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This year's conference will focus on new developments in the courts, at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), and at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that are likely to have a significant impact on the practice of intellectual property law. Senior PTO management officials will descuss the agency's implementation of the initiatives set forth in the 21st Century Strategic Plan. A distinguished panel of speakers will address a recently released FTC report on patent law reform. The conference will also include a panel comprised of private and corporate counsel discussing the issue of willful patent infringement in light of the Federal Circuit's decision to hear arguments en banc on whether it should revise its willful infringement standards.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the symposium and made it such a success! This year our attendees represented: 45 Law Firms ranging from small to large
8 Fortune 500 Companies
22 Corporations
3 Government Offices
6 Universities and
13 Private Practice Our attendees also spanned 18 states! March 15, 2004 Speakers:
- The Honorable Anne H. Chasser, Commissioner for Trademarks, USPTO
- William Cohen, Assistant General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission
- Q. Todd Dickinson, Howrey Simon Arnold & White
- Jay Dratler, Jr., The University of Akron School of Law
- Joseph R. Dreitler, Jones Day
- The Honorable Nicholas P. Godici, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
- Howard D. Gordon, Eaton Corporation
- Steven M. Gruskin, Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Michael H. King, McGuire Woods
- David Leathers, InteCap
- William H. Mandir, Sughrue Mion, PLLC.
- Robert M. Masters, Sughrue Mion, PLLC.
- W. Mack Webner, Sughrue Mion, PLLC.
- John M. Vasuta, Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.
PHOTO GALLERY OF SYMPOSIUM EVENTS Speakers and Guests Enjoy Dinner on Sunday
Mr. & Mrs. John Mion (Partner Sughrue Mion) and Dean Aynes |
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Mr. Jack Morrison (Managing Partner, Amer Cunningham) and wife Vickie with Associate Dean Elizabeth Reilly |
The Symposium
W. Mack Webner (Partner, Sughrue Mion) and Dean Aynes |
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Joseph Dreitler (Jones Day) and Q. Todd Dickinson (Howrey Simon Arnold & White) |
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Q. Todd Dickinson, The Honorable Anne H. Chasser (USPTO), Jeff Samuels (University of Akron School of Law) and The Honorable Nicholas P. Godici (USPTO) |
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Howard Gordon (Eaton Corp), William Mandir (Sughrue Mion), John Vasuta (Bridgestone Americas Holdings), Steven Gruskin (Sughrue Mion), Robert M. Masters (Sughrue Mion) |
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Timothy Trainer (International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition, Inc.) |
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