Topic: Patents in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Speaker: Paul S. Hunter Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 6:00 pm Location: Foley & Lardner LLP, 3579 Valley Centre Dr # 300, San Diego, CA 92130 What in artificial intelligence (AI) can be patented and what are the unique challenges to patenting AI? These and other topics will be discussed, [...]
This column highlights some of the more notable recent online notices, newsletters, and blogs dealing with IP prosecution issues. IPWatchdog – a patents and patent law blog – IPwatchdog.com In a post on January 17, 2018, John M. Roqitz discussed the Federal Circuit finding a virus-screening method not abstract and patent eligible in Finjan, Inc. [...]
Topic: Empirical Studies of PAEs Speaker: David L. Schwartz, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018, 6:00 pm Location: Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Dr # 100, San Diego, CA 92130 The press commonly reports about patent assertion entities (PAEs), also known as patent “trolls” or non-practicing entities [...]
Date: February 1, 2018 Time: 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Location: Sheraton La Jolla Hotel, 3299 Holiday Court, La Jolla, CA 92037 Presented by the Japan Patent Attorneys Association Welcome to the “Discover IP Japan Conference 2018.” Due to its great potential for continuously growing technology and expanding markets, U.S. companies/practitioners should take note of [...]
Topic: How Congress and the High Court Unintentionally Enfeebled the American Patent System, Weakening Incentives, Drying Up Investment and Stunting Job Creation, and What We Can Do To Revive It Speaker: The Honorable Paul R. Michel, retired Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Date: Thursday, January 18, 6:00 pm Location: [...]
