TIPLA Events: Historical Information: May, 2005

TIPLA sponsors two Symposiums a year for patent attorneys, patent agents, trademark attorneys, and copyright attorneys. Each symposium includes lectures by Tennessee attorneys and others who speak on topics of interest to those who practice patent, trademark, copyright, and IP law in general. In the past, distinguished judges have appeared, as have officials from the Patent and Trademark Office.

Spring 2005 Symposium

The Spring 2005 Symposium was held on May 20 - 21 at the Vanderbilt Marriott in Nashville.

PROGRAM

Friday, May 20, 2005

2:00 - 2:30	Issues involving parts numbers and catalogs Andrew Neely of Leudeka, Neely, & Graham
3:00 - 4:00	Steve Stark of Miller & Martin, Chattanooga
3:45 - 5:15	State of Malpractice Insurance for IP firms Eric Braverman of Aon Professional Services Group

Saturday, May 21, 2005

9:00 - 10:00	Sec 103 and Joint Development Agreements Peter Brewer of Baker, Donelson in Memphis
10:00 - 11:00	Zealous Representation and Provisional Patent Applications: An Ethical Look at How, Why, and When to File a Provisional Patent Application Thomas Kulaga, Knoxville
11:15 - 12:15	Claims Construction Jim Cartiglia of Waddey & Patterson, Nashville