• Robert J. Silverman will present "The Development of Claim Construction Theory and Practice" at a Law Seminars International workshop, Patent Claim Construction: New Developments and Practical Tips for the Patent Claim Drafter and In-House, Defense and Plaintiff Counsel, Seattle, WA, July 16, 2008.
• Peter C. Lando and Lisa R. Witham presented "Intellectual Property Overview -- Today and Tomorrow" at MCLE's Paralegal Conference 2008, Boston, MA, June 24, 2008.
• Diana M. Collazo, Laurie Butler Lawrence and Cathy M. McCarty presented "Life Science Patent Strategies: From Ideas to Approved Products" at a program for WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology), sponsored by LL&A, Cambridge, MA, April 3, 2008.
• Edward J. Russavage (and other panelists) presented "Careers in IP Law" at a Suffolk University Law School program sponsored by the Boston Patent Law Association's New Lawyer and Law Student Committee, Boston, MA, April 1, 2008.
• John N. Anastasi and John L. Welch facilitated "Licensing Patents, Software" and "Trademarks" at an IP Roundtable Luncheon sponsored by the IP Concentration and the Center for Advanced Legal Studies at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, March 7, 2008.
• Ann Lamport Hammitte co-presented the Trademarks Section at the Boston Bar Association's "Intellectual Property Year in Review" Program, Boston, MA, January 17, 2008.
• "Patent Litigation in the Eastern District of Texas," moderated by Matthew B. Lowrie, presented by the Patent Litigation  Committee of the Boston Patent Law Association, Boston, MA, December 11, 2007.
• "Recent Decisions Affecting Trademark Practice," presented by John L. Welch at PTO Day, the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) Education Foundation's 18th Annual Conference on Patent and Trademark Office Law and Practice, Washington, D.C., December 3, 2007.
• "Water - More Precious Than Oil: Challenges, Management and Investment Opportunities," a panel discussion moderated by Peter C. Lando, hosted by the New England-Israel Business Council, Newton, MA, November 19, 2007.
• "IP Issues in RFID," a panel discussion moderated by John N. Anastasi, hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA, November 5, 2007.
• "The Business of Lawyering: Starting, Growing and Managing a Law Firm," presented by John N. Anastasi and Thomas M. Sullivan as part of the Get $mart Series, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, October 29, 2007.
• John L. Welch (and others) provided commentary on one inter partes and one ex parte final TTAB hearing at "The TTAB Comes to Boston," hosted by The Boston Patent Law Association and Suffolk University Law School IP Law Concentration, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, October 26, 2007.
• "Valuation in Litigation," presented by Matthew B. Lowrie (and other faculty members) as part of the Lessons for Businesses: Valuation of Patents program, sponsored by the Suffolk University Law School Intellectual Property Law Concentration and the Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, October 25, 2007.
• "Venture-Funded Patent Enforcement: Structure and Effect of these New Deals," presented by Matthew B. Lowrie (LL&A) and Michael Cannata, NW Patent Funding Corporation, at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Licensing Executives Society (LES), Vancouver, Canada, October 15, 2007.
• "Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Significant Rule Changes Just Issued," a live 90-minute telephone conference with interactive Q&A, presented by John Welch (and others), sponsored by the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications, October 11, 2007.
• "Patents, Copyrights and Trade Secrets," presented by Peter C. Lando (LL&A), JoAnn Sherman, Siemens Water Technologies Corp., and Pam Carter, PC Connection, Inc., at the International Trademark Association (INTA) Trademark Administrators Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 3, 2007.
• "Litigation Strategies and Judicial Perspectives," presented by Matthew B. Lowrie (and other faculty members) as part of The CSI Effect:  Litigation Strategies and Courtroom Dynamics program, sponsored by the Flaschner Judicial Institute and the Center for Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, May 10, 2007.
• "TTAB Update: Rules, Rulings and Ruminations," presented by John L. Welch at the American Intellectual Property Law Association 2007 Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, May 9-11, 2007.
• "The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2006," presented by John L. Welch at the John Marshall Law School 51st Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, Chicago, IL, February 23, 2007.

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