Advanced Program Class Schedules
August 2008 Advanced Program
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
Washington, DC
Date Schedule Course Name
Session I
August 10-12, 2008
(Sunday – Tuesday)
Sunday - Monday:
8:30 am-12:00 pm, 1:30-4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 -11:45 am
Comprehensive PCT Practice: How to Master Its Challenges
Crafting & Drafting Winning Patents
Patent Strategy
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:
8:45 -11:45 am, 1:45-4:45 pm
Chemical Patent Practice
Sunday-Monday: 8:45 am-12:15 pm, 1:45-4:45 pm
Tuesday: 8:45 am-12:00 pm
Art and Science of Patent Searching
Tuesday: 1:45-4:45 pm Patent Searching Workshop
One-Day Course
August 12, 2008 (Tuesday)
Tuesday: 8:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m., 1:45–4:45 p.m. Inequitable Conduct Under Current Federal Circuit Law
One-Day Course
August 13, 2008 (Wednesday)
Wednesday: 8:45 am-12:15 pm; 1:45-4:45 pm FDA Orange Book
Session II
August 13-15, 2008
(Wednesday – Friday)
Wednesday-Thursday: 8:30 am-12:00 pm, 1:30-4:30 pm
Friday: 8:30 -11:45 am
Drafting Patent License Agreements
Due Diligence Investigations
Patent Law Guide
Wednesday-Thursday: 8:45 am-12:15 pm, 1:45-4:45 pm
Friday: 8:45 am-12:00 pm
“Designing Around” Valid U.S. Patents
Federal Circuit Law (2006-2008)
October 2008 Advanced Program
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
Date Schedule Course Name
Session I
October 15-17, 2008
(Wednesday-Friday)
Wednesday - Thursday:
8:00-11:30 am, 1:30-4:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 -11:15 am
Drafting Patent License Agreements
Hot Topics in Patent Law
Patent Counsel’s Vital Role in Corporate Dealmaking
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:
8:15-11:15 am, 1:15-4:15 pm
Chemical Patent Practice
Wednesday - Thursday:
8:15-11:45 am, 1:45-4:45 pm
Friday: 8:15 am-11:30 am
Comprehensive PCT Practice: How to Master Its Challenges
Patent Strategy
One-Day Courses
October 18, 2008 (Saturday)
Saturday:
8:15-11:45 am; 1:45-4:45 pm
FDA Orange Book
Inequitable Conduct
Patent Opinions, Strategy & Tactics
Session II
October 19-21, 2008
(Sunday-Tuesday)
Sunday - Monday:
8:00-11:30 am, 1:30-4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 -11:15 am
Art and Science of Patent Searching
Crafting & Drafting Winning Patents
Federal Circuit Law (2006-2008)
Tuesday: 1:45-4:45 pm Patent Searching Workshop
Sunday - Monday:
8:15-11:45 am, 1:45-4:45 pm
 Tuesday: 8:15 -11:30 am
“Designing Around” Valid U.S. Patents
Due Diligence Investigations
Patent Law Guide
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:
8:45-11:45 am, 1:45-4:45 pm
Pharma & Biotech Strategies