Event Sessions

6:30am - 8:00am Corporate Practice Breakfast (Corporate In-House Counsel Only)

Type: Breakfast

In-house practitioners and several General Counsels will candidly discuss skill sets and characteristics of intellectual property attorneys. Sponsored by Baker Botts, LLP....

6:30am - 8:00am Law Practice Management Breakfast

Type: Breakfast

Business Development—Creating, Cultivating, and Maintaining Client Relationships that Generate IP Work...

8:00am - 9:00am Opening Plenery Session

Type: Concurrent Track

TBD...

9:00am - 12:00pm Thursday AM Track 1: Patent Prosecution

Type: Concurrent Track

PATENT PROSECUTION...

9:00am - 12:00pm Thursday AM Track 2: Patent Litigation

Type: Concurrent Track

PATENT LITIGATION...

9:00am - 12:00pm Thursday AM Track 3: Trademark/Copyright

Type: Concurrent Track

Trademark/Copyright...

9:30am - 1:30pm Thursday Spouse/Guest Tour: Women of Washington/Anna Weatherley’s Studio

Type: Spouse/Guest Tour

The tour starts at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History to view The First Ladies Exhibit. Next stop is at the Anna Weatherley Studio, an internationally recognized designer....

12:30pm - 2:00pm Thursday Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable David Ruschke, Chief Judge, PTAB

Type: Luncheon

The Honorable David Ruschke, Chief Judge, PTAB...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Thursday PM Track 1: Corporate

Type: Concurrent Track

Thursday PM Track #1 - CORPORATE...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Thursday PM Track 2: Litigation

Type: Concurrent Track

Thursday PM Track #2 - Litigation...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Thursday PM Track 3: Trademark

Type: Concurrent Track

Thursday PM Track #3: Trademark...

5:30pm - 6:30pm New Member/First-time Attendee

Type: Reception

New Member/First-time Attendee...

7:30pm - 9:00pm Opening Night Reception: DC Cinema

Type: Reception

Short description is not available at this time...

6:45am - 8:45am Women in IP Law Breakfast

Type: Breakfast

Sponsored by: Lee & Hayes and Quarles & Brady...

8:45am - 11:45am Friday AM Track 1: PTAB Reloaded

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday AM Track #1 - PTAB Reloaded ...

8:45am - 11:45am Friday AM Track 2: International

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday AM Track #2 - International...

8:45am - 11:45am Friday AM Track 3: Trade Secrets

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday AM Track #3 - Trade Secrets...

9:30am - 1:30pm Friday Spouse/Guest Tour: Taste of DC/Capitol Hill

Type: Spouse/Guest Tour

The Capitol Hill Food Tour will bring together progressive, high-end cuisine, with long standing DC institutions. First Stop: Eastern Market Second Stop: Cava Mezze Third Stop: District Donut...

12:30pm - 2:00pm Friday Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Michelle Lee, Under Secretary of the Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Type: Luncheon

Friday Luncheon...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Friday PM Track 1: State Of The IP Union: Addressing the Hot Topics of Today for Tomorrow’s Business

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday PM Track #1 -State Of The IP Union: Addressing the Hot Topics of Today for Tomorrow’s Business...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Friday PM Track 2: Patent Licensing

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday PM Track #2- Patent Licensing...

2:00pm - 3:30pm Friday PM Track 3: Copyright

Type: Concurrent Track

Friday PM Track #3 - Copyright...