11:30 am
Lunch and Registration. Lunch sponsored by Big IP

Noon to 12:50pm

 “A Professional Responsibility Quiz: Think You’re Right?” 
Doug Richmond, Senior Vice President with the Lockton Companies

1:00pm to 1:30pm
Comments from the Bench in Handling Patent Cases in D.Kan.  
The Honorable Holly Teeter, United States District Court Judge for the District of Kansas

1:35pm to 2:05pm
Recent Federal Circuit Cases Every Patent Prosecutor Should Know: Claim Scope, ODP, Inherency, and More. 
Alec Larsen, Erise IP, P.A.

2:10pm to 2:50pm
European Patent Practice: 1. The UPC so far 2. Addressing added subject-matter at the EPO. 
Jack Gunning, Forresters (UK)

3:00pm to 3:40pm 
Copyright issues in training AI models. 
Professor Patricia Judd, Washburn Law School

3:45pm to 4:15pm
Penn State v. Vintage Brands: “Sweat Shirt Law” and the Concepts of Decoration, Adornment, Ornamentation or Secondary Source Identifiers.   
Arthur Chaykin, Kennyhertz Perry LLC 

4:20pm to 4:50pm  
Practice Considerations for WIPO Filings. 
Brian Main, Kutak Rock LLP

Happy Hour to follow the program, sponsored by MaxVal

Court Crawl is an annual event during which summer associates, new lawyers, and law students tour the local courthouses and meet judges and staff from the Missouri Court of Appeals-Western District and the Jackson County Circuit Court.  The cost per attendee is $100.00 for summer associates or law clerks, and $125.00  for attorneys seeking CLE credit.  CLE applications will be submitted for both Missouri and Kansas.

Following the program, all attendees are invited to the annual LAKC Judicial Reception (location TBD).

Check-in begins at 1:30pm at the Jackson County Courthouse (12th ST entrance). A full agenda will be provided to registrants approximately one week prior to the event.

Additional information/instructions:

Court appropriate attire is required. Food and drink are not allowed in courts.

Please allow plenty of time to find parking and go through security in order to arrive on time.