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Sponsor: Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Magazine   When:  Sunday, June 13, 2009 – Tuesday, June 15, 2009   Where: Four Seasons Hotel 120...
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Conferences in New York July 28-29: 6th Annual Patents & Financial Services Industry Conference – New York, NY
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Sponsor: Association of Corporate Patent Counsel (ACPC)   When:  Sunday, June 28, 2009 – Wednesday, July 1, 2009   Where: Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort,...
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James R. Burdett
Posted By: James R. Burdett
USPTO Receives $1.9 billion in 2010 Funding Bill
SENATE   Yesterday the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies approved a 2010 funding bill that includes $1.9 billion for the USPTO and...
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Valri Nesbit
Posted By: Valri Nesbit
David Kappos nominated for Director of USPTO
President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate David Kappos, an experienced patent professional with more than 20 years of experience, as the new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual...
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James R. Burdett
Posted By: James R. Burdett
Patent Reform Act – Senate Judiciary Committee
T he Senate's Judiciary Committee favorably reported S.515, as amended by the Leahy, Specter, Feinstein, Cornyn, Whitehouse, Kaufman amendment (GRA09451), by a vote of 15-4. The committee's report...
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Valri Nesbit
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Update of Address at OED
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has introduced a system that allows registered practitioners to update their official address of record with the Office of Enrollment and Discipline by...
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Valri Nesbit
Posted By: Valri Nesbit
Petition for Rehearing filed in Tafas v. Doll
Plaintiff-appellee Dr. Triantafyllos Tafas and plaintiffs-appellees SmithKline Beecham Corp., SmithKline Beecham PLC, and Glaxo Group Ltd.  filed petitions for a panel rehearing or...
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