CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held at the Belo Mansion on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
For in person/live meetings, the members usually participate in a pre-meeting network activity 30 minutes before the CLE presentation begins.
We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Useful Links
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent search page - USPTO
Patent and Trademark Assignment search
MPEP - Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
Patent Forms - patent related forms
Patent Classification
PAIR - Patent Application Information Retrieval
US Copyright Office
USPTO trademarks page
TESS - Trademark Electronic Search System
TMEP - Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China (SIPO)
Intellectual Property Regulations (37 C.F.R.) Index at bitlaw.com
U.S. Code Title 35 - Patents at Cornell University Law School
Court Decisions at Cornell University Law School
Intellectual Property Law CLE Resources
State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section
University of Texas at Austin School of Law Patent Law CLE
University of Texas at Austin School of Law Technology and Licensing Law CLE
The Center for American and International Law - The Institute for Law and Technology (ILT)
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Licensing Executives Society
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Prior Art Searching
Google Patent Search
Wayback Machine - archive of web pages
CiteSeer Scientific Literature Digital Library
Find Articles
Blogs and Other Resources
Patently-O Blog
Peter Vogel's Internet, Information Technology, & e-Discovery Blog
Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice
Kuester Law - The Technology Law Resource
Intellectual Property Law Server
Patent Information User Group
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Sheet music: "Beauiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster
April 27, 2023 CLE
Noon, Hybrid (CLE Credit: 1.00 hr)
Panel Discussion: "Judging the Middle Ground: Thoughts on Successful Mediation by Former Members of the Bench" Speakers: Judge David Folsom (Ret.) and Judge Royal Furgeson (Ret.), with Matt Acosta, Platt Cheema Richmond PLLC
Description: Former District Judges-turned-mediators offer their insight on the keys for successful mediation and the pitfalls that they have witnessed among lawyers and clients. Topics will include the role of a mediation statement, non-monetary versus monetary terms, negotiating difficult parties and lawyers, and general tips for attorneys to reach a satisfactory resolution.