Programs

APLF Conference

The USA Business Impact of A Changing European Patent Regulatory Environment
DePaul University College of Law, Chicago - March 3, 2008

AGENDA

7:30 - 8:15am Continental Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30am

  • Welcome – DePaul University College of Law (Barbara Bressler, Director, CIPLIT)
  • Welcome – APLF Vice President (Troy Groetken, Partner, McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.)

8:30 - 9:30am
"Practical Aspects And Cost Saving Ideas Under The EPC 2000"
"Added Subject Matter Objections In The EPO."
Robin Browne – Partner, Leaman Browne (Leeds, UK)
Power Point

  • The practical approaches to appeals before the European Patent Office.

9:35 - 11:05am
"The Key Aspects Of EPC 2000 And The London Agreement And The Practical Outcomes For U.S. Practitioners And Companies."
Paul Chapman – Partner, Kilburn & Strode (London, UK)
Dr. Elizabeth Crooks - Kilburn & Strode (London, UK)

  • What are the boards of appeal?
  • What decisions can be appealed?
  • Relationship of BOA’s to Enlarged board
  • General procedure/timings
  • Oral proceedings
  • Special considerations (experts/types of evidence)

Power Point

11:05 - 11:15am BREAK

11:15 – 12:25pm
"Practical Approaches Of European Oppositions Before The EPO"
Dr. Walter Maiwald - Managing Director, Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH (Munich, Germany)

  • Selecting and preparing evidence
  • Using evidence
  • Combating the other party's arguments
  • Timing of submissions
  • Oral proceedings
  • Special considerations concerning appeals
  • Rejecting panel members / panels (aka the Art of Harakiri)

Power Point

12:25pm
Closing Remarks
APLF Co-President (Howard Bernstein, Sughrue Mion, PLLC.)

CIPLIT

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos recently announced that DePaul law alumnus Azam Khan will serve as the deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Under Secretary and Director.
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DePaul unites brightest in field at 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference

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Professor Gerstenblith to lead President Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committeer

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Arts Law Colloquium Series with Jane Levine

On September 21, 2011, Jane A. Levine, Worldwide Director of Compliance for Sotheby’s, discussd her typical day as the director of compliance and senior vice president for the world's fourth oldest auction house. Ms. Levine shared her experiences on issues such as consignments, enforcement relating to the art and cultural heritage regulation, investigating breaches, monitoring compliance, the auction process and anti-money laundering in the art and auction market.

For more information please visit the CIPLIT Arts Law Colloquium website

To view the video of this discussion, please click here.