Category Archives: Monthly Meetings

Technology Commercialization – Strategies for Success – June 2013 Meeting

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Geoffrey Pinski, Director with the University of Cincinnati Office of Entrepreneurial Affairs and Technology Commercialization Office, and Korie Counts, Technology Manager in the Center for Technology Commercialization at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, will speak on technology transfer and licensing. The presentation will focus on the challenges around the transfer and licensing of new technology from research institutions to industry and identify pitfalls and best practice tips for overcoming the complexities of the process.

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Post-Grant AIA Procedures and the Litigation Impact – May 2013 Meeeting

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Date: Tuesday May 14, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT

Location: Cincinnatian Hotel

The America Invents Act (H.R. 1249) promises to bring substantial changes to the U.S. patent system, including new mechanisms for challenging patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. One of the new mechanisms is a post-grant review proceeding (PGR), which will provide patent challengers expanded bases on which to attack patents. Post-grant review, however, will only be available to challenge patents that issue under the AIA’s new first-to-file regime. Of more immediate concern, the AIA also provides for a new inter partes review (“IPR”) procedure that will be available to challenge any
enforceable patent, including those issued before enactment of the AIA.

Ryan Willis will discuss the basics of each of these new procedures. He will also discuss litigation considerations, including when the use of these procedures in addition to or in place of litigation may be appropriate, and how the use of these procedures may affect a client’s choice to litigate following their use.

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Contests and Sweepstakes: Spotting IP Risks and Other Legal Issues – March 2013 Meeting

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You’re invited to our next monthly luncheon and CLE seminar. Lori Krafte, partner at Wood, Herron & Evans will be presenting on the topic of Contests and Sweepstakes.

Date: March 12th
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Cincinnatian Hotel

With advertising budgets squeezed, more companies than ever are turning to relatively inexpensive contests and sweepstakes to generate buzz about their products and services. But, if you aren’t careful, your client’s promotion can easily become an illegal lottery, or expose the company to a copyright infringement or false advertising action, or run afoul of the many quirky laws regulating this area.

And it isn’t enough just to comply with state and federal law. If you run your promotion on a social media platform such as Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook, you have an additional layer of requirements because each has its own rules for these. It isn’t difficult to comply with all the obligations – if you pay attention to detail and give yourself plenty of time to plan.

Please remember: registration closes at noon on Wednesday, March 6!

PRICES (including lunch):
• $20 for Members (includes 1.0 Hr Ohio CLE)
• $30 Non-Member with CLE
• $20 Non-Member without CLE
• $15 Students and Full-Time Academics

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