VSB IP Section's 21st Annual (2009) Fall Weekend Seminar.

Our annual fall weekend seminar will occur on Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the Omni Richmond Hotel, which is in downtown Richmond.

Here is registration flyer (in PDF).

Our program topics and speakers included:

• JUST ADDED:  New USPTO Director David J. Kappos will speak on Friday and take questions from the audience.

• Hal Poret of Guideline Market Research will speak on the use of surveys in trademark disputes.

• Q. Todd Dickenson, a former USPTO Director, will provide a patent reform status report.

• Linda McLoed of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP will speak on fraud standards at the Trademark Office.

• Steve Kunin of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt will speak on hot topics in patent law.

• John Jennison of Jennison & Schultz will speak on electronic copyright applications.

• Deborah Jeffrey of Zuckerman Spaeder will speak on ethics issues.

• Matthew Cheney and Karen Hermann of Crowell & Moring will speak on bankruptcy and intellectual property.

• Brad Newberg of Holland & Knight LLP will speak on Google AdWords and online advertising.

In addition to fine CLE programs, the fall weekend seminar provides an excellent chance to meet, or catch up with, fellow IP practitioners from around the Commonwealth.