Tracking Northern District of Illinois IP Cases
By Dinis Cheian on October 21, 2022
The following article by Dinis Cheian is an interesting analysis of patent extension calculation errors that Cheian claims to have found in the Patent Office’s software. I thought Chicago IP Blog readers would find it interesting.
The Patent Office’s software is miscalculating the expiration extensions of some patents.…
The Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law has announced the 2022 Don Dunner Leadership Award will be presented at its 66th annual IP Conference on Friday, November 11, 2022. The inaugural 2020 Award was presented to Hon. Pauline Newman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The 2021 Award was presented to Mr. David…
On Friday, June 3, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) will hold a panel discussion on Contemporary Issues in Indigenous Intellectual Property.
The program will cover the use of trademarks by Indigenous nations for economic development, the protection…
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT, the P. Michael Mahoney Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois will present People Who Care After 20 Years: Looking Back at the Landmark Rockford School Desegregation Case.
The program promises a…
On Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. CT, the IPLAC’s Copyright Committee is hosting a presentation by musicologist Judith Finell on navigating the relationship between technology, music and copyright law.
This virtual event is $15 for members and $45 for non-members. Please register by clicking here.
On Tuesday, April 26, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (“IPLAC”) and the Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (“ILIPA”) will host World IP Day 2022. This year’s theme: IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future focuses on how young inventors, creators and entrepreneurs can use IP…
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT, the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Agents Committee is hosting a virtual event focusing on a new professional role which has emerged to address the problems that require both legal subject matter and technical expertise: Legal Engineers. Eric DeChant, founder of…
The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Creator of the Year Committee is seeking nominations for its 2022 Creator of the Year Award. The Award honors those who have made a significant creative contribution in one or more of the following substantive areas of intellectual property law:
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On February 9, 2022 from 12-1pm CT, the IPLAC U.S. Patents Committee is hosting a virtual discussion on how to protect new software technologies using web and desktop interfaces. The event featured speakers include:
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The federal district courts in Illinois will host two remote continuing legal education seminars on representing prisoners. The first seminar “Introduction to Prisoner Civil Rights Litigation” will be held on January 27, 2022 and the second seminar “Representing Prisoners in Medical Cases” will be held on February 3, 2022. Both seminars will be held from…
