IPLAC IP Law Symposium 2014

IPLAC IP Law Symposium 2014
November 14, 2014, 8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Standard Club, 320 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604
Co-chairs:
Janet M. Garetto, Nixon, Peabody; Patrick G. Burns, Greer Burns & Crain Ltd.;
and Dominic P. Zanfardino, Brinks Gilson & Lione
CLE:
IPLAC will be applying for 6.25 hrs. of CLE credit in Illinois and in Wisconsin, of which 1.0 hr. will
be in the Ethics category in each state.
AGENDA
TIME
8:00 – 8:45 am
PROGRAM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
PRESENTERS
8:45 – 9:00 am
Opening Remarks
Garret Leach, President, IPLAC
9:00 – 9:30 am
State of the Court in the ND of IL
Judge Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge, ND IL
9:30 – 10:00 am
Around the Digital World of Brands in
30 Minutes
Mary M. Squyres, Brinks Gilson & Lione
10:00 – 10:30 am
Paul Kitch, Nixon Peabody
10:30 – 10:45 am
Update on Supreme Court IP Cases:
Now what?
Break
10:45 – 11:30 am
Recent Developments in Patent Law
Adam Kelly, Loeb & Loeb
11:30 – 12:00 pm
Update: What You Must Know About
False Advertising
Brett August, Pattishall McAuliffe
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Update: Recent Cases Involving Post
Grant Proceedings
Edward Manzo, Husch Blackwell
2:15 – 3:15 pm
Ethics
Wendy Muchman, ARDC
3:15 – 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 – 4:15 pm
PTAB: Views from the Bench and the
Bar
Chief Judge Donald Smith, PTAB
Judge David McKone, PTAB
Ken Adamo, Kirkland
4:15 – 5:00 pm
Federal Court Panel Discussion
Moderator: Amy Ziegler, Greer, Burns &
Crain, Ltd.
Judge James F. Holderman, ND IL
Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, ND IL
Judge Virginia M. Kendall, ND IL