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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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CincyBio 2013 Registration Now Open

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CincyBio 2013 General Slide for publication
CincyIP is proud to bring back CincyBIO for 2013, Cincinnati’s premier conference on bioscience and technology, for the third straight year on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

CincyBIO 2013 will be held Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati. The conference will feature speakers including Tom Irving (Finnegan), Sam Han (McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP), Carin Miller (Blue Ribbon Patents), Jeff Weedman (Cintrifuse), James Zimmerman (Taft), David Willbrand (ThompsonHine), Vance VanDrake (Ulmer & Berne), Ralph Hall (University of Minnesota Law School and Faegre Baker Daniels), Dave Bassett (WilmerHale), Pat Lane (Dinsmore), Matt Willenbrink (University of Dayton), Nick Nikolaides (The Procter & Gamble Company), Marie Kerbeshian (Indiana University), Geoffrey Pinski (Office of Entrepreneurial Affairs & Technology, University of Cincinnati), and Chris Fick (Office of Technology Transfer, University of Louisville).

This activity has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.25 total CLE hour(s) instruction.
6.25 CLE hours have also been applied for in Kentucky and Indiana.

Schedule of Events CincyBio 2013 Final Schedule
7:45 – 8:15 Registration and Coffee
8:15 – 8:30 Welcome and Introductions
8:30 – 9:30 “Exelixis and Novartis – Biopharm Patent Term Adjustment Based on (B) Delay” – Tom Irving
9:30 – 10:30 “New FDA Regulations and Their Effect on Existing and Emerging Technologies” – Ralph Hall
10:30 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:45 “Cintrifuse: Working With Technology Startups and Developing Cincinnati’s Innovation Ecoystem” – Jeff Weedman, James Zimmerman, David Willbrand, and Vance VanDrake
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch and Networking
1:00 – 2:15 “University Intellectual Property: The Tech Transfer Perspective” – Geoffrey Pinski (UC), Matt Willenbrink (UD), Marie Kerbeshian (IU) and Chris Fick (Louisville) with Nick Nikolaides (P&G) as moderator
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 3:30 “The Exhaustingly Self-Replicating Seeds: Monsanto v. Bowman” – Dave Bassett and Pat Lane
3:30-4:30 “Gene: The New Four Letter Word” – Sam Han and Carin Miller
4:30 CLE and Closing

Prices thru April 15:
• CincyIP Member – $100
• Non-member with CLE – $125
• Non-member without CLE – $75
• Students – $25

Prices after April 15:
• CincyIP Member – $125
• Non-member with CLE – $150
• Non-member without CLE – $100
• Students – $25

To register:
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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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