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February 2012:
February 27, 2012: RIPLA Inventor or the Year Nominations due to Nancy Simon.
March 2012:
March 1, 2012 - CLE Program
The RIPLA Board is pleased to announce a joint CLE program with the Monroe County Bar Association (MCBA) Business Law Section entitled America Invents Act: 2011 Patent Reform - Highlights on What Changed and What Remains the Same. The details of this program are as follows:
Speaker - Tracy Jong, Esq.
Date - March 1, 2012
Time - 12:15-1:30 pm (11:45 am lunch and registration)
Place - The Rubin Center for Education (1 W. Main Street, 5th Floor)
MCLE - 1.5 Professional Practice (appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys)
Program Coverage:
* How inventor disclosures can affect patentability;
* International patent protection and absolute novelty requirements;
* New opportunities for our clients to participate in patent process of their competitors;
* The new "fast track option" - buying your way to the front of the line;
* First to publish;
* Virtual marking of patent notices;
* Reduced fees for micro entities;
* Changes in prior art;
* How will we advise our clients going forward?
This luncheon and live program are being offered to RIPLA members at a discounted rate of $35. If you wish to attend, please complete the attached registration form and return to MCBA or register electronically using the following link:
http://www.mcba.org/Calendar/Detail.aspx?calendar=1&id=461
Spring 2011:
TBD, Spring, 2011: RIPLA Inventor of the Year Award Ceremony. 12-1:30pm.
