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Course Information
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7320 Patent Law Harmonization
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88 minutes
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$ 119.00
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Volume discounts and subscriptions are available; for more information, contact Cognistar Sales.
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Accreditation Information
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About the Instructor(s)
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Robin Coster
Tory’s Technology Group
Robin L.A. Coster, Esq., is a partner in Tory’s Technology Group. His practice focuses on intellectual property law, particularly strategic planning and management of patents, trademarks and other IP assets. His practice includes assessment and due diligence, infringement and validity opinions and licensing. Prior to joining Tory's, Robin practiced for more than 10 years with one of Canada’s premier IP specialty law firms.
Robin is a member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada and the IP Section of the Canadian Bar Association. He is also a member of the IP management committees of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the American Bar Association. Robin is also a member of several venture capital associations. He has spoken at conferences on topics such as IP management, IP due diligence in corporate transactions, and security interests in IP assets. Robin became a Registered Patent Agent in 1993 and is authorized to represent inventors before the Canadian and U.S. patent offices.
He holds an LL.B. from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, and a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto.
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Douglas Norman
Eli Lilly and Company
Douglas K. Norman, Esq., is Deputy General Patent Counsel for Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis. He received his B.S. in Microbiology from Indiana University in 1981 and his J.D., cum laude, from the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 1988.
Mr. Norman’s practice has included many aspects of patent law, including procurement, licensing, and litigation. He is past Chair of the Intellectual Property Owners Association Amicus Committee and is currently Chair of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Subcommittee for Intellectual Property.
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Charles Van Horn
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P.
Charles E. Van Horn, Esq., is a Partner in the firm of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, L.L.P. Mr. Van Horn joined the firm after a 31-year career in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). During his tenure, he served in a variety of leadership positions relating to patent policy and practice, including Deputy Solicitor and Deputy Assistant Commissioner. Just prior to joining the firm, Mr. Van Horn assisted in developing the legislation and implementing the regulations and procedures for the patent-related changes mandated by the GATT-TRIPs agreement. In addition to developing policy and practice in response to new legislation and court decisions, Mr. Van Horn was responsible for decisions in over 10,000 annual petitions filed to the Commissioner concerning procedural aspects of patent practice. Mr. Van Horn has also represented the U.S. internationally in areas of protecting biotechnology inventions and the regulations and practice for implementing the Patent Cooperation Treaty. He has also represented the U.S. at expert meetings and at the first segment of the Diplomatic Conference to conclude a Patent Law Harmonization Treaty under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Mr. Van Horn is admitted to the Virginia and Washington, D.C., Bars and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He holds a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law, an M.B.A. from The George Washington University, and a B.S., Ch.E. from Lehigh University.
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Douglas Wyatt
Wyatt, Gerber & O’Rourke
Douglas W. Wyatt, Esq. is a Senior Partner in Wyatt, Gerber & O’Rourke, a firm specializing in intellectual property law Patent, Trademark and Copyright litigation. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.M.E. from New York State University.
His professional associations include: Chair - Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, American Bar Association 1993-1994; Member of the Advisory Commission on Patent Law Reform, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1992; President of the New York Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section of the American Bar Association 1981-1983; Editor – Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section of the American Bar Association 1981-1983; Vice President of the board of directors and chairman of the law committee for Lincoln Hall and Lincoln Hall Foundation, a 100 year old charitable educational institution for 200 homeless boys.
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Outline + Synopsis
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Outline
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Synopsis
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Patent Law Harmonization
I. Introduction
II. WIPO Discussion Update
A. Substantive Patent Law Treaty
B. Claim Dates
C. Definition of Prior Art
D. International Provisions
E. Disclosure
F. Patentability
G. Other Provisions
III. Opposing First-to-File
A. Introduction
B. First-to-File Interests
C. Patents and Innovation
D. Destroying the System
E. Summary Statement
IV. Converting to a First-to-File System
A. Canada’s Experience
B. Pre-1988 Filing
C. Conflict Proceedings and Claim Dates
D. Reaction to the Conversion
E. The U.S. Situation
V. Favoring First-to-File
A. Introduction
B. Getting to Harmonization
C. Small-Entity Inventors
D. A Case for Harmonization
E. Historical Perspective
F. Summary Statement
VI. Questions and Answers
A. Small Inventors
B. Economic Factors
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With patent law harmonization comes great change, and for the United States the biggest change would be moving from a first-to-invent system to one that awards patents to the first-to-file. This course offers four speakers, each of whom focus on different pieces of current discussions surrounding patent law harmonization. Participants are given an update on the most current Substantive Patent Law Treaty Draft discussions; opposing viewpoints on how moving to a first-to-file system would affect the United States; and a first-hand account of Canada’s experience with switching from a first-to-invent system to a first to file.
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Content Provided By
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The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a 16,000-member, national bar association constituted primarily of lawyers in private and corporate practice, in government service, and in the academic community. The AIPLA represents a wide and diverse spectrum of individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property. Members represent both owners and users of intellectual property.
AIPLA was formed in 1897 in order to maintain a high standard of professional ethics, to aid in the improvements in laws relating to intellectual property and in their proper interpretation by the courts, and to provide legal education to the public and to its members on intellectual property issues.
To qualify for membership, applicants must be members in good standing of the bar of a court of record of the United States or any state. Foreign affiliate members must be able to practice in a court of general jurisdiction in their countries to be considered for membership, or be registered to practice with the Patent and/or Trademark Office of their country of citizenship. AIPLA also has student memberships available for those regularly enrolled in a law school approved by the Association of American Law Schools. Approximately 70% of the active members are in private practice, 30% in corporate practice, with the remainder in the government or academia.
AIPLA holds three regularly scheduled conferences a year, Mid-Winter, Spring and Fall, at which the association offers educational seminars on the latest developments in intellectual property law. In addition, AIPLA holds many stand-alone seminars on specialized areas of intellectual property law at varying times of the year in locations around the United States. The association also produces a number of informative publications including the AIPLA Quarterly Journal (a scholarly law journal published four times a year), the AIPLA Bulletin (an overview of AIPLA meetings published online three times a year), and CD-ROMs and tapes which include papers or speeches presented by speakers at the meetings. The AIPLA also publishes the Report of the Economic Survey biennially.
Furthermore, the AIPLA is actively involved in shaping U.S. intellectual property policy through its work on legislation and federal regulations affecting intellectual property cases in the U.S. courts. Internationally, the AIPLA has spearheaded a worldwide campaign to reduce the costs of procurement and enforcement of patents, regularly participates in meetings of the World Intellectual Property Organization, and maintains close relations with foreign IP officials and practitioners.
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7320 Patent Law Harmonization
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$ 119.00
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