U.S. Patent & Trademark Office PTAB/TTAB Stadium Tour The USPTO is partnering with The University of San Diego School of Law to present live PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) and TTAB (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board) proceedings actually pending before the PTAB and TTAB, including ex parte appeal hearings and AIA trials, and to [...]

Topic: The Likely Effect of Brexit on IP Rights in Europe Speaker:  Jonathan DeVile, Partner and Patent Attorney, D Young & Co LLP Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018, 6:00 pm Location: Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Dr # 100, San Diego, CA 92130 On March 19, 2018 the UK and EU published a draft [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]