Annual Spring Seminar-2007

March 19, 2007

The New Patent Rules on Continuation and Claims Practice from the USPTO’s Perspective PDF 339K
John Joseph Love, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy,
US Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

How to Use Customs Registrations Processes to Address Counterfeiting and Pirated Goods: In the United States, European Community, and China PDF 804K
Jennifer Sheehan Anderson, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, Bloomfield Hills

PTO Appeal Practice: Tactics in a Shifting Environment PDF 922K
Hon. Linda E. Horner, Administrative Patent Judge, US Patent and Trademark Office,
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Alexandria, VA

TTAB-Focused Practice Updates and Strategies PDF 228K
Hon. Gerard Rogers, US Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Alexandria, VA

Options for Patent Enforcement in “Difficult” Foreign Countries Such as China PDF 466K
Stephen G. Kunin, Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, VA

Hot Topics in Licensing and Trademarks PDF 4.2MB
Dick Rademaker, CEO, Licensing Resource Group Inc., Holland
Mark H. Zietlow, Butzel Long, Holland

Electronic Discovery in Intellectual Property Litigation in Michigan’s Federal District Courts PDF 1.4MB
Hon. Avern Cohn, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit

Claim Drafting Practice Pointers in View of Recent Federal Circuit Case Law, and USPTO Rules PDF 558K
Bryan C. Diner, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP, Washington, DC

Performing Internet Investigations on Counterfeiting, Trade Secret, Trademark, Trade Dress, and Related IP Issues PDF 1.0MB
Kevin Ripa, Advanced Surveillance Group Inc., Mt. Clemens
Peter Psarouthakis, EWI & Associates Inc., Chelsea

Advanced Patent and Technology License Drafting PDF 360K
Margaret A. Dobrowitsky, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Ann Arbor

Latest Tactics and Tricks in e-Commerce, Internet, and Trademark Litigation PDF 52K
Daniel D. Frohling, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Chicago, IL

Annual Spring Seminar-2005

March 14, 2005

Patent and Trademark Office Update PDF
Carol E. Bidwell, United States Patent and Trademark Office

PCT Practice and Tips Update PDF
Carol E. Bidwell, United States Patent and Trademark Office

How to Draft Licensing Agreements that Avoid Trust Problems PDF
Alex Fowkes, Pfizer, Inc.

Avoiding Written Description Pitfalls PDF
Richard H. Marschall, Michael, Best & Friedrich LLP

Willfulness and Discovery in the Wake of Knorr-Bremse PDF
Richard J. McCormick, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New Rules on Appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences PDF 2.27MB
Hon. Jeffrey V. Nase, United States Patent and Trademark Office

Update on Trade Secret Law in Michigan PDF
Edward H. Pappas, Dickinson Wright PLLC

Global Filing Strategies for Trademarks PDF 4.7MB
Mary M. Squyres, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Trademark Prosecution, Updates, Tips, and Best Practices PDF 1.44MB
Bryan K. Wheelock, Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC

Fair Use in View of KP Permanent Make-Up PDF
Uli Widmaier, Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP

ICLE 2004 International Trademark Forum

October 15, 2004

Foreign Filings: Strategy Enhancements in Light of Madrid Protocol and Community Trademark PDF 3.0MB
Mary M. Squyres, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

The Community Trade-Mark and the Madrid Protocol Choices CTM, NSF, or IR with EU? PDF
Mary M. Squyres, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement Strategies PDF
Susan N. McFee, Tyco International (US) Inc.
Janet A. Marvel, Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP

Foreign Case Law Update PDF
Mary M. Squyres, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

Trademark Enforcement in Asia PDF
Thomas T. Moga, Dickinson Wright PLLC