AIPLA Annual Meeting Hours of Operation & Locations Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday October 26 October 27 October 28 October 29 AIPLA Registration 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 12:00 pm Exhibition *pre-registrants only Level Exhibits, CLE Booth Technology 12:00 pm Center Spouse/Guest Hospitality Park Tower 12:00 pm #8201, Continental Breakfast 9:30 am 9:30 am 9:30 am Beverage 10:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am Breaks 11:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 3:15 pm 3:15 pm 4:30 pm 4:30 pm The CLE Information Center will remain open until 1:00 pm on Saturday. Thursday AM Break Sponsor: McAndrews Held & Malloy, Ltd. Thursday PM Break Sponsor: Sughrue Mion, PLLC All tracks have been approved as Insurance Discount Eligible Insurance Discount Eligible* Annual Meeting App Sponsor: CMS Friday Continental Breakfast Sponsor: Merchant & Gould Attendee Gift Co-Sponsor: CHOFN Intellectual Property ETHICS CLE Don t miss Saturday s Ethics Program
Pre-Meeting Tuesday, October 25 Wednesday, October 26 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Patent Prosecution Boot Camp Washington 2, 9:00 AM 5:00 PM IP Practice in Japan Committee Pre-Meeting Marriott Ballroom Balcony A, Co-Sponsored by: Borden Ladner Gervais; Carter Deluca Farrell & Schmidt LLP; Filders & Outland, PC; Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP; Fish & Richardson; Fitch Even, Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC; Gowling WLG; The Harris Firm; Lock & Lorde LLP; Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Osha Liang LLP; Smart & Biggar; Studebaker Brackett PC; Tilleke & Gibbins: Wenderoth Lind & Ponack, LLP; and Wenstler LLP 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Patent Prosecution Boot Camp Lincoln 3, 9:00 AM 12:00 PM IP Practice in Japan Committee Pre-Meeting Marriott Ballroom Balcony A, 12:00 PM 4:00 PM 2016 Partnering in Patents Madison Auditorium, US Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA 1:00 5:00 PM Board/Committee Leadership Meeting 4:00 7:00 PM Pre-Registration (For those who registered in advance, skip the lines and pick up your registration materials early.) Thursday, October 27 6:30 8:00 AM 6:30-8:00 AM Law Practice Management Breakfast Meeting Business Development: Where is Your Next Client Going to Come From? Washington 2, Sponsored by: Thomson Reuters 8:00 9:00 AM Opening Plenary Session Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Speaker: The Honorable Daniel H. Marti, IP Enforcement Coordinater, Office of the President Committee of the Year Announcement Corporate Practice Breakfast Meeting (Corporate In-House Counsel Only) Washington 1, Sponsored by: DLA Piper, LLP 7:00-8:00 AM Content and Branding Leadership Group (Leadership Group Members Only) Virginia C, Global IP Leadership Group (Leadership Group Members Only) Washington Rooms 5 & 6, Professional Programs Delaware AB, 9:00 AM 12:00 Noon Concurrent Morning Tracks t1 Patent Prosecution Information Disclosure Statements and the Duty of Disclosure: When Is Enough Enough? Making a Better Patent From the System to the Practitioner t2 Patent Litigation The Federal Rule Changes, Form 18, and the New Pleading Requirements Litigation Updates 102, 103 and the ITC
Thursday, October 27 t3 TTAB Practice/Copyright Reform Maryland Ballroom, t3 Trademark TTAB Updates: A Year of Critical Developments Maryland Ballroom, 9:30 AM 1:30 PM Spouse/Guest Tour Women of Washington Tour followed by Anna Weatherley s Studio Meet near entrance to Harry s Pub by 9:15 AM for a 9:30 AM departure. 12:00 12:30 PM Lunch Reception (Open to all attendees) Sponsored by: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP 12:30 2:00 PM 3:30 5:30 PM Committee Educational Sessions* c1 Antitrust Law/ Biotechnology/ Mergers & Acquisitions c2 Patent Law/Patent- Relations with the USPTO (90 Minutes of CLE) Luncheon Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Speaker: The Honorable David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, US Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA c3 Trademark Internet/ Trademark Law/ Trademark Litigation/ Trademark-Relations with USPTO/Trademark Treaties and International Law (Madrid Protocol 2:00 3:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting (Board Members Only) Delaware AB, 2:00 3:30 PM Concurrent Afternoon Tracks Subcommittee) (Joint Session and Reception) (90 Minutes of CLE) Maryland Ballroom, 5:00 5:30 PM Joint Trademark Committee Reception Sponsored by: Kelly IP Virginia A, t1 Corporate IP Budgets and Managing Expectations: A Conversation Between In-House and Outside Counsel About Money and Expectations in 2017 t2 Litigation I Didn t See That Coming! Dealing with Unpleasant Surprises from Demand Letters and Reverse Trademark Confusion Claims 3:30 5:30 PM 3:30 4:30 PM AIPLA Fellows Washington Room 4, American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF) (Foundation Trustees Only) Coolidge, Emerging Technologies Harding, IP Law Associations Hoover, IP Practice in the Far East Virginia C,
