Daily Archives: July 16, 2015


Thursday, July 16, 2015 – Employment, fellowship, and internship opportunities update:

For more information and to apply to the opportunities below, please visit Symplicity @ law-fiu-csm.symplicity.com/students

 

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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT, JUSTICE R. FRED LEWIS – STAFF ATTORNEY

The minimum salary for staff attorneys is $50,908.00. Appointments above the minimum may be made based on experience, but positions usually are filled at the minimum due to budget constraints.

Who: Florida Bar Exam required

Where: 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399

When: August 2016 – December 31, 2018

Requirements: Judicial Clerkship application procedure – Primary selection criteria: Class rank; law review or comparable; writing and research experience; life experiences and accomplishments

Submission components: (1) Cover letter, including statement of interest in clerkship, (2) resume, including GPA, class rank, life experiences and accomplishments, (3) writing sample, (4) list of references, and (5) transcripts (law school and undergraduate)

Send to:

Gail Posey
Judicial Assistant to Justice R. Fred Lewis
The Florida Supreme Court
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1925
Phone: 850/488-0007

Complete details: Available @ floridasupremecourt.org/employment/lewis.shtml

 

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Career planning networking EVENT UPDATE:

AIPLA / USPTO ROAD SHOW SERIES – ENHANCING PATENT QUALITY AND CONDUCTING AIA TRIALS [AUGUST 24 / 26 / 28, 2015]

Hear from high level USPTO representatives from the Office of Patent Quality and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, who will walk attendees through changes in the rules, as well as experienced practitioners who have examined how these changes will impact patent practice going forward, and provide useful tips on how to adapt.

Learn about topics such as:

  • The Enhanced Quality Initiative, featuring a USPTO Discussion of the stakeholder feedback and how the initiatives may impact practice before the USPTO
  • Drafting Applications to Survive and Thrive During Examination and Trial in light of recent case law
  • The State of the Board
  • Hot issues in PTAB trials, including coordination of district court cases and PTAB proceedings, appeals to the federal circuit, and any changes imposed by patent

Where:

  • Santa Clara, CA (@ August 24, 2015)
  • Dallas, TX (@ August 26, 2015)
  • Alexandria, VA (@ August 28, 2015)

Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows

Program preview: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/Program.aspx

Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/Registration.aspx

 

AIPLA – BIOTECH PATENT LAW ROAD SHOW [SEPTEMBER 10, 2015]

AIPLA_BiotechPatentRoadShow

Connect, learn and share with colleagues during a day of substantive programming focused on hot-button issues in biotech. Learn how these issues could impact your biotech patent practice, as industry experts lead in-depth discussions on:

  • Claim Drafting in a post-Myriad/ Mayo/Akamai/Ariosa World
  • Section 112 Challenges: The balance between broad claims and enforcement
  • Thinking Forward: Life Sciences Patents in IPRs
  • Conflict Issues in a 21st Century Life Sciences Practice (Ethics Session)

Where: Boston, MA

Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw

Program preview: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw/Pages/ProgramSchedule.aspx

Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw/Pages/Registration.aspx