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.
The Fall 2008 Symposium is scheduled for November 13 and 14 at the offices of Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC, in Nashville. Boult, Cummings' office is located at 1600 Division Street, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee.
Download the Brochure (and Registration Form) for the CLE Seminar. The Brochure is in Adobe Acrobat pdf file format. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your system, download the Acrobat Reader from here.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Cocktail buffet reception at the offices of Waddey and Patterson |
| 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Optional dinner (please RSVP to – location to be announced) Please include $35 payment with registration. |
Friday November 14, 2008
| 8:00 – 8:20 am | Registration and Morning beverages and pastries |
| 8:20 – 8:30 am | Welcoming remarks Kenneth Hoffmeister of TIPLA (Pitts & Brittian, PC) |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | The Top 5 Trademark Decisions (of All Time!) from the Sixth Circuit Thor Urness (Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC) |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am | Legislative Issues for Intellectual Property Paul Fassbender (Chief Legal Counsel for Sen. Bob Corker) |
| 9:45– 10:15 am | Signal Claims, Business Methods and Recent Developments in Patentability Patrick B. Horne (Luedeka, Neely & Graham, PC) |
| 10:15 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am | Patent Prosecution in Japan Tsuyoshi Nakamura (Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP - Washington, DC) |
| 11:15 am – noon | Patent Prosecution in Canada James E. Longwell (Gowlings, Toronto, Canada) |
| Lunch (provided on-site) | |
| 12:45 – 1:45 pm | An Update on Inequitable Conduct Before the U.S. PTO (One hour of ethics) Christina I. Ryan (Stites & Harbison - Louisville, KY) William C. Ferrell, Jr. (Stites & Harbison - Nashville, TN) |
| 1:45 – 2:15 pm | Incorporation by Reference – Is it That Easy? Ken Hoffmeister (Pitts and Brittian) |
| 2:15 – 2:45 pm | Patent Prosecution in China Stephen Yang (Peksung Intellectual Property, Ltd. - Beijing, China) |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Patent and Trademark Trends in the State ofTennessee Peter L. Brewer (Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC) |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Technology Trends in the State of Tennessee Richard S. Seline (New Economy Strategies, LLC - Washington, DC) |
| 4:00 – 4:30 pm | Multi-Party Infringement of a Method Claim Wayne Beavers (Waddey & Patterson, PC) |
Note: During Lunch or one of the breaks we will elect new officers and hold a general business discussion. See the website www.tipla.net for current officers.