Upcoming Events

Date	Title
September, 23 2010	Jody Pizzala to present "Patent Litigation 101 - What All That Hoopla Is Really About" at Minnesota Paralegal Association Intellectual Property Sectional Meeting
October 3-5, 2010	Rachel K. Zimmerman to speak at the Electronic Discovery Sesson during INTA'S Trademark Administrators Conference
October 6, 23 2010	Adda Gogoris to be on panel for "Obviousness Continued: How KSR and Its Progeny are Impacting the Patent Life of Drug" at the 11th Annual Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles Conference
October 19-21, 2010	Christopher J. Sorenson to be on panel for "Panel "180-Day Exclusivity Forfeiture Review" at the GPhA/FDA Fall Technical Conference
September 3 - 6, 2010	Blake Sorenson to speak on two EFF panels at Dragon*Con regarding the California Violent Video Games Law and the IP/piracy implications of 3-D Fabricators
September 30 - October 2, 2010	Blake Sorensen to present "Copyright Concerns for Internet Publishing", at Faerie Escape Atlanta
October 22, 2010	William Schultz to present ""Legal Process Outsourcing: Where and How to Obtain Professional and Cost-Effective Services While Maintaining Confidentiality", at ACI's 5th National Forum on Reducing Legal Costs

Past Events

Date	Title
July 27, 2010	Kathy Kowalchyk to speak on biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Licensing at the 2010 Patent & IP Law Summer Institute
August 14 - 15, 2010	Blake Sorensen to present "Slimlawyers", at Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo (SIEGE)
June 28, 2010	Brian Dorn and Kathy Kowalcyk to cohost Webcast "The Patentability of DNA Claims After Myriad", presented by Minnesota CLE
June 2, 2010	Paul Beattie to speak at IP Brown Bag CLE - State-Based Rights of Inventors and Authors in Oregon and Washington
June 10, 2010	Merchant & Gould is hosting "What Every Intellectual Property Lawyer Should Know About Taxes." featuring guest speaker Perry H. McGowan, CPA of LarsonAllen, LLP
May 21, 2010	Karen McDaniel to speak at "Intellectual Property for Employment Lawyers" webcast hosted by Minnesota CLE.
May 12, 2010	MADISON OFFICE OPEN HOUSE: Merchant & Gould hosting an open house, celebrating the Madison office one-year anniversary.
April 29, 2010	Merchant & Gould is pleased to announce the second session of the Patent Specialist Development Series.
April 28, 2010	Karen McDanial and Rachel Hughey to present "Supersize Me: Damages Claims in Patent Litigation" at Patent Enforcement and Defense 2010 hosted by Minnesota CLE.
April 28, 2010	Dan Evans to Moderated Georgia State University The Sixth Annual HOT TOPICS LUNCHEON
April 1, 2010	Alan Gorman to speak at Corporate Roundtable, "Weathering the Storm: Strategies for your Career" during National Society of Black Engineers 36th Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
February 11, 2010	Women in IP Cross-Country Networking Dinners - The AIPLA's Women in IP Committee and Merchant & Gould invite you to join us for a cross-country networking dinner in Minneapolis. Simultaneous networking dinners will be hosted throughout the country.
February 4, 2010	Katherine M. Kowalchyk, Ph.D.; Brian R. Dorn, Ph.D.; and Mark T. Skoog, Ph.D. to speak at MIPLA's February Roundtable Discussion, "Are Genes Patentable? (Assoc. Mol. Pathol. v. USPTO," hosted by Merchant & Gould.
January 21, 2010	Merchant & Gould presents "Patent Specialist Development Series" at Ecolab's Innovation Center