The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) will be holding its 85th Annual Meeting on September 14-16, 2011 in Chicago, IL. Among the presentations being offered at the annual meeting are:
• Canada's Global Perspective on SR&ED (Scientific Research & Experimental Development) -- pre-conference workshop;
• Building a 21st Century Patent System in the Digital Age -- USPTO Director David Kappos;
• Contrasting Ethics in the Canadian and U.S. Courts -- Chief Judge James F. Holderman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and Honourable Roger T. Hughes of the Federal Court of Canada;
• Fraud on the Patent Office;
• Predictions on the Law of Sound Prediction;
• Growing Your International Business;
• Managing Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation;
• High Tech Subject Matter -- What Can You Patent?
• United States Patent Office Roundtable; and
• The Post-Sanofi World.
A program for the meeting, including an agenda, descriptions of the scheduled sessions, and list of speakers, can be obtained here, and a brochure for the meeting can be obtained here.
The registration fee for the meeting is $1,890 (IPIC members), $2,090 (non-members), or $550 (IPLAC members) (attendees registering by August 12, 2011 will receive a discount of between $55 and $200). Additional registration fees are required for the meeting events. Those interested in registering for the meeting can do so here.
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