SFIPLA Calendar

Upcoming Events

Deciphering Bilski

Friday, July 16, 2010

In its long awaited decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the Supreme Court rejected the “machine-or-transformation test” as the “sole test” for determining which “processes” are patentable under 35 U.S.C. § 101, and also held that business method patents are not categorically unpatentable. At the same time, the Court held that the “machine-or-transformation test” was “a useful and important clue, an investigative tool, for determining whether” a process is patentable, and that the Patent Act “does not suggest broad patentability” of business methods.

Our panelists will explore the uncertainty that remains on what business method and other process patents the Courts and the Patent Office will allow under Bilski. See Monthly Programs for additional information and registration.

13th Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair

Sunday, August 8, 2010
University of California, Hastings College of The Law
198 McAllister
San Francisco, California

See our Job Fair page for additional details.

Previous SFIPLA Events

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Patent False Marking Cases After Forrest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co.
Presenters: Rod Thompson, Farella Braun + Martel
Dan Fingerman, Mount & Stoelker, P.C
Michael Carlson, Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis LLP

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
Three Embarcadero Center, Seventh Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Obstacles and Opportunities: eCommerce on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Presenter: Mary Huser
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

April 30-May 2, 2010

2010 Annual Spring Seminar
The Meritage Resort & Spa
Napa, CA

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Criminal Enforcement of IP: Managing a Multijurisdictional Criminal Initiative
Presenters: Jeffrey Hallam and Louis Feuchtbaum
Bullivant|Houser|Bailey PC
601 California Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94108-2823

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

E-Discovery and IP Litigation
Presenter: Bill Gallivan (Gallivan, Gallivan & O'Melia LLC)
Le Méridien San Francisco
"Broker Room" on B Level
333 Battery Street
San Francisco, California 94111

Monday, March 1, 2010

Breakfast with Undersecretary Dave Kappos (USPTO)
Presenter: Undersecretary Dave Kappos
DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Trademarks and the First Amendment
Presenter: Rosemary Tarlton, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
425 Market Street, 33rd Floor
San Francisco, California

Thursday, January 14, 2010

New Year, New Decade, & New Rules of Professional Conduct Ethics Presentation
Presenter: Paul Vapnek, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
San Francisco, California

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

The Google Book Search Settlement Agreement: Pros and Cons
Panel Presenters:
Daphne Keller (Google, Inc.)
Gary Reback (Open Book Alliance)
Prof. Pamela Samuelson (UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law and School of Information)
Prof. Marc Greenberg (GGU School of Law)
DLA Piper LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, California

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Is There Escape From Marshall? The Future of Venue in the Eastern District of Texas for Patent Cases
Presenter: Rob McFarlane, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Two Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
San Francisco, California

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

High-Tech Sleuthing in the Digital Age: Tips and Resources for IP Lawyers
Presenters: Staci Dresher and Jim Mintz, James Mintz Group
DLA Piper LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, 24th Floor
San Francisco, California

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

What’s Really Going on in Patent Damages?
Presenter: Matthew Lynde, VP, Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research
353 Sacramento Street, 23rd Floor
San Francisco, California

Sunday, August 9, 2009

12th Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
University of California, Hastings College of The Law
200 McAllister
San Francisco, California

May 1-3, 2009

2009 Annual Spring Seminar
Claremont Resort & Spa
Berkeley, CA

Thursday, April 16, 2009

How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck in Prosecuting Patents Before the European Patent Office
Presenter: Claus Dendorfer, Dendorfer & Herrmann.
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
2 Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Copyrights, Trademarks and Fair Use Online
Presenter: Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation J.D.
DLA Piper LLP (US)
555 Mission Street, Suite 2400
San Francisco, CA

Friday, February 27, 2009

Traffix and Detours on the Trade Dress Route
Presenter: Professor Margreth Barrett, UC Hastings College of the Law
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ethics for IP Lawyers
Presenter: Paul Vapnek, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Farella, Braun + Martel LLP
235 Montgomery Street, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Thursday, December 4, 2008

In Re: Bilski
Presenter: Professor Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Friday, November 7, 2008

Tips for Effective Advocacy Before the Federal Circuit
Presenter: Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III, Senior Circuit Judge
Jones Day
555 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Software Copyright Licensing: Negotiation & Drafting
Presenter: David Tollen
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP
One Ferry Building, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Tips for Success Before the BPAI
Presenter: William Smith
Bingham McCutchen
Three Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SFIPLA Fall Membership Social Event
Cigar Bar & Grill
850 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Eleventh Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
University of San Francisco School of Law
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco , CA

May 2-4, 2008

2008 SFIPLA Annual Spring Seminar
Solage Calistoga in Calistoga, CA

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

New Changes in California Trademark Law - What Every Practitioner Needs to Know
Le Méridien
333 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA

Thursday, March 6, 2008

The Implementation of KSR and Other Changes In Practice Before the Office
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco , CA

