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2020 Virtual Design Rights Boot Camp
September 3 to 24, 2020
Conquer The New Design Frontier
Strengthen your design rights skills with our virtual program.
The program has lessons for both beginning practitioners and experienced practitioners that want to know more about the increasingly important area of design rights, which covers copyright, trade dress and design patents.
"The content was very good. I wish I could have been in two tracks at once." ~ 2018 Attendee
Who Should Come?
Beginning practitioners and experienced practitioners that want to know more about the increasingly important area of design rights. There will be sessions on applying for and obtaining copyright registration of designs, trade dress in designs and filing for US design patents. There is also a session on design rights in the EU, where there have been important developments in copyright of designs, registered community designs and unregistered designs. Any design question your client have has potential implications in all of these area, make sure you do not miss a chance to protect your clients’ important design rights.
What We Cover
- European Union Design rights, including copyright, registered community designs and unregistered community designs.
- Drafting and filing a design patent and responding to rejections
- Drafting and filing a trade dress application, and responding to rejections
- Drafting and filing a copyright application, responding to rejections and Information on Content Management Information (CMI) and ways it allows you to protect copyrights that were not registered prior to infringement
Event Program
Design Protection in Europe - September 3rd
- Registered Community Designs
- European Copyright in Designs
Moderated by: Elizabeth Isaac, Dunlap Codding, P.C.
Speakers:
Dr. Henning Hartwig, Bardehle Pagenberg
Dr. Peter Schramm, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal AG
Copyright in Designs - September 10th
- Copyright 101 – including preparing and filing a copyright application
- Advanced Copyright in Designs including responding to rejection
Moderated by: Pina M. Campagna, Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP
Lauren Emerson, Leason Ellis
Garfield Goodrum, Goodrum Design Law
Design Patents - September 17th
- Design patents 101- including the basics of drafting and filing a design patent application
- Advanced design patent prosecution including responding to objections and rejections
Moderated by: Trevor Copeland, Brinks Gilson, & Lione
Speakers:Craig Mueller, FisherBroyles
James Aquilina, Quarles & Brady LLP
Trade Dress in Designs - September 24th
- Preparation and filing of a trade dress application at the USPTO
- Advanced trade dress prosecution including responding to a USPTO rejections
Moderated by: Robert L. Lichter, Lando & Anastasi, LLP
Darren S. Cahr, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
Sarah Schneider, Sheridan and Ross
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AIPLA Comments on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
July 12, 2024
Arlington, VA. July 9, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to their Notice of Proposed Rule Making on terminal disclaimer practice to obviate nonstatutory double patenting. -
AIPLA Comments on the WIPO Diplomatic Conference on the Design Law Treaty
June 28, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 25, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to the USPTO’s March 27, 2024 Notice on the WIPO Diplomatic on the Design Law Treaty (“DLT”). -
AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Certiorari with the US Supreme Court in Cellect v. Vidal
June 25, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 21, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court in Cellect, LLC v. Vidal. -
AIPLA Comments on Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues
June 21, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 17, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO on Patent Trial and Appeal Board Rules of Practice for Briefing Discretionary Denial Issues, and Rules for 325(d) Considerations, Instituting Parallel and Serial Petitions, and Termination Due to Settlement Agreement. -
AIPLA Comments on Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions
June 18, 2024
Arlington, VA. June 17, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO on Rules Governing Director Review of Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions.