Intellectual Property Law

The 44th Annual Intellectual Property Law Section Institute is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, November 14-16, 2019 this year. Read more

When you need a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement (NDA) as part of potential new business deals, M&A discussions, or in relation to employee hires, do you simply plug in party names into an old template, execute, and move on? If so, you’re not alone. But we can all do better. Read more

Did you miss a live IP Section webinar or conference? Listen to recordings of past programs as streaming webinars or downloaded podcasts, and receive the materials and your CLE certificate of attendance. To see what's available, click here and select Intellectual Property Law Section. Read more

The Copyright Office will host its second public modernization webinar on March 28, 2019, at noon eastern time. This webinar will focus on the development of user-centered design principals, such as evaluating how people use and experience online services, to better inform development of future interfaces. Read more

Jeff has been an associate at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, since 2011, and works primarily on intellectual property litigation in U.S. district courts and appeals at the Federal Circuit. Read more

The Copyright Office recently released a revised draft of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, Third Edition. This draft proposes changes to the current version of the Compendium, which was released on September 29, 2017. Read more

Please join members of the CLA IP Section for a Networking Mix & Mingle on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.! World Intellectual Property Day is April 26, 2019, so come prepared to celebrate IP! Read more

Please join members of the CLA IP Law Section for a Networking Mix & Mingle on Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at 6:00 p.m.! World Intellectual Property Day is April 26, 2019, so come prepared to celebrate IP! Read more

When is a diagnostic method an abstract idea? Can you still patent isolated natural products? Are methods of treatment routine and conventional? What are the limits to patent eligibility when a machine learns a clinical protocol? This webinar will explore these questions, address recent case law and updates to the USPTO Guidelines, and leave you with some practice tips. Read more

This program offers 1 MCLE credit. You must register in advance to participate. What a company does in the first 48 hours of a data breach will set the stage for three major confrontations – regulatory investigations, private lawsuits, and PR damage control. From having a detailed and well understood Incident Response Plan in place, to understanding when and how to call in law enforcement, data breach vendors, and outside counsel, this webinar will cover best practices and tips for the in-house… Read more