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SECTION
OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW |
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Practical
Tips On Enforcing and Defending Patents American
Bar Association |
| October
22, 2004 Suffolk University Law School Boston, Massachusetts |
Registration and Program Information
Advance Registration: You can register online on the Section website
at www.abanet.org/intelprop/2004ptips_Boston/registration.html, or complete
and mail the registration form with your payment. If paying by credit
card, you may fax the completed form to 312/988-6800. Deadline for receipt
of advance registration is October 8, 2004. Payment must accompany form.
Onsite Registration: Onsite registration will be available at Suffolk
University Law School, Friday, October 22, 2004, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Onsite registrations must include payment.
Registration Confirmation: Confirmations will be sent via e-mail
in advance of the program for all registrations received prior to October
8, 2004.
Cancellation Policy: Registrants unable to attend the program will
receive a refund, less a $25 administrative fee if a cancellation request
is received by October 8, 2004, either by e-mail to iplaw@abanet.org,
or by fax at 312/988-6800, attn.: Practical Tips. No refunds will be granted
after October 8. Substitutions are acceptable. The ABA reserves the right
to cancel any program and assumes no responsibility for personal expenses.
Food and Beverage: There will be coffee service prior to the start
of the program, and at breaks. A buffet luncheon is included in the registration
fee.
Location and Lodging: The site of the program is Suffolk University
Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. No sleeping rooms have been
reserved for this meeting--individuals are on their own to make reservations
at the hotel of their choice.
Travel: You are encouraged to make your airline reservations on
the ABA Online Travel site where you automatically receive ABA airfare
discounts from a variety of carriers. ABA Online Travel can be accessed
from the navigation bar on the left of the ABA website home page, www.abanet.org.
Travel reservations can also be made through the ABA travel agent, Jennifer
Slago, who also can provide ABA airfare discounts. Telephone: 312/988/5862.
E-mail: jennifers@towertravel.com. ABA discounted meeting airfares are
also available through your travel agent or directly from the airline.
You may call your travel agent or the airlines directly and refer to the
appropriate account number: American Airlines, 800/433-1790, ABA Code:
16666; Delta Air Lines, 800/241-6760, ABA Code: 189419A; or US Airways,
877/874-7687, ABA Code: 36632473. For more information, you may contact
Tower Travel Management at 800/921-9190.
CLE Credit: CLE accreditation has been requested for this program
from every state with mandatory continuing education requirements for
lawyers. Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regula-tions,
including its definition of "CLE." Check with your state agency
for confirmation of this program's approval. Certificates of attendance
will be available in the registration kits onsite. Attendees requesting
credit for the program must sign the attendance ros-ter onsite at the
program. New York attorneys must sign in and sign out each time they enter
or leave the program room, and complete the special New York certificate
of attendance at the end of each program and have it signed by authorized
ABA personnel. For information on approved number of credit hours, contact
the ABA Center for CLE at 312/988-6217.
For more information on the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, visit the Section website: www.abanet.org/intelprop, e-mail iplaw@abanet.org, or call 312/988-5598.
