Corporate Patent Seminar 2007

Registration is now open for the 44th annual Corporate Patent Seminar!

• program brochure (PDF)
• register online
• scenes from Corporate Patent Seminar 2006

Who should attend? The Corporate Patent Seminar is for corporate patent professionals. If you are a corporate patent professional, then you are encouraged and welcomed to attend. Here are comments from some attendees at the CPS 2006:

• “This seminar absolutely provides the most bang for the buck. Just compare the costs.”
• “I have heard several design patent speakers before and this was the best by far.”
• “The smaller size really provides an opportunity to build new contacts and the addition of international attendees/speakers is a real plus.”

Planned program topics include:

• New Asian Patent Developments
• New PCT Rules
• New US Rules
• New EPO Rules
• Electronic Patent Office (US e-filing, PCT-SAFE, EPO e-filing)
• European Parallel Trade
• Review of patent law in Russia and former SU republics, including review of court decisions in IP disputes.
• Invention Generation and Enhancement Techniques and Tools
• Invention Generation and Capture Roundtable Discussion and Workshop

Speakers/Moderators include

• Timothy Guffey - Global Patent Services Manager, The Procter & Gamble Company
• Stephen F. Jones - Partner, Baker & McKenzie
• Candy Chen - Partner, Tsai, Lee & Chen
• Steven Krefman - Of Counsel, Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC
• Steven G. Kibby - Senior Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar, Inc.
• Dean Olson - Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer, Inc.
• Carl Oppedahl - Partner, Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC
• Lanny Vincent - President, Vincent & Associates, Ltd.
• Robert Watson - Partner, Mewburn Ellis, LLP
• Maria Eliseeva – Partner, Houston Eliseeva LLP

About the CORPORATE PATENT SEMINAR: We are an ad hoc non-profit association of senior corporate patent professionals dedicated to the effective and healthy exchange of ideas and experiences in the area of intellectual property law and corporate practice. In addition to having a series of talks on topics of interest for in-house IP counsel, our annual meeting will include the following features:

• ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, one of the principal hallmarks of the CORPORATE PATENT SEMINAR: Each participant is encouraged to contribute his or her experiences and insights on a defined subject related to the overall program in discussions held toward the conclusion of each of our seminar sessions. Indeed, our annual program strongly encourages open, active discussion among the attendees.
• PARTICIPANT WORKSHOP: This year, we are building on our participatory tradition by following up presentations and a roundtable discussion on Invention Generation with a participatory Workshop applying of Invention Generation techniques.

Our program tends to be the most beneficial to senior corporate patent counsel. Many have commented that our meetings of peers present great value by sharing ideas and exploring relevant issues with leaders of other corporate patent departments. In this informal atmosphere, concerns arising in the shop of one counsel can be addressed by the experiences of others. All attendees find the opportunities to offer and receive help and have other high-minded interactions, such as conduct benchmarking for current in-house practices, among other exchanges, particularly helpful.

To facilitate the open and frank discussions that are the heart and strength of the Corporate Patent Seminar, all attendees tacitly agree by their participation that all comments and views of other attendees will be held in confidence.

We look forward to having you join us at Hilton Head this year and encourage you to bring your spouse or a guest. We are certain you will find the 2007 CORPORATE PATENT SEMINAR experience as informative and enjoyable as those of the past years. If for some reason you cannot attend, please consider sending someone else to represent your company to capitalize on the wealth of information available from the program speakers, poster sessions, and roundtable discussions.

Because of the nature of Corporate Patent Seminar's Roundtable Discussions and format, attendance is limited. Registrations received above our attendance cut off will unfortunately have to be returned. To ensure your place at this years seminar please register early!

The Hotel

The Marriott Hilton Head Beach & Golf Resort is a beautiful facility located on the coast of South Carolina at One Hotel Circle. It is in the heart of great golf country, and this time of year the temperature is a mild 70-80°F. We have reserved a block of rooms at the Marriott, and your reservation will be included by your completing and forwarding a registration as long as our reserved block of rooms is available. Note that the program registration fee does not include the cost of the hotel lodging.

Call or e-mail one of us with any questions and register early. For the most up-to-date information about the seminar, please continue to visit our website. We look forward to seeing you on November 11th for a productive seminar.

Sincerely,

2007 Corporate Patent Seminar Program

• Chairs: Dean Olson, Domenic Leo and Steven Krefman
• Site Committee Chairs: Timothy B. Guffey and Steven G. Kibby
• Publicity Committee Chairs: Gerard J. Hughes and Domenic Leo

Additional information can be obtained by contacting the following:

Note: The employers of the Co-Chairs are not sponsoring, and are not involved with this conference in any manner.