Town Meeting on Patent System Reform
18 Feb 2005
San Jose, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC
The National Academies Board on Science Technology and Economics (STEP), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) are jointly sponsoring a series of meetings to discuss recent recommendations for modernizing the U.S. patent system. Topics will include "Best Practices in Examination," "Post-Grant Review," "Litigation Reform," and "Shields to Infringement Liability."
Meetings
San Jose, CA: February 18, 2005, San Jose Marriott
Featured speakers include William Pool, Senior Vice President, Windows Client Business, Microsoft; Hon. Jon Dudas, Undersecretary and Director, USPTO; Hon. Fern Smith, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; and William Rooklidge, President, American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Chicago, IL: March 4, 2005, Hyatt Regency McCormack Place Conference Center
Featured speakers include Hon. James M. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota; Hon. Jon Dudas, Undersecretary and Director, USPTO; Hon. Kenneth W. Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American & Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School; and Hon. Gerald Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC.
Boston, MA - March 18, 2005, Omni Parker House
Featured speakers include Hon. Patti Saris, U.S. District Judge, Boston, MA; Hon. John Dudas, Undersecretary and Director, USPTO; Hon. Gerald Mossinghoff, Senior Counsel, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, PC; and Cavan M. Redmond, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Wyeth BioPharma.
Washington, DC: June 9, 2005, NAS Keck Center
Agenda TBA, results of first three meetings will be presented.
Registration information is available from the AIPLA meetings website.
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