Ray's Retreat

Ray's Retreat 2016 Agenda
August 9 - 12, 2016

tuesday, august 9th

4:00 PM: Travel from Pittsburgh
6:30 PM: Travel from Toronto
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Arrive at Black Bass Island
8:00 PM: Dinner
9:00 PM: Introduction and general IP presentation
9:30 PM: Evening campfire

wednesday, august 10th

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM: Breakfast
8:45 AM – Noon: Choose your activity:

• Fishing
• Wreck Island hike
• Relax at the cabin (swimming, jet ski, etc.)

Noon – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Free time
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Presentation:

• "Interesting Developments and Best Practices for TM/Domain Name/USAN Limitations/Medical Errors in the Pharmaceutical and OTC Space" (Author: Joe Guagliardo)

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Presentation:

• Ken Melani: "Reimbursement: Issues, Nuances and Practical Approach” 

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Cocktails
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM: Guest speaker: “The Sinking of the Waubuno: Mystery and Tragedy in the Georgian Bay”
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Dinner
8:30 PM – 9:15 PM: Discussion:

• "Interesting Developments in NCE, and the Importance of PTE to Exclusivity” (Authors: Ray Miller, Nicole Stakleff, Aparna Nemlekar, and Curtis Wadsworth)

9:15 PM – 10:00 PM: Presentation:

• “Obviousness-Type Double Patenting: A Trap for the Unwary” (Author: Daniel Scolnick)

10:00 PM: Campfire

THURSday