continuing legal education through DIPLA

DIPLA presentations for 2009-10 (1 hr of CLE credit per session):

Sept. 11, 2009: Substance Abuse Education

Oct. 9, 2009: Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct

Nov. 13, 2009: Marks of Mayhem: When a Few Bad "Mongols" Spoil
the Bunch, Can the Government Seize a Motorcycle Association's Registered Trademark?

Dec. 11, 2009: PubWEST (Public Web-based Examiner's Search Tool)

Jan. 8, 2010: Brand Protection in the Social Media Age [trademark]

Feb. 12, 2010: The BRCA Battle

Mar. 12, 2010: Intellectual Property Assets: Methods of Valuation

Apr. 9, 2010: Recent Developments in Patent Licensing

May 14, 2010: Recent Developments in Federal Circuit Caselaw


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DIPLA presentations for 2008-09 (1 hr of CLE credit per session):

Sept. 12, 2008: Trends in Patent Litigation; Keeping Current on Damage Issues, Refocusing Discovery Efforts

Oct. 10, 2008: Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct

Nov. 14, 2008: Browse-wrap Agreements

Dec. 12, 2008: Open Source Software

Jan. 9, 2009: Acquiring IP from Distressed Companies

Feb. 13, 2009: Significant 2008 Federal Circuit Decisions

Mar. 13, 2009: Trademarks in Virtual Worlds, e.g., Second Life

Apr. 10, 2009: The Future of Injunctions and Post-Trial Damages in Patent Cases

May 8, 2009: The Use of Early Neutral Evaluators in Trademark Disputes

June 19, 2009: An Insider's View of "Flash of Genius"


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DIPLA presentations for 2007-08 (1 hr of CLE credit per session):

Sept. 14, 2007: Driving While Impaired (Ohio Substance Abuse CLE credit)

Oct. 12, 2007: The New Patent Rules

Nov. 9, 2007: Recent Developments in Ethics and Discipline

Dec. 14, 2007: Pitfalls in Patent Preparation and Prosecution

Jan. 11, 2008: Damages in Patent Cases

Feb. 8, 2008: Trademark Clearance

Mar. 13, 2008: When Is Prior Art Not Prior?

Apr. 11, 2008: Trade Secret Law

May 9, 2008: Mediation of Patent Cases

June 13, 2008: Recent Developments in the Federal Circuit