The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will be holding its 2009 Annual Meeting on September 13-15, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Among the presentations being offered at the annual meeting are:
• Building, protecting and getting the most out of your IP portfolio in today's economic climate: A New quality-and-cost paradigm;
• Remedies: Damages and injunctive relief from various perspectives;
• IPO corporate IP management benchmarking survey;
• Local Model Patent Rules;
• Consequences to indemnification in view of Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics;
• Tips for "after-final" patent practice: What is your strategy after a final rejection is received?
• Re-examination process, strategy and outcomes;
• Patent litigation post-Seagate -- What's changed and what hasn't;
• Bilski -- What is the future for business method patents;
• Venue and forum shopping; and
• Ethics and professionalism.
In addition, Greg Brown, President and Co-CEO, Motorola, Inc., will present the luncheon keynote on September 13, and Circuit Judge Timothy B. Dyk of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will present the luncheon keynote on September 14.
An additional one-day program entitled "Aligning your patent strategy with your global corporate business plan," will be held on September 16.
A complete brochure for the meeting and one-day program, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration form can be downloaded here.
The registration fee for the meeting is $950 for IPO members or $1,450 for attendees who are not IPO members (attendees registering before July 31 will receive a $100 discount). The registration fee for the one-day program is $550 for IPO members or $800 for attendees who are not IPO members (attendees registering for both the meeting and one-day program will receive a $50 discount). Those interested in registering for the meeting can do so here.
McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, where most of the Patent Docs practice, is a sponsor of the IPO Annual Meeting.
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