Save the Date – OCTOBER 3-4, 2019 - for the 2019 IIPLA Conference being held at The District Venue (https://districtvenueankeny.com/) in the up and coming Prairie Trail District (http://www.prairietrailankeny.com/) in Ankeny, IA. Hotel accommodations will be sent soon for the BRAND NEW Residence Inn Ankeny at Prairie Trail (Opening July/August 2019).

Agenda being set, but speakers from 1-4 on October 3, followed by a Reception with food and drinks! Friday, October 4 is scheduled for 8AM-5PM with lunch meeting in the middle.

Speakers include:

1. James O. Wilson, Assistant Regional Director, Elijah J, McCoy Midwest Regional Office, United States Patent & Trademark Office - Updates on USPTO Guidlines for §101 and §112
   
2. Stacey Kalamaras - How to Be an Effective Trademark Practioner Before the USPTO
   
3. Kate Gaudry - The Many Faces of Patent Examination
4. Andrew Baluch - Current Topics in Inter Partes Review
5. Carl Oppedahl - Multipe topics on PCT practice, including an ethics-based topic
6. Sherry Knowles - Status of the Patent Eligibility Crisis in the U.S. and its Effect on Innovation
7. Allison Kerndt - TM and Unfair Competition
   
8. Jason Rantanen - Empirical/data claim text analysis

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Event Summary:

Iowa Intellectual Property Law Conference

Start Date: October 3, 2019

End Date: October 4, 2019

Last Day to Book: Thursday, September 12, 2019

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

• Residence Inn Des Moines Ankeny for 159 USD per night

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