Thursday, October 27 Patentable Subject Matter Task Force Capitol Boardroom, Quarterly Journal Editorial Board (Editorial Board Members Only) McKinley, 3:30 5:30 PM Antitrust Law/IP Practice in China Wilson AB, Electronic and Computer Law/USPTO Inter Partes Patent Proceedings Madison AB, 4:30 5:30 PM 5:30 6:30 PM New Members/ First-Time Attendees Reception Lincoln Room 5-6, Sponsored by: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA 6:00 7:30 PM LGBT Diversity Reception Washington Rooms 1-3, Co-Sponsored by: Baker Botts, LLP; Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC; Fenwick & West, LLP and Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP Harmonization Task Force (Task Force Members Only) Washington Room 4, IP Practice in Israel Virginia C, Legislation Hoover, Standards and Open Source Harding, 5:00-5:30 PM Patent Law Marriott Ballroom, Salon 1, DC Cinema 7:30 9:00 PM Opening Night Reception Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Co-Sponsored by: CAS; EAG Laboratories; Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto; Hogan Lovells; Kim & Chang; Klarquist Sparkman LLP; Leonard Patel PC; Marks & Clerk; Mayer Brown; SS Rana & Co.; and Vinson & Elkins Friday, October 28 6:45 8:45 AM 6:45 8:45 AM Women in IP Law Breakfast Meeting Best Practices to Retain and Advance Women in the IP Profession Co-Sponsored by: Lee & Hayes and Quarles & Brady Washington Room 1-3, 7:45 8:45 AM Amicus Professionalism and Ethics McKinley, US Bar/JPO Liaison Council Virginia C, 9:30 AM 1:30 PM Spouse/Guest Tour Taste of D.C. Tour Capitol Hill Meet near entrance to Harry s Pub by 9:15 AM for a 9:30 AM departure. Capitol Boardroom,
Friday, October 28 8:45 11:45 AM Concurrent Morning Tracks t1 PTAB Reloaded PTAB Trials: A Live PTAB Hearing t2 International IP Global IP Protection and Enforcement Strategies The UPC and the European Patent System: What is Happening Next (and What 3:30 5:30 PM Committee Educational Sessions c1 Patent Litigation/ New Lawyers c2 Chemical Practice/ Education/Law Students/ Patent Agents are the Consequences of the UK s Brexit Vote) t3 Trade Secrets The Defend Trade Secrets c3 International and Foreign Law/IP Practice in Europe Maryland Ballroom, Act: What Every Outside and In-House Counsel Needs Practical Tips for Trade Secret c4 Industrial Designs Washington 1, Protection in the Ever-Evolving Digital Age Maryland Ballroom, 11:45 AM 12:15 PM Lunch Reception (Open to all attendees) Sponsored by: Baker Hostetler 12:15 1:45 PM Luncheon Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Speaker: The Honorable Michelle Lee, Director, US Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA 1:45 2:00 PM Annual Association Business Meeting 2:00 3:30 PM Concurrent Afternoon Tracks t1 State of the IP Union: Addressing the Hot Topics of Today for Tomorrow s Business t2 Patent Licensing The Nuts and Bolts of Licensing: Strategies for Negotiating to Yes 3:30 5:30 PM 3:30 4:30 PM Alternative Dispute Resolution Wilson A, Copyright Law Jackson, International Education Jefferson, IP Practice in Japan Virginia B, IP Practice in Latin America Virginia C, Membership McKinley, Patent Cooperation Treaty Issues Coolidge, Trade Secret Law Harding, US Bar/EPO Liaison Council (Council Members Only) Wilson B, 3:30 5:30 PM Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy/International Trade Commission Hoover, Emerging Technologies/ Legislation Virginia A, t3 Copyright The Software Innovation and Protection Dilemma Guidance Please! Copyrights and Patents Maryland Ballroom,
Friday, October 28 4:30 5:30 PM AIPPI-US Annual Business Meeting Washington Room 4, Education Task Force Jackson, Licensing and Management of IP Assets Virginia B, Online Programs McKinley, Public Education Virginia C, 8:00 10:00 PM Red, White & Blue Gala Dinner, Entertainment, and Dancing (Black Tie Optional) Marriott Ballroom Salons 1-3, Co-Sponsored by: BlackBox IP; Carter, DeLuca, Farrell, & Schmidt, LLP; and Morrison Foerster, LLP Join us for a fun evening of dinner and dancing and the presentation of the 2016 AIPLA Excellence Award. Special Committee on Pro Bono Coolidge, Special Committee on Publications Capital Boardroom, 5:30 6:30 PM International Networking Reception Washington Rooms 5 & 6, Co-Sponsored by: AIPPI-US; AWA Asia; CHOFN IP; Drãger; McAndrews, Held & Malloy; Liu Shen; Osha Liang; PolyOne Corp; Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner PA; Steinfl & Bruno LLP; Viering and Jentschura + Partner; 2SPL; and the Global Sector Committees 10:00 PM 12:00 AM Dessert Reception (Open to all attendees) Sponsored by: Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP Saturday, October 29 8:00 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 12:00 PM (Advisory Group Members Only) Virginia A, (Planning Committee Members Only) Madison AB, WIPO PCT Advisory Group Breakfast Meeting 2017 Mid-Winter Institute Planning Committee Meeting 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:00 2:00 PM Marriott Ballroom Salons 2 & 3, Virginia BC, Wrap up your 2016 Annual Meeting experience by networking with colleagues over lunch! Closing Plenary Session The Year-in-Review Trademarks Patents Trade Secret Copyright Top Five Ways to Become an IP Malpractice Defendant Networking Luncheon 12:00 4:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting Delaware AB, ETHICS CLE (60 Minutes)