technology transfer (topic to be chosen). The audience will have an opportunity to weigh in with their opinions on the arguments presented. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.lesusacanada.org/sp/ISGweb/RegistrationProcessOverview.aspx?i.... For sponsors and more information, contact: http://www.lesusacanada.org/wm12. Questions: (703) 836-3106.

(Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, @ Santa Clara University School of Law, Benson Center, Williman Room, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053) Networking Reception for Young Practitioners. Cosponsors: The International Trademark Association, The High Tech Law Institute, and Cooley Godward Kronish and Orrick. Those persons thinking about or just beginning a trademark law career, in addition to attorneys, students, examiners, agents, and Trademark administrators, are welcome to attend this event. You must RSVP to attend this event. To RSVP, contact Joy Baker Peacock, Asst. Director, High Tech Law Institute at jbpeacock@scu.edu or (408) 551-7154. For more information: http://law.scu.edu/hightech/events.cfm. Questions: Joy Baker Peacock – jbpeacock@scu.edu or (408) 551-7154

(Thursday, March 15, 2012, (Registration: 7:30 AM) Times vary (Continental breakfast, lunch, and reception will be provided), @ The Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210) USC Gould School of Law 2012 Intellectual Property Institute. Main sponsor: USC Gould School of Law. Featuring panels and speakers including: Federal Circuit Chief Judge Randall R. Rader, Eastern District of Texas Judge David Folsom, and Central District of California Judge Andrew J. Guilford on patent issues; Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, and Central District of California Judges Dean D. Pregerson and Christina A. Snyder on copyright and trademark issues; Central District of California Judge Margaret M. Morrow on the management of complex cases; the IP year in review with Professors Lemley, McCarthy and Nimmer; and expert speakers (including a former U.S. Solicitor General and a former Deputy Solicitor General) on the Supreme Court’s impact on intellectual property law and the Federal Circuit. For additional sponsors, supporters, and more information see brochure: http://lawweb.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/assets/docs/IPIbrochure.pdf. For sponsorship opportunities, contact: http://lawweb.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/sponsorship.cfm. This event qualifies for 7.5 hours of MCLE credit in CA. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://lawweb.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/regtype.cfm. For sponsorship opportunities and more information: http://lawweb.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/. Questions: cle@law.usc.edu.

(Licensing Executives Society (LES) San Diego Chapter Cohosts Course – Monday, March 26, 2012, through Thursday, March 29, 2012, Times vary, @ Mintz Levin, LLP, 3580 Carmel Mountain Road #300, San Diego, CA 92130) Masters Class: Principles and Practices of Intellectual Asset Management. Sponsor: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC. Partner: Connect. LES presents a rigorous course featuring expert discussion of foundations in licensing that will assist attendees in developing processes for intellectual asset management. Courses include: “The Basics of IP and Licensing”; “a Business Framework for Licensing (includes planning, tech transfer criteria, and strategies)”; “the Deal (includes pre-valuation and tax issues, valuation methods, and negotiation techniques and principles)”, and “Living with the Deal (includes post-agreement relationships and compliance, and the process of managing intellectual assets).” Speakers include: Brad DeSandro, CLP™ and Patent Attorney of DeSandro Law Group PLLC; Karen B. Dow, Partner of Sughrue, Mion, LLC; Jeff Leedom, Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers; Malcolm McGowan, Partner of Womble Carlyle, LLP; Rand P. Mulford; Dwight C. Olson, CLP™ and Director IP Licensing of EXEN Technologies, Principal for Deposix Software Escrow, Sr. IP Advisor of AmiCOUR IP Group, Principal for Intellectual Assets, Sr. Software IP Advisor for IP Metrics, and Founder of V3Data; Mark Peterson, Chief Executive Officer of Robinwood Consulting; and John Somich, Intellectual Strategy Manager of BP America Inc. Please see website for CLE credit information. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://lesusacanada.org/isgweb/education/march-26-29-2012-master-class-r.... For more information: http://lesusacanada.org/education/intermediate/masters-class-principles-.... Questions: Marie Escobar – mescobar@les.org.

(Wednesday, March 28, 2012, through Friday, March 30, 2012, (Begins: March 28, 9:00 AM; Ends: March 30, 5:00 PM) Times vary, @ Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA, 22202-3555) The American Bar Association’s 27th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference. Main Sponsor: the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law. The Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law provides a gathering of the foremost authorities on IP law. The conference is recognized for its national and international scope and preeminent programming. It attracts IP practitioners from across the nation and around the world. Fulfill an entire year’s worth of CLE credits during the two days of expert IP programming on the issues critical to your practice. The conference will also feature ample opportunities to network with your IP colleagues, whether at our Young Lawyers Welcome Reception, Women in IP Law Dinner, or the popular reception at the Dolley Madison House at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://apps.americanbar.org/aba_timssnet/meetings/tnt_meetings.cfm?redir.... For sponsorship opportunities and more information, contact: http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/2012/03/27th_annual_intellectualprop.... Questions: (312) 988-5598.

(Friday, April 27, 2012, (Registration and continental breakfast: 8:30 AM) Program: 9:00 AM – 5:15 PM (Reception follows), @ Stanford Law School, Paul Brest Hall, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305) The Stanford Law School Conference on Intellectual Property Law and the Biosciences. Sponsor: the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology. This conference features experts including judges, legal scholars, and practitioners who will explore important legal and policy issues arising in the biosciences industry. Discussion covers recent developments in intellectual property law and the biosciences. Panels include: “Patent Litigation in the Biosciences: A View from the Bench”; “Patentable Subject Matter”; “Luncheon and Keynote”; “Solutions to the Biotech Patent Thicket”; “Exhaustion, International Sales, and Downstream Control.” You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact (link not active yet): http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5801/The%20Stanford%20Law%2.... For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5801/The%20Stanford%20Law%2.... Questions: (650) 723-5905.

(Tuesday, May 08, 2012, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM, @ Location: TBA) CodeX Speaker Series with Professor Margaret Radin. Sponsors: CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/6282/CodeX%20Speaker%20Seri.... Questions: Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology – tech@law.stanford.edu.

(Monday, May 21, 2012, through Tuesday, May 22, 2012, Times vary, @ Stanford University, Tresidder Student Union, Oak Lounge 459 Lagunita, Stanford, CA 94305) Legal Frontiers in Digital Media. Main cosponsors: the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC), and the Stanford Law School Center for Internet & Society (CIS). 2012 Sponsors: Axis Pro; CNA; Covington & Burling LLP; Davis Wright Tremaine LLP; Dow Lohnes; Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Seiz PC; Google; GreenbergTraurig; Jackson Walker LLP; Microsoft; Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates; SNR Denton; and WilmerHale. MLRC and CIS present the fifth annual conference on emerging legal issues in digital publishing and content distribution. This is a rigorous event for attorneys and Web publishing professionals whose duties involve analyzing the legal issues that arise with the distribution of material over digital platforms. Topic areas include: digital media mechanics and business models and content monetization; issues for venture capital; social media’s operational side; internet anonymity and social responsibility; international defamation, privacy, and copyright content regulations; and current U.S. copyright law developments. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.medialaw.org/Content/NavigationMenu/About_MLRC/Events2/MLRC_S.... For more information: http://mlrc-digitallaw.stanford.edu/index.html or http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/6622/Legal%20Frontiers%20in.... Questions: DigitalLaw@medialaw.org.

(Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM, @ Location: TBA) CodeX Speaker Series with Professor Edwina Risslan. Sponsors: CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers; and the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology. For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/6331/CodeX%20Speaker%20Seri.... Questions: Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology – tech@law.stanford.edu.