| TUESDAY, MAY 17 |
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| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
2016 Chemical Practice Boot Camp |
3:00 - 5:00 pm |
AIPLA Board/Committee Leadership Meeting |
4:00 - 7:00 pm |
AIPLA Pre-Registration |
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7:00 - 9:00 am |
Corporate Practice Committee Breakfast Meeting (Corporate In-House Counsel Only) |
| 7:00 - 9:00 am |
Law Practice Management Breakfast |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Committee Meetings |
| 8:00 - 9:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 - 5:30 pm |
Registration, Exhibits, CLE Information Booth and Membership Services Center, Technology Center and Spouse/Guest Hospitality |
9:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Spouse/Guest Tour: Best of Minneapolis |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Board of Directors Meeting |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Morning Tracks |
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· Patent Litigation |
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· Patent Prosecution |
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· Trademark/Copyright |
12:00 - 12:30 pm |
Lunch Reception |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
Luncheon Speaker: The Honorable Becky R. Thorson |
2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Concurrent Afternoon Tracks |
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· Trademark |
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· Corporate |
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· Patent Licensing |
3:30 - 5:30 pm. |
Committee Meetings |
3:30 - 5:30 pm |
Committee Educational Sessions |
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· IP Practice in China Committee / Patent Law |
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· Biotechnology / Food and Drug |
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· Special Committee on Pro Bono |
5:30 - 6:30 pm |
New Member/First-Time Attendee Reception |
7:30 - 9:00 pm |
Opening Night Reception "Minnesota Northwoods" |
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7:00 - 9:00 am |
Women In IP Law Committee Breakfast Meeting |
8:00 - 9:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 am - 5:30 pm |
Registration, Exhibits, CLE Information Booth and Membership Services Center, Technology Center and Spouse/Guest Hospitality |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
Committee Meetings |
| 9:00am - 3:00pm |
Spouse/Guest Tour: Historic Saint Paul |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Concurrent Morning Tracks |
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· International |
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· Trade Secret |
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· Unauthorized Practive of Law and the Ethics of Cost Effective Patent Prosecution and Trademark Practice |
12:00 - 12:30 pm |
Lunch Reception |
12:30 - 2:00 pm |
Luncheon Speaker: James Smith, Chief IP Counsel for Law and Regulatory Affairs, Ecolab USA |
2:00 - 3:30 pm |
Concurrent Afternoon Tracks |
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· Litigation |
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· Copyright |
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· Patent Litigation: Sinking Ships and Rising Seas? |
3:30 - 5:30 pm |
Committee Meetings |
3:30 - 5:30 pm |
Committee Educational Sessions |
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· Standards and Open Source |
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· Corporate Practice / Trade Secret Law |
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· IP Practice in Latin America / Patent Cooperation Treaty Issues |
| 6:30 - 7:30 pm |
Bloomberg BNA Book Launch Party |
7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Dinner & Entertainment "Speakeasy" |
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7:30 - 9:30 am |
Continental Breakfast |
7:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Registration, Exhibits, CLE Information Booth and Membership Services Center, Technology Center and Spouse/Guest Hospitality |
8:00 - 9:00 am |
President's Forum |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Closing Plenary Session |
12:00 - 2:00 pm |
Networking Luncheon |
12:00 - 4:00 pm |
Board of Directors Meeting |