UMKC IP and Technology Transfer Symposium

Fueling Innovation: Hot Topics in Patent Law and Policy

Underwriting provided by Lathrop & Gage LLP, Hovey Williams LLP, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Schedule of Events | Friday, October 14

8 a.m.
Registration and continental breakfast

8:25 a.m.
Opening remarks
Ellen Suni, Dean, UMKC School of Law
Chris Holman, UMKC School of Law

8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Patents: Recent and Current Developments in the Courts and Congress
Moderator: Bill Rudy, Lathrop & Gage, LLP
Mark Janis, Indiana University School of Law
Christal Sheppard, University of Nebraska School of Law,
                            formerly counsel for the House Judiciary Committee
David Schwartz, Chicago-Kent Law School
Sean Tu, West Virginia University College of Law

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Technology Transfer: Translating Research into Innovation
Moderator: Crissa Cook, Hovery Williams LLP
Hans Sauer, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Mark Rohrbaugh, NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Jay Kesan, University of Illinois School of Law
Patrick Woolley, Polsinelli Shughart

Noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch
Views From the Bench
Judge Nanette Laughrey, U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Patents: Adapting to an Evolving Global Innovation to Environment
Moderator: John Garretson, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Andrew Torrance, University of Kansas School of Law
Bernard Chao, University of Denver School of Law
Daniel Ravicher, Cardozo School of Law and Public Patent Foundation
Peter Yu, Drake University Law School

CLE Credit available: Missouri, 6.2 hours/ Kansas pending. Download the CLE registration form.

Registration

Download a registration form (PDF).

Event details
  • Location: All sessions will be held at the UMKC School of Law, 500 E. 52nd Street,
    Kansas City, Mo.
  • Parking: Attendees can park in the visitor parking meters across from the law school on Oak Street or can purchase a one-day pass for $7 by filling out an order form.
  • Lunch: All attendees are invited to the lunch presentation, Views From the Bench. A catered lunch will be available for $10. Please indicate your lunch reservation on the registration form.