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• Patent Agents Committee Meeting

  • When
    21 Apr 2021
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtually via Zoom

  The next Patent Agents Committee meeting will be a Zoom meeting on Wednesday April 14^th, 2021 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.

  Brad Wright will lead a discussion of best practices in foreign patent prosecution.  We will especially consider recent developments in EP, CN, and JP and how they may interact with US practice.

  The zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6513071660?pwd=czNvaDkrMmZGRVgvdjlEczJxWUJwUT09

  
  

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• MIPLA International Law Section Invites You to Recent Changes to Chinese Patent Law

  • When
    21 Apr 2021
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    6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Join us for a discussion of recent amendments in Chinese Patent Law due to take effect in June, including increased patent term and damages. We will also discuss Chinese Utility Model practice.

  Presenters: 

  • Aaron Wininger is a senior attorney and the Director of China Intellectual Property Practice at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner P.A.
  • Gordon Gu is the Director of International Affairs with Hangzhou Yuyang IP Group. 

  Credits: 1 CLE credit is applied for.

  This event is available to MIPLA members only - Renew Your Membership Here!

  A link to access the event will be included in the event confirmation email and a reminder email that will be sent the day before the event. 

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• 2021 MIPLA STAMPEDE Monday, May 17th – Thursday, May 20th

  • Start
    17 May 2021
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    11:00 AM (CDT)
  • End
    20 May 2021
  •  
    12:30 PM (CDT)
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Registration is now open for the Virtual 2021 MIPLA Stampede, which will be held over May 17-20, 2021. Individuals may receive up to 7 CLE credits with over 10 hours of CLE programming (credits to be applied for)!
  

  The event will conclude on Thursday, May 20^th with keynote speaker Dara Kendall of Proctor & Gamble followed by our annual meeting. As we cannot meet in person for our annual lunch, each Stampede registrant will receive a $30 gift card to Grubhub to purchase the meal of their choosing to enjoy during the annual meeting. Additional scheduled programs include:

  Schedule:
  

  • General Sessions: May 17^th-19^th, 11:00am – 12:00pm & 12:00pm – 1:00pm Central Time
  • Keynote Address: May 20^th, 11:30am - 12:30pm CT, “Uncommonly Together in Law and Life,” Dara Kendall, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Global Fabric & Home Care, The Procter & Gamble Company
  • MIPLA Annual Meeting: May 20^th, 12:30pm – 1:00pm CT

  
  Featuring:
  
  

  • Introduction to Trademarks
  • Fraudulent Trademark Filings
  • European Priority Claims
  • Music Modernization Act
  • Maximizing Value When Acquiring or Divesting Patents for Assertion
  • Panel discussion on the Patent Trial & Appeal Board and Fast Track Appeal
  • Surviving & Thriving in Challenging Times: Bias and Trauma (elimination of bias)
  • USPTO Judge Janet Gongola
  • In-house counsel from The Procter & Gamble Company, Target, Ecolab, and Polaroid.
  • And more!

  
  Cost:

  • $75 for MIPLA members with auto-renewed membership
  • $100 for MIPLA members with manually renewed membership
  • $200 for non-MIPLA members, become a member here!

  
  A link to access the event virtually will be emailed the week before the event.
  

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