Events

MARCH 16, 2016 CLE

This jam-packed session will focus on the broad picture of where patent litigation is headed, including particular trends in commercially significant cases, NPE cases, and the “ankle biters”. Topic areas include: • What are the trends in NPE plaintiffs? • What’s happening with reasonable royalty damages? • The…

June 9, 2016: Updates of JPO Initiatives

Event Materials: Updates of JPO Initiatives This presentation material is provided by the Japan Patent Office as a courtesy to the WSPLA members. The use of the slides and any information contained therein by the recipient does not constitute legal advice.   Presenter: Hitoshi ITO…

Electronic & Computer Patent Law Summit in Portland, Oregon

Conference Details   This single-day multi-session seminar will cover a broad range of topics including:   Claim drafting considerations for patent prosecution attorneys in view of Alice and § 112 and an ethics session Invited perspectives from the judiciary including Patent Trial and Appeal Board…

September 14, 2016 CLE – Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Your Patent Infringement and Related IP Claims

Event Materials: Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Your Patent Infringement and Related IP Claims; Appendix – Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Lawsuits This presentation material is provided by David Gauntlett as a courtesy to the WSPLA members. The use of the slides and any information contained therein…

WSPLA Happy Hour

Welcome back WSPLA members!   Please join us for complimentary billiards and a no-host bar at our first happy hour of the 2016-2017 year.   Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Time: 5:30-7:30 PM Location: Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101   To…

What You Need to Know about the Patentability of Software

For more information or to register for the event: http://www.cojk.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-patentability-of-software/   Event description It has been a confusing time for software-related patents since the Supreme Court’s 2014 Alice decision. Subsequent decisions and actions by the U.S. Patent Office informed the intellectual property community about what…

25th Annual Seattle Conference on Technology Law

Members of the Washington State Patent Law Association receive a $100 tuition discount. This discount can be added to another discounts (for example the group or government rates).   25th annual 2-day Technology Law Conference provides 13.25 WA CLE   The 25th Annual Seattle Conference on Technology Law brings…