: Tuesday, June 21

: Wednesday, June 22

: Thursday, June 23

: Friday, June 24

: Saturday, June 25


   Program at a Glance

  
  Tuesday, June 21, 2005

  
  8:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   One-Day CLE Program : Practical Tips on Enforcing and Defending Patents
(Separate registration required)

  
  Wednesday, June 22, 2005

  
  10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Registration opens

  
  11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon   Officers Meeting

  
  11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.   Guest Luncheon with speaker

  
  12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.   Council Luncheon

  
  1:30 - 4:30 p.m.   Half-day Tour : Golden Gate Park and the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

  
  1:15 - 2:45 p.m.   CLE Program : Developments in Intellectual Property Protection in China

  
  1:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Council Meeting

  
  3:00 - 4:30 p.m.   CLE Program : Exporting Patent and Trademark Prosecution

  
  5:30 - 11:00 p.m.   Get Acquainted Reception: Tailgate Party at SBC Park followed
by San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Baseball Game
(Buses depart at 5:00 p.m.)

  
  Thursday, June 23, 2005

  
  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Registration/Hospitality

  
  7:30 - 9:30 a.m.   Expo and Continental Breakfast

  
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m.   Plenary Kickoff Session (Plenary Session For All. With welcome remarks, award presentation, and welcome address by Hon. Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights.)  
  8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Half-day Tour : The Sights and Sounds of San Francisco

  
  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Full-day Tour : COPIA : The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts. Includes lunch.

  
  9:15 - 11:30 a.m.   CLE Program : Patent Litigation Abroad – Developing Global Patent Litigation Strategy

  
  9:15 - 11:30 a.m.   CLE Program : Does the Offering or Use of Internet Keywords Constitute Direct or Secondary Trademark Infringement?

  
  11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.   Conference Luncheon with guest speaker (Ticketed Event)

  
  1:00 - 5:30 p.m.   Half-day Tour : Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

  
  1:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Cutting Edge Issues : Section Business Session Debates (CLE Credit Available)

 
  3:00 - 3:30 p.m.   Coffee Break in Expo Hall

  
  5:15 - 6:15 p.m.   Cocktail Reception hosted by the Committee on Minorities and Women in the Profession

  
  6:30 - 9:00 p.m.   Welcome Reception for All (Located at the Ferry Building, 8 blocks from the hotel, shuttles depart beginning at 6:20 p.m.)

  
  Friday, June 24, 2005

  
  7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.   Registration/Hospitality

  
  7:30 - 9:30 a.m.   Expo and Continental Breakfast

  
  8:00 - 9:00 a.m.   Women in IP Law Program (all are invited)

  
  8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.   Half-day Tour : Beyond the City Highlights

  
  9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   Full-day Tour : The Magic of Marin— Muir Woods & Sausalito, w/ lunch at Alta Mira

  
  9:15 - 11:30 a.m.   CLE Program : Technology/Business IP: “Spyware” and What Laws (and Litigants) Can Do About It

  
  9:15 - 11:30 a.m.   CLE Program : MGM v. Grokster— We’ve Just Begun: Where the Law is Currently and Where “Combatants” Want to Take It

  
  9:15 - 11:30 a.m.   CLE Program : Describing the Invention: The How, What, and Why of Section 112¶1 Compliance Today

  
  11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.   Conference Luncheon with guest speaker (Ticketed Event)

  
  12:30 noon - 4:30 p.m.   Half-day Tour : Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Hornet

  
  1:30 - 3:00 p.m.   CLE Program : Corporate and Outside Counsel: Constructive Give and Take

  
  1:30 - 5:00 p.m.   CLE Program : Ethics Issues in IP Law (Ethics CLE Credit Available)

  
  1:30 - 5:00 p.m.   CLE Program : Practical Experiences in Patent Arbitration

  
  3:00 - 3:30 p.m.   Coffee break in Expo Hall

  
  3:30 - 5:00 p.m.   CLE Program : Everyone Will Know It’s You: The Law and Technology of Biometrics
(Sponsored by the Section of Science & Technology Law.)

  
  5:30 - 11:00 p.m.   An Evening at Teatro Zinzanni, with five-course dinner.
(Buses depart at 5:15 p.m. Optional Ticketed Event)
or FREE EVENING FOR EVERYONE ELSE

  
  9:00 - 11:45 p.m.   Dessert/Cordials Reception for All

  
  Saturday, June 25, 2005

  
  7:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon   Registration/Hospitality

  
  7:30 - 9:30 a.m.   Expo and Continental Breakfast

  
  8:30 - 11:00 a.m.   Incoming Committee Chairs Breakfast Meeting

  
  8:30 - 10:00 a.m.   CLE Program : Technology Transfers to China: Is the Reward Worth the Risk?

  
  8:30 - 11:45 a.m.   CLE Program : Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Law: A Review of Recent Cases in Trademark, Patent and Copyright Law

  
  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon   Recreational Activity : Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge
(Bus departs at 9:00 a.m.)

  
  11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.   IPL Golf Challenge w/ lunch at the Presidio Golf Course
(Bus departs at 11:00 a.m. Tee off at 12:30 p.m.)

  
  11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.   Tennis Tournament at Harbor Bay Club
(Bus departs at 11:30 a.m.)

  
  12:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Recreational Activity : Bicycling Tour: Fisherman’s Wharf to Golden Gate Park
(Bus departs at 12:30 p.m.)

  
  12:30 - 5:00 p.m.   Recreational Activity : Kayaking the San Francisco Bay
(Bus departs at 12:30 p.m.)

  
  6:30 - 7:30 p.m.   Closing Evening Cocktail Reception

 
  8:00 - 10:30 p.m.   Council Dinner at Rubicon (By Invitation Only. Transportation on your own.)

  
  8:00 - 10:30 p.m.   Young Lawyers, First Timers, New Members Dinner (By Invitation Only)
(Bus departs at 7:45 p.m.)
or FREE EVENING FOR EVERYONE ELSE