The law firms of McAndrews, Held & Malloy and Dr. Volker Vossius will be co-hosting two complimentary patent law symposia next month–one in Chicago and the other in Munich. CLE credit will be available.
On May 3, 2011, the firms will sponsor a symposium in Munich, entitled "U.S. and European Patent Law Update for European Practitioners." The symposium will be held at the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski, from 14:00 to 18:00, and will be followed by a cocktail reception. The agenda includes:
- Inventions under the German Employee's Inventions Act – relevant aspects in light of the new law from October 2009, by Dr. Susanne Schollweck
- Update on U.S. patent damages law, by Thomas J. Wimbiscus
- Supplementary protection certificates – recent decisions and current topics, by Dr. Kathrin Körner
- Update on recent case law of the EPO, by Dr. Jörk Zwicker
- Biosimilars legislation in the U.S., by Troy A. Groetken
- EPC trends in pharma patenting, by Dr. Georg Schnappauf
On May 19, 2011, the firms will sponsor a symposium in Chicago, entitled "Global Practical IP Perspectives." The symposium will be held at the offices of McAndrews, Held & Malloy, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will include a complimentary lunch and cocktail reception. The agenda includes:
- Protecting trade secrets to better enforce enforce them in litigation and avoiding or defending trade secret lawsuits, by Greg Vogler
- Pharmaceutical life cycle management in Europe — challenges and chances of a changing environment, by Dr. Kathrin Körner
- The current state of intellectual property in view of pending Supreme Court cases, by Robert A. Surrette and Eligio C. Pimentel
- Update on recent case law of the EPO, by Dr. Jörk Zwicker
- Patent licensing, by William M. Wesley
- Alternative dispute resolution: improving your odds, by Leland G. Hansen
- Status of U.S. patent reform 2011, by Dr. Nabeela Rasheed
- EPC trends in pharmaceutical patenting, by Dr. Georg Schnappauf
- Obligations of confidentiality and candor, by Wendy J. Muchman
- Reducing the cost of discovering electronically-stored information, by Gregory C. Schodde
To attend, please RSVP to kanzlei@vovo.de (for Munich) or ksimoni@mcandrews-ip.com (for Chicago).
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