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

ETHICS: Getting In, Getting Out, Getting Paid, and not Getting Sued
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP Two Embarcadero Center,
8th Floor San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Use of Computer Forensics in Trade Secret Misappropriation Actions: The View from Inside and Outside the Computer
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Three Embarcadero Center , 27th Floor
San Francisco , CA

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Willful Infringement and Privilege after In re Seagate
Covington & Burling LLP
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Utilizing Early Neutral Evaluation to Assess Trademark and Unfair Competition Disputes
Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin LLP
Three Embarcadero, Suite 700
San Francisco, CA

Thursday, September 13, 2007
Challenges and Strategies in Dealing with the Patent Office Rule Changes - A SFIPLA Panel Discussion with Inside and Outside Counsel
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
One Market, Spear Street Tower
San Francisco, CA

May 18-20, 2007
2007 SFIPLA Annual Spring Seminar
Hotel Healdsburg Resort & Spa in Healdsburg, CA

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Video Hosting and Display Websites: Guide to Copyright Issues
Fenwick & West LLP
555 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property Cases
JAMS Embarcadero Facility 2 Embarcadero Center, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Grokster, One Year On: Why It May Have Changed Patent Law.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
3 Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, January 24, 2007
ETHICS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
2 Embarcadero Center, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, December 5, 2006
WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG: USE OF SURVEY EVIDENCE IN THE GALLO, PRINCESS DIANA, AND NAPSTER CASES
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin
3 Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Thursday, October 26, 2006
CURRENT ISSUES IN PRODUCT DESIGN PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMEN
DLA Piper US LLP
153 Townsend Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, September 13, 2006
GLOBAL FORUM SHOPPING: PATENT LITIGATION STRATEGIES AND COUNTRY WIN RATES
Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy LLP
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Monday, September 11, 2006
Reception at SFMOMA

August 12, 2006
Ninth Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
University of San Francisco School of Law
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA

May 19-21, 2006
2006 SFIPLA Annual Spring Seminar
Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, NV

Wednesday, April 26 , 2006
USPTO UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT PRACTICE CHANGES ON THE HORIZON
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
Four Embarcadero Center, 17th Floor
San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Preliminary and Permanent Injunctions in Patent Cases, Bingham McCutchen LLP,
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA

Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Copyright Inducement: A New Weapon in Copyright Litigation, or Just Another False Alarm?
Coblentz, et al., One Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA

Monday, January 23, 2006
AVOIDING ETHICAL PITFALLS IN I.P. PRACTICE
Three Embarcadero Center San Francisco

Tuesday, December 6, 2005
Hot Topic Luncheon INTERFERENCE PRACTICE AND OTHER EVIDENTIARY SUBMISSIONS TO THE USPTO
MoFo 425 Market Street San Francisco

Saturday, August 6, 2005
Eighth Annual SFIPLA Bay Area Job Fair
University of California, Hastings College of the Law,
San Francisco, California

May 20-22, 2005
2005 SFIPLA Annual Spring Seminar
La Quinta Resort & Club, Palm Springs

Tuesday, May 3, 2005
TRADE DRESS: BEST PRACTICES FOR REGISTERING THREE TYPES OF TRADE DRESS
Johanna Sistek
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, San Francisco

Wednesday, April 6, 2005
Hot Topics Luncheon: Second Circuit Affirms Publisher's Right to Reproduce Print Publication in Electronic Format - Conflict of Circuits?
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, San Francisco

Saturday, April 9, 2005
IP Program at Stanford Law School, CA
Organized by the law & technology associations of Stanford, Boalt, Hastings and USF Law Schools
"Bay Area Law School Technology Conference 2005"
Register online at
http://slata.stanford.edu/Conference05/registration.htm

Friday, February 11, 2005
Symposium on Rules & Borders: Regulating Digital Environments
Hosted by the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal
Information for the symposium including panel descriptions and presenters is available at http://www.scu.edu/techlaw/symposium2005.html.
Any questions regarding this event can be directed to rzemlicka@scu.edu.

Thursday, January 20, 2005
ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW PRACTICE
Paul Vapnek
Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin, San Francisco

Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Nanotechnology - What Does it Mean for IP Counsel?
Free MCLE meeting
Sponsored by the SFIPLA and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP's San Francisco Office,
Four Embarcadero Center, 10th Floor

Thursday, October 28, 2004
Practice Relating to Software and Business Method Inventions
sponsored by Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco

Saturday, August 14, 2004
Job Fair 2004
University of California
Hastings College of the Law

June 25-27, 2004
2004 SFIPLA Annual Spring Seminar
Squaw Creek at Lake Tahoe
2004 Annual Seminar - Squaw Valley PHOTOS

May 20, 2004
Open Meeting with Technology Transfer Delegation from China
Dillingham & Murphy LLP, San Francisco

Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Practical Ethics in the Digital Age for the IP Practitioner
D. Peter Harvey
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco

Tuesday, January 27, 2004
OPEN SOURCE AND LINUX:
How to use it, when and why you should, and what to be wary of
Jason B. Wacha
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco