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Our attorneys produce and present books, chapters, articles, newsletters, abstracts, and/or presentations for leading business, trade and legal publications. Additionally, the Firm publishes a number of newsletters and updates about legal and business trends, changes in law and other issues affecting business The below presentations are presented in the form of general legal advice on specialized topics and are not intended as advice for all legal situations. If you need additional information on the below topics, please contact us at email@smbiplaw.com.
Hung H. Bui, In re Bilski, No. 2007-1130 (Fed. Cir. 2008): Hedging the Scope of Patentable Subject Matter under 35 USC §101 IP Practice in Japan Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, AIPLA Annual Conference Pre-Meeting (October 21, 2008)  View PDF
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Hung H. Bui, Recent Update Regarding U.S. Patent Law for Y2007-Y2008: Rebalancing Equity Interests Between Patent Holders and Accused Infringers to Create an Incentive for Innovation Without Impeding Normal Technological Progress, National Business Institute (NBI), Washington, D.C. (August 21, 2008)  View URL
James G. McEwen, An Introductory Intellectual Property Session for Federal Government Contractors before the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (August 21, 2008)  View URL
Hung H Bui, Where Are the USPTO and the Federal Circuit Headed With 35 USC §101? Back To The Future: Trends in Patentability of Computer Software, Data Signals and Business Methods on behalf of AIPLA Far East Committee to Korea Patent Attorneys Association (KPAA) (June 23, 2008)  View PDF
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James G. McEwen, “Solicitations, Bids, Proposals, and Source Selection—Building a Winning Contract” a National Education Seminar, before the National Contract Management Association, Johnstown Chapter (May 19, 2008)  View URL
Hung. H. Bui, Patent Trolls: Are Patent Trolls Still Viable In View of Recent Case Law & Proposed Patent Reform Legislation? before the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), and the Japan Patent Attorney Association (JPAA) in conjunction with AIPLA Japan Committee (April 14-17, 2008)  View PDF
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James G. McEwen, Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts Series: A Beginner´s Guide, presented in conjunction with the DC Bar (April 8, 2008)  
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein, Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts Series: A Beginner's Guide, presented in conjunction with the DC Bar (April 1, 2008)  View URL
James G. McEwen and Michael D. Stein, Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc. (November 13, 2007)  
James G. McEwen, Protecting and Enforcing IP Rights in Government Contracts: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc. (November 27, 2007).  
Hung. H. Bui, KSR AND ITS PROGENY: NOT SO PATENTLY OBVIOUS the IP Practice in Japan Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association at the AIPLA Annual Conference Pre-Meeting (October 16, 2007)  View PDF
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Hung. H. Bui, Prosecution Strategies Post-Phillips to Maximize Protection and to Avoid Future Challenges and Invalidation Pre-Meeting of IP Practice in Japan Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association for AIPLA Mid-Winter Conference, (February 23-24, 2007)  View PDF
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Hung. H. Bui, Strategies for Patent Claim Construction: Protecting Claims Post Phillips v. AWH presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc., (January 9, 2007)  View PDF
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James G. McEwen, An Introductory Guide to Preserving Intellectual Property Rights In Government Contracts: Strategies for Preserving Patent Rights presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc., (November 28, 2006)  
James G. McEwen, An Introductory Guide to Preserving Intellectual Property Rights In Government Contracts: Overview of Government Contracts and General Strategies for Preserving Intellectual Property Rights presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc., (November 14, 2006)  
Michael D. Stein, Overview of the Relationship Between IP and Government presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications, Inc., (November 14, 2006)  
Michael D. Stein, KSR v. Teleflex, (2006)  View PDF
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Michael D. Stein, PTO Strategic Draft Plan 2007-2012 (2006)  View PDF
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Michael D. Stein, Recent Supreme Court and Other Important Cases (2006)  View PDF
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James G. McEwen, Bridging the IP Gap in Public-Private Partnerships, Presented Before the Integrated Dual-use Commercial Companies (October 2006 Fall Meeting)  View PDF
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Hung H. Bui, Patent Enforceability-Increasing the Odds; Prosecution & Inequitable Conduct Issues Presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications (October 2006)  View PDF
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James G. McEwen, Patent Enforceability-Increasing the Odds; Strategies for Drafting Infringeable Claims Presented in conjunction with Strafford Publications (October 2006) (September 30, 2006)  View PDF
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An Overview of IP Considerations for High-Tech Practitioners, National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys, San Jose (September 30, 2006)  View PDF
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Preserving Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracts: A Beginner's Guide, D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education Program (September 25, 2006)  View URL
Development & Management of a Global Patent Portfolio: Strategies for Taiwan Technology Companies¸ Presented to the AIPLA Committee – IP Practice in the Far East Seminar in Taipei (May 23, 2006)  View PDF
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Patent Law in Fifteen Minutes, Presented to the Department of Navy Office of General Counsel Annual Seminar (April 27, 2006)  View PDF
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Understanding What Government Technology Contractors Cannot Ignore About Intellectual Property: An Introductory Guide to IP for Federal Government Contractors (Nov. 2005)  View DOC
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How Successful Companies Are Utilizing IP in the U.S. and Current Events in the USPTO and IP Law, Presented to Korean Industrial Technology Association (Sept. 2005)  View PDF
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2005 Patent Reform Act, (Sept. 2005)  View PDF
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Bridging the Gap In Public-Private Partnerships: Use of Creative Agreements to Resolve Intellectual Property Concerns, Presented to National Academy of Sciences (June 28, 2004)  View PDF
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The Intersection of Government Policy and the Lanham Act: The Increased Relevancy of Trademarks in Governmental Programs, Presented to Government Intellectual Property Lawyers Association 14th Annual Conference (March 22, 2004)  View PDF
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Recent Significant Rule Changes And Court Decision, And Strategies Of Applicants To Cope With These Changes, Presented to the Korean Industrial Technology Association (March 2001)  View PDF
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Our attorneys produce and present a regular newsletter on recent cases of interest. If you are interested in receiving the newsletter when published, please contact us at email@smbiplaw.com and include the word "subscribe" in the subject line.
  2008 Vol. 4, 1-4
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 3 (208 kb PDF - Oct., 2008)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2 (304 kb PDF - Jul., 2008)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1 (241 kb PDF - Apr., 2008)
  2007 Vol. 3, 1-4
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4 (130 kb PDF - Dec., 2007)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3 (249 kb PDF - Oct., 2007)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 2 (154 kb PDF - Jul., 2007)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 1 (161 kb PDF - Mar., 2007)
  2006 Vol. 2, 1-4
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 4 (116 kb PDF - Dec., 2006)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 3 (266 kb PDF - Oct., 2006)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2 (100 kb PDF - July, 2006)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1 (96 kb PDF - March, 2006)
  2005 Vol. 1, 1-4
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4 (99 kb PDF - Dec., 2005)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 3 (128 kb PDF - Sept., 2005)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 2 (118 kb PDF - July, 2005)
SMB Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1 (75 kb PDF - March, 2005)
 
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