NEW YORK, June 4, 2014: Implementation of the America Invents Act (AIA) is well under way. With such provisions as the expansion of the definition of prior art and creation of a first-to-file system, practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has changed significantly. Concurrently, the European Patent Office (EPO) introduced the new European Unified Patent Court this year to accompany the new EU Unitary Patent System.In view of these recent developments, the Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is organizing the Global IP Conference and Exhibition in New York City on 18-19 June 2014. GOAL's Global IP Conferences create a global forum for lawyers and legal departments, legal process outsourcing professionals and government representatives to network, develop business and discuss trends, issues and opportunities related to legal process outsourcing. One must attend the GOAL international conference to get the latest information about sweeping patent reforms and gain the necessary tools for developing a strategic IP plan within these new patent regimes. This would prove to be a great opportunity to learn from IP lawyers from in-house and private practice, government representatives and outsourcing experts who are on the front lines pertaining to these changes.
Some of the distinguished speakers confirmed for this conference are:-
• Ozer Teitelbaum
Senior Director, Global IP Strategy & Senior Corporate IP Counsel, Alcatel-Lucent
• Diane Plaut
Senior IP Counsel, Honeywell International
• Raymond Parker III
Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Aptalis Pharma
• Moshe Malina
Chief Patent Counsel/General Counsel, Citigroup
• Ward Classen
Deputy General Counsel, Computer Sciences Corporation
• Benjamin G. Dusing
Principal, GD Legal Outsourcing
• Victor Jardim
Legal Advisor, Samsung Electronics
• Vijay Dewan
Vice President & Counsel, Deutsche Bank
• Michel Werthenschlag
Senior Counsel - Content Distribution & Marketing, Viacom
• Christopher Slavinsky
Assistant General Counsel, Pfizer
About GOAL
The Global Outsourcing Association of Lawyers (GOAL) is the world’s first membership-based, international organization which organizes events for the development of LPO fraternity by creating networking opportunities and providing platform for sharing their respective ideas.
GOAL’s mission is to promote the welfare, interests, education, and professional development of all legal professionals who are directly or in directly associated with the legal industry. GOAL has earned a global reputation among leaders in legal areas as the ideal platform to build and cultivate a robust global business network.
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