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25th Annual Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute

Sponsor: BCLT
Co-organized with Stanford Law School, the APLI presents a roster of judges, academics, litigators, patent prosecutors, and senior IP counsel from major corporations offering a results-oriented, in-depth look at the latest developments in patent law and practice.
 


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5th Annual BTLJ-BCLT Fall Race & Tech Symposium – Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World

Sponsor: BCLT
Join us for Race, Rights, and Innovation: Cultivating Equity in the Digital World, a thought-provoking event exploring the intersection of race, technology, and legal frameworks. We’ll delve into the historical treatment of minority creators in copyright law, unpack the racial disparities in patent law and innovation, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for diversity in content moderation on social media platforms. Through engaging panel discussions and insightful conversations, we’ll address pressing issues such as name/likeness protections, Generative AI’s impact on copyrighted works, the need for greater diversity in patent law, and the racial implications of content moderation algorithms. Together, we’ll explore how these issues shape our digital landscape and what steps we can take to foster greater equity and inclusion. For topical questions for our speakers, please find the Speakers Bios and Contact Information within the Agenda and Resources pages. General, Implicit Bias, and Elimination of Bias CLE credit offered.
 


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6th Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational IP Litigation Conference

Sponsor: BCLT
The 6th Berkeley-Tsinghua Transnational IP Litigation Conference will take place on  October 3, 2024, at UC Berkeley's elegant, landmark Faculty Club and online via B-CLE Webcast Since its inception in 2018,  this conference has become a signature event, playing a pivotal role in fostering collaboration between the U.S. and China IP communities. It serves as a crucial platform where legal scholars,  judges, practitioners, policymakers, and industry leaders from both nations come together to address the complexities of transnational IP litigation.
 


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UPC & Global Patent Litigation Forum

Sponsor: BCLT & Robins Kaplan
Please join us to review the first year of operation of Europe’s Unified Patent Court. We will address issues in life sciences and high-tech. Our panelists from Germany, France, Ireland, the UK and the US will give their own national perspectives on how the UPC is shaping up. We will review the leading decisions coming out of the UPC, and identify trend lines to help navigate this important new forum. Not surprisingly, they don’t all share the same views. Key questions that our global panel will address include: What differences can parties expect between different countries? Is the UPC a “pro patent” court? Does that answer vary based on country? How are litigants exploiting the tensions between UPC’s Local Divisions and its Central Division? Will the court grant preliminary injunctions and does the chance vary by country? Will evidentiary seizures proliferate, and if so, where and why? What types of damages are being awarded? How is the UPC approaching SEPs and FRAND issues? What alternatives to the UPC should be considered and why?