Patent Law

New Partners at the Patently-O Job Board:

• Invention Analysis & Claiming Strategies Seminar. Register for Ron Slusky's unique program for patent prosecutors and receive a $50 discount as a Patently-O reader. The conference offers 13 hours of accredited CLE. Discount code: PO50. The seminar presents principles that enable patent prosecutors to better identify the broad inventive concept and its fallback features and to develop a suite of claims that will maximize the patent's value to the patent owner.
• Expert Consultant and Analytical Services. Scitemex, a provider of technology and litigation support, is now a sponsor of the Patently-O Job Board.
• Michael Heath is working one-on-one with Patently-O Job Board readers to help link employers and employees.
• American Conference Institute (ACI) has an updated list of conferences. One recently added is a conference on High Tech Patent Prosecution.

Other upcoming events:

• October 23-24, 2008: I will be speaking at the Seton Hall Law Review's upcoming conference titled "Preparing for a Pharmaceutical Response to Pandemic Influenza." Our panel on intellectual property issues includes Professor Kane (Penn State); Professor Ho (Loyola Chicago); and Professor Opderbeck (Seton Hall). The event (including CLE) is open to the public and free. However, you should pre-register.
• January 30, 2009: I will be part of the Santa Clara Computer and High Technology Law Journal's 25th Annual Symposium ? speaking on inequitable conduct issues.
• February 6, 2009: I will be part of the University of Texas Annual Intellectual Property Symposium. The title of my talk is Evidence Based Prosecution: Empirical Results from the Prosecution Files of One Million Recently Issued Patents.
• March 17-19, 2009: I will be part of the IP Law Summit in Ponte Vedra, Florida at the Sawgrass Marriot.

Recent Job Postings:

• Patent Attorney - Small Corporation - Rochester, N.Y.
• Chief International Patent Counsel - Large Corporation - Madison, N.J.
• Biotech Patent Associate or Patent Agent - Law Firm - Portland, Ore.
• IP Fellowship - The George Washington University - Washington D.C.
• Patent & Trademark Associate - Law Firm - Boulder, Colo.
• Patent Agent - Law Firm - New Bern, N.C.
• Patent Litigation Attorney - Law Firm - Portland, Maine
• Paralegal - Non-Profit - Seattle, Wash.
• Patent Attorney - Law Firm - Chicago, Ill.
• Patent Prosecution - Law Firm - Los Angeles, Calif.