Intellectual property law is a complex practice requiring a broad array of skills. The Practical Tips program is designed to enhance these skills and enable IP practitioners to handle matters that routinely arise in this increasingly important area of practice. This Practical Tips program features top professionals from the IP field who provide practical advice on dealing with the nuts and bolts of every day IP practice, as well as a joint luncheon commentary on how recent U.S. Supreme Court case decisions influence substantive patent law. For the ninth year, the Practical Tips program is sponsored by the Young Lawyers Committee of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law; this session in cooperation with William Mitchell College of Law and the Minnesota Intellectual Property Lawyers Association.