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CfPA - The Center for Professional Advancement, New Brunswick, NJ
October 7-8, 2010
Who Should Attend
This course would be profitable to those who are interested in the nature and extent of patent rights, how they are acquired, and how they may and may not be used. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Engineers
• Inventors
• Managers in industry, government and educational
institutions
Description
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is the focal point for the legal criteria by which US patents are enforced. The Court’s rulings on recent multi-million dollar patent infringement awards illustrate how important it is for the business manager to understand how the patent system works.
In addition, recent US Supreme Court decisions along with new USPTO rules will effect how to approach protecting intellectual property.
With the great increase in the cost of technology development and the rapidity of technical progress in global markets, protection of intellectual property on a worldwide basis is becoming of critical importance. This course will provide inventors, and those who manage inventors with a working knowledge of the U.S. and international procedures for the protection of intellectual property by patents. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the extent and limits of protection afforded by the patent laws, the U.S. re-examination procedure, the ways in which inventors can assist in obtaining patent protection, and the use of patents as a company asset. The relationship between patents and trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks will also be discussed. Instruction will include an explanation of problem areas in obtaining and maintaining patent rights. Correcting common misconceptions about patent systems and pointing out recent changes in the patent laws will also be emphasized.
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Organized by:
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CfPA - The Center for Professional Advancement |
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Invited Speakers:
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Burton A. Amernick, Partner, Law Firm of Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz
Burton A. Amernick is a partner in the law firm of Connolly, Bove, Lodge, & Hutz and is currently active in private practice, specializing in patent and trademark causes. He was a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office before beginning private practice in 1968.
Mr. Amernick received the B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland and the J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and was admitted to the Heuisler Honor Society. Mr. Amernick is admitted to the bars of the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, U.S. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Claims, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is the author of Patent Law for the Non-Lawyer: A Guide for the Engineer, Technologist and Manager, Chapman and Hall; “Essentials of Patent Law,” Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 81, No. 19, pp. 1450-1454; “Protection of Intellectual Property,” Food Product Development: From Concept to the Marketplace, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Chapter 16; and “Patents,” Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology, John Wiley & Sons.
T. Gene Dillahunty, Executive Vice President, EarthRenew, Inc.
T. Gene Dillahunty is Executive Vice President of EarthRenew, Inc., an environmental technology company. Prior to joining EarthRenew in 2004, Mr. Dillahunty was a partner in the law firm of Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLC, where he specialized in worldwide patent procurement programs, intellectual property development strategies, technology licensing and litigation. He has also been a guest lecturer on intellectual property at George Washington University Graduate School of Business and Management and at Stanford Law School. He began his patent law career in 1965 as a Patent Examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Dillahunty received the B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and the J.D. degree from George Washington University. He is admitted to the bars of Virginia, Ohio, U.S. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Canadian Patent Office.
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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n/a
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Registration:
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Please click here for registration information.
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E-mail:
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sberg@cfpa.com
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