(January 29, 2012) IP Events Update

(Tuesday, January 31, 2012 through Wednesday, February 01, 2012, Times vary, @ Flatotel, 135 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019-6097) The Comprehensive Guide to Patent Reform for Life Sciences Companies. Main Sponsor: the American Conference Institute (ACI). With the historic passing of The America Invents Act, H.R. 1249, the United States is now facing the most significant patent reform in over 50 years….The impact of such sweeping changes to the US patent systems will be exceptionally significant for life sciences companies whose life blood is dependent on the value of their intellectual property and patents. Based on extensive research with industry experts, ACI has developed…an advanced strategic meeting bringing together the industry thought leaders, including Teresa Stanek Rea and Janet Gongola from the USPTO and Former Commissioner for Patents, Robert L. Stoll, to analyze the practical impact of the complicated new law on your patent strategies. The expert faculty will discuss answers to the most pressing questions facing patent practitioners resulting from the AIA including: What does “first to file” actually mean under the AIA requirements? Which system can you or should file under – the current first to invent or the new first to file (or both)? And how do you avoid first-to-file bubble filings before 3/15/2013?; When can on-sale and public use activity be considered prior art? Has secret §102(f) prior art been eliminated?; Do you need to include best mode in the application or not and what happens if you don’t? Is best mode completely toothless now? How will examiners be able to address the best mode issue?; What will be required in the PGR process? What type of discovery? Expert witnesses? How do the estoppel provisions alter your analysis of whether to engage in the PGR system?; What estoppel provisions are associated with IPRs and how are these different from the inter partes reexamination provisions? When do you file a 3rd party parallel IPR?; What does the prohibition to patenting human organisms actually mean for the life sciences industry?; What qualifies as a micro-entity and how do micro entities take advantage of the new fee reduction provisions available to them? Do you need to file an IDS with prioritized examination applications?. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://transactions.c5groupinc.com/event_reg.php?conf=2983&site=2&lang=.... For sponsors and more information, contact: http://www.americanconference.com/2012/892/patent-reform. Questions: (212) 352-3220.

(Wednesday, February 01, 2012 through Tuesday, February 07, 2012, Times vary, @ New Orleans, LA (ABA Registration: Sheraton New Orleans; IPL Section Meetings: Royal Sonesta)) American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law’s 2012 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting. Sponsor: ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law. The Midyear Meeting brings together more than 3,000 ABA members and their families. While the Midyear Meeting does not match the total attendance of the Annual Meeting, the volume of ABA business that occurs does reach significant levels of achievement. In addition to the House of Delegates convening at the Midyear Meeting to review recommendations submitted by various members and entities of the Association, some Section and Association committees also meet there to review the business of their entities. The Midyear Meeting also hosts the Nominating Committee of the House of Delegates, which nominates the Association’s Officers and members of the Board of Governors. The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation also hold their Annual Meeting during the ABA’s Midyear Meeting. Location/section calendar: http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/midyear/pdfs/12%20Entity%20Calendar.... You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://www.xpressreg.net/register/abam022/start.asp. For more information: http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/midyear/Pages/default.aspx. Questions: (312) 988-5870.

(Thursday, February 02, 2012 through Friday, February 03, 2012, (February 02: Room 190) (Registration 6:00PM) Program: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Cocktail reception: 8:00 PM), (February 03: Room 290) (Registration and continental breakfast: 10:00 AM) Program: 10:30 AM – 6:15 PM, @ Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305) 2012 Stanford Law Review Symposium – The Privacy Paradox: Privacy and its Conflicting Values. Main cosponsors: the Stanford Law Review, and the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. Additional Sponsor: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. The symposium will explore how the legal system should adjust to our evolving and oftentimes conflicting expectations of privacy. The symposium will begin Thursday evening with [an]…interactive talk on robots and the civilian uses of military technology….[and continue] Friday,…[with] panels on the struggle between privacy and the First Amendment, the privacy implications of using big data in a political context, and the privacy consequences of repurposing technology….[and] will close with a keynote….Confirmed panelists include: Eugene Volokh (UCLA Law School); Jeffrey Rose (The George Washington University Law School); Tom Goldstein (Stanford Law School); Paul Ohm (University of Colorado Law School); Daniel Kreiss (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Peter Swire (Ohio State University School of Law); Jane Yakowitz (Brooklyn Law School). CLE credit will be available. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/law/forms/slrs2012_participant.fb. For more information: http://www.stanfordlawreview.org/symposia or http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5881/The%20Privacy%20Parado.... Questions: Robert Garcia – jrgarcia@stanford.edu.

(Licensing Executives Society (LES) Hosts Webinar, Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, Webinar) Business Aspects of Patent Reform. Jeffrey Whittle and Michael Samardzija will discuss how US patent system changes may influence valuation, licensing, and patent acquisition, as well as techniques to consider when tackling different risks resulting from these changes from the perspectives of the licensor/licensee and buyer/seller. Speakers: Michael Samardzija, Ph.D., CLP; and Jeffrey Whittle. This program is approved for 1.5 hours of CLE credit in CA. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://lesusacanada.peachnewmedia.com/store/account/acct-login.php. For more information: http://lesusacanada.peachnewmedia.com/store/seminar/seminar.php?seminar=.... Questions: (703) 836-3106.

(Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 6:30 PM, @ NextSpace, 101 Cooper St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060) Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp – E-books: Tales from the Stars and the Trenches. Sponsors: Cruzio Internet; StudioCruz; Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management; Soquel Group; and the IP Society. Join Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp Wednesday evening on February 8th at NextSpace Santa Cruz. The February meet-up will provide a survey of the state of e-books publishing and marketing, with diverse viewpoints ranging from the heights of Barnes & Noble’s technology marketing strategy to a frontline perspective of a celebrated but struggling local bookseller. The moderator will bring a profound level of experience to a lively and energizing Q&A session. Moderator: Sanford Bingham is Founder and CEO of FileOpen Systems and architect of the company’s original Document Rights Management product. Presenter: Casey Coonerty Protti is the second generation owner of Bookshop Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz's largest bookstore located in downtown Santa Cruz for over 45 years. Presenter: Doug Klein is a serial entrepreneur who has been part of the founding team of 5 startups in the course of his 25 year career in Silicon Valley. He was founder and VP of Network Computing Devices, COO of NuvoMedia, and is currently VP of Technical Planning and Integration within the Barnes & Noble Digital Products division. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/join/?joinFrom=event&eventId=4959.... For more information: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/events/49594902/. Questions: http://www.meetup.com/santacruznewtech/suggestion/.

(Friday, February 10, 2012, (Registration: 10:00 AM) Program: 10:30 AM – 4:45 PM (Lunch will be provided), @ Stanford Law School, Room 190, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305-8610) The Stanford Technology Law Review Symposium: First Amendment Challenges in the Digital Age. Sponsor: the Stanford Technology Law Review. This event will focus on existing and developing issues regarding the Internet and First Amendment law. Panels include: “Taking Forgetting Seriously” featuring James Temple of the San Francisco Chronicle, Franz Werro of Georgetown Law, Dr. Lothar Determann of Baker & McKenzie, Nicklas Lundblad of Google, and Michael Fertik of Reputation.com; “First Amendment Architecture” featuring Marvin Ammori of Stanford CIS & New America Foundation, Yochai Benkler of Harvard Law School & Berkman Center for Internet and Society, and Lillian BeVier of University of Virginia Law; and “PROTECT IP/SOPA” featuring Declan McCullagh of CBSnews.com, Corynne McSherry of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Editor Mike Masnick of Techdirt Blog, and Partner A.J. Thomas of Jenner & Block. The Stanford Technology Law Review (STLR) has an application pending for approval of 4.5 hours of CLE credit in CA for this event. You must register to attend this event. For registration, contact: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDJMQWJiblk3MktlSHV.... For more information: http://www.law.stanford.edu/calendar/details/5884/Stanford%20Technology%.... Questions: Brendan Cohen – brendan.cohen@stanford.edu.

(Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Webinar) Reasonable Royalty Damages: A Return to the Roots. Sponsors: The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law, and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education. The Federal Circuit recently issued opinions directly impacting key elements of reasonable royalty damages [including]:….the use of technology agreements; profit splitting; and the application of the entire market value rule. [This]…expert panel will discuss the fundamental legal and economic principles regarding reasonable royalty damages by examining these elements. The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of general CLE credit in 60-minute-hour states and 1.8 hours of credit in 50-minute-hour states. Credit hours granted are subject to approval from each state. 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/t12rrd1.html. Questions: (800) 285-2221. Event Code: cet2rrd.

(Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM, @ Location: TBA) CodeX Speaker Series with Professor Mark Musen. 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/6297/CodeX%20Speaker%20Seri.... Questions: Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology – tech@law.stanford.edu

(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 – 6:00 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. 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.

(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.

(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 more information: http://lawweb.usc.edu/why/academics/cle/ip/. Questions: cle@law.usc.edu.

(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, 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM, @ Location TBA) The Stanford Law School Conference on Intellectual Property Law and the Biosciences. Sponsor: the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology. 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.

(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.