Calendar of Events

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6:30 pm Game Night: Trivial Pursuit

Are you a trivial person? Or at least into trivia?

Then join the fun at game night. RSVP to soyeundchoi@gmail.com by Tuesday, May 1.

 

Location
Law Office of Soyeun Choi, 350 Cambridge #225, Palo Alto, CA 94306

11:30 am Staff Appreciation Lunch

Show your staff that you appreciate them! Join us for celebration of everything that your staff does for you.

Our guest speaker is the Honorable Yiaway Yeh, Mayor of Palo Alto. Mayor Yeh will talk about “Those Little Things That Make a Difference.”

11:30 am to 12:00 pm: Sign-in

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch and remarks by the Honorable Yiaway Yeh.

$35 for members and non-members. You can register up to 4 guests without purchasing a full table.

Table of eight for discounted rate of $200. Bring your associates and staff! You can purchase a full table through the registration page.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=szsct

Location
Ming's, 1700 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

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11:45 am Punishing Prometheus: The Supreme Court's Destruction of Patent Value

This presentation will review the Supreme Court’s decision in Mayo v. Prometheus and explain how it sets the stage for future patents in many different fields to be invalidated under Section 101.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=sjyhh

Location
SNR Denton, 1530 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

Instructor
Bob Sachs, Partner, Fenwick and West

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6:00 pm Women Lawyers Group
Please join the PAABA Women Lawyers Section for another fun-filled event. We will gather in the bar area to socialize, network, and navigate the sometimes tricky topic of “How To Dress Like A Lawyer”.

Bring your questions about summer office wear, recommendations for trustworthy tailors, tips for finding office-appropriate maternity clothes, and that new suit you want some feedback on before you wear it to court. We’ll be joined by Jenna Ghosheh of Status Image Consulting, who will answer questions and share tips and advice.

Location
Scott's Seafood, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301

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2012 Events

May 31, 2012: Running Group

May 30, 2012: Trusts and Estate Planning Group (to be announced)

May 29, 2012: Understanding & Using Information in Title Reports in Martial Dissolution Cases

May 16, 2012: Women Lawyers Group: How to Dress Like a Lawyer (see calendar above)

May 8, 2012: Punishing Prometheus: The Supreme Court’s Destruction of Patent Value

May 3, 2012: Staff Appreciation Lunch

May 2, 2012: Game Night: Trivial Pursuit (see calendar above)

April 26, 2012: Running Group (see calendar above)

April 25, 2012: Women Lawyers Group (see calendar above)

April 25, 2012: Trusts and Estate Planning Group: King v. Lynch and other topics

April 24, 2012: Burning Bright vs. Burning Out: Maintaining Boundaries in Family Law Practice

March 29, 2012: Running Clinic (see calendar above)

March 28, 2012: Previewing Post Grant Proceedings Under the America Invents Act

March 28, 2012: Double Trouble: Pre and Post-Marital Agreements and Estates Planning

March 15, 2012: Internal Controls: Pain Relief for FCPA Compliance in China

March 6, 2012: Civility in the Practice of the Law

February 28, 2012: Stanford Law Professor Richard Banks speaks on “Is Marriage For White People?”

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. February 22, 2012: What the Heck (…is going on in the world of Trusts & Estates)

February 6, 2012: Manage Your Online Presence to Grow Your Practice

January 26, 2012: Financial Aspects of Divorce

January 25, 2012: Estate Planning and Trusts Roundtable – January 2012

January 5, 2012: Preventing Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

 

2011 Events

December 14, 2011: Estate Planning and Trusts Roundtable – December 2011

December 13, 2011: Conversation and Drinks at the Rosewood. See details in the calendar above.

December 9, 2011: Managing Your First Arbitration

December 6, 2011: 50th Anniversary of Distinguished Service by African American Justices in California

December 6, 2011: First Meeting of Family Law Section

December 5, 2011: Overcoming Legal Hurdles to Foreign Investment in China

November 15, 2011: Detecting Software Piracy

November 9, 2011: Mergers and Acquisitions: The Keys to Success and a Market Update

November 9, 2011: Estate Planning & Trusts Roundtable

October 19, 2011: Estate Planning & Trusts Roundtable

October 10, 2011: 2011 PAABA Charity Golf Tournament for Community Legal Services East Palo Alto

September 21, 2011: Patent Reform: What You Need To Know

September 14, 2011: How to Avoid 7 Costly Mediation Mistakes.  Register here.

August 24, 1011: Women’s Yogurt Date.

August 18, 2011: Insurance Law for Litigators: Spotting Coverage, Avoiding Malpractice and Getting Your Fees Paid. Register here.

August 11, 2011: Patent Group Summer Mixer. Details on the calendar above.

August 10, 2011: Ethics in the Cloud. Register here.

July 28, 2011: Mindful Lawyering. Register here.

July 20, 2011: Things Business Attorneys Do That Drive Litigators Nuts. Register here.

June 22, 2011: Anticipating Claim Construction. Register here.

May 30 to June 10, 2010: Book Drive for San Mateo County Law Library

May 17, 2011: What Palo Alto Might Look Like in 5 to 10 Years (co-sponsored by Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce). Register here.

May 5, 2011: How to Manage Your Online Reputation. Register here.

April 28, 2011: Should Issued Patents Enjoy the Presumption of Validity?

April 7, 2011: The Proposed California Benefit Corporation: What and Why?

April  6, 2011: Building Rapport in the Practice of Law: How to Get Along with Anyone in 2 Minutes

March 31, 2011: Patent Group Mixer

February 15, 2011: Estate Planning Update: How Good Can It Be If It’s Only Good For Two Years?

February 3, 2011: Spinning the Law: Trying Cases in the Court of Public Opinion

January 13, 2011: FBAR and FACTA: What You Need to Know About Foreign Bank Account Reporting

2010 Events

December 2, 2010: Ethics & ADR

December 1, 2010: No Longer Business as Usual: How Bilski v. Kappos Changes the Law of Patentable Subject Matter

November 17, 2010: Innovative Solutions for Financial and Credit Market Disputes

November 9, 2010: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance: Director Responsibilities

November 4, 2010: Patent Group Happy Hour

November 1, 2010: Community Law Night

October 27, 2010: Third Party IP Litigation Funding

October 22, 2010: Running Clinic

October 21, 2010: Coping Effectively With The Challenges of Legal Practice

October 21, 2010: Game Night: Bowling

October 14, 2010: Should Californians (YOU!) Legalize Marijuana? (with Harvard Club of Silicon Valley)

October 11, 2010: PAABA Charity Golf Tournament for Community Legal Services East Palo Alto

September 30, 2010: False Patent Marking – What’s The Harm?

September 22, 2010: Women’s Coffee Date

September 20, 2010: Buying and Selling a Business: Practical Tax Consequences

September 17, 2010: Running Clinic

September 14, 2010: Using Social Media to Market Your Law Firm

August 26, 2010: Game Night: Croquet

July 29, 2010: Game Night: Bocce

July 23, 2010: Running Clinic

July 20, 2010: Doing Business in India: IP Issues

June 23, 2010: All Discovery Is EDiscovery: How to Fulfill Your Obligations, from Litigation Hold through Production

June 18, 2010: Running Clinic

June 17, 2010: Third Thursday

June 9, 2010: Update on Deferred Compensation Issues

May 27, 2010: Game Night

May 27, 2010: A Primer on Tax Accruals in the Financial Statements: What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know

May 26, 2010: Implementation of the Patent Law Treaty in the U.S.

May 25, 2010: Women’s Coffee Date

May 21, 2010: Running Clinic

May 20, 2010: Third Thursday

May 19, 2010: Community Law Night

May 13, 2010:  Mentally Ill Clients, Medications and Behavior: Don’t Be Afraid

May 12, 2010: MBA for Lawyers: Strategy

May 5, 2010: Doing Business in China

April 29, 2010: Roth to Riches

April 28, 2010: The Patentability of Gene Sequences

April 19, 2010: Game Night: Wits & Wagers

April 16, 2010: Running Clinic

April 15, 2010: Third Thursday

April 9, 2010: Enforcement Actions By State Attorneys General: Are You Prepared?

April 2, 2010: Private Judging: Family Law Today, Your Case Tomorrow

March 25, 2010: Subject Matter Conflicts In Patent Practice

March 24, 2010: Women’s Coffee Date

March 23, 2010: Game Night

March 19, 2010: No Estate Tax, No Basis & Lots of Confusion: What Should We Be Doing for Our Clients, Living and Deceased

March 18, 2010: Third Thursday

March 10, 2010: Managing the Successful Small Firm

March 3, 2010: Going Solo

February 25, 2010: Patent Group Roundtable

February 24, 2010: Women’s Coffee Date

February 19, 2010: Running Clinic

February 18, 2010: Third Thursday

February 17, 2010: Game Night: Trivial Pursuit

February 3, 2010: Asset Protection Strategies

January 29, 2010: Running Clinic

January 28, 2010: Lunch with Cleantech author, Peter Tertzakian

January 27, 2010: Cleantech event (SVASE)

January 27, 2010: Women’s Coffee Date

January 26, 2010: Current Issues in the Law of Design Patents

January 25, 2010: Is Ethics Like the Weather?

January 21, 2010: California Legal Ethics Update 2009 AND Who Does Not Become a Lawyer

January 19, 2010: Game Night: Texas Hold ‘Em

 

2009 Events

December 18, 2009: Running Clinic

December 17, 2009: Game Night: TABOO

December 17, 2009: Third Thursday

December 16, 2009: Coping with the Challenges of Legal Practice

December 10, 2009: Tax Salon

December 3, 2009: Search Engine Marketing for Law Firms

December 2, 2009: The Law of Inequitable Conduct

December 2, 2009: Women’s Yogurt Date

November 20, 2009:Immigration Issues for Startups

November 19, 2009: Third Thursday

November 18, 2009: Identifying and Seizing Opportunity in the Recovering Economy (with Harvard Club of Silicon Valley)

November 18, 2009: Patent Group Roundtable

November 9, 2009: Legal Outsourcing: Threat or Opportunity?

November 6, 2009: Running Clinic

October 22, 2009: Powerhouse Mixer

October 22, 2009: Accelerated Examination and Other Options for Fast-Tracking Patent Prosecution

October 15, 2009: Third Thursday

October 14, 2009: Conference on Security Challenges

October 12, 2009: PAABA Annual Charity Golf Tournament for Community Legal Services East Palo Alto

October 8, 2009: Running Clinic

September 30, 2009: Tax Issues for Patent and IP Attorneys

September 24, 2009: Running Clinic

September 17, 2009: Third Thursday

September 9, 2009: Tax Aspects Of Doing Business In India

July 21, 2009: The Role Of Lawyers In The Cleantech Revolution

July 16, 2009: Third Thursday

July 9, 2009: Running Clinic

June 25, 2009: Using Social Media in Your Law Practice

June 18, 2009: Third Thursday

June 17, 2009: How to Avoid IP Litigation

June 11, 2009: Running Clinic

June 11, 2009: Has the End Truly Arrived for Business Method Patents?

June 3, 2009: Why US Licensing Terms Do Not Work in the EU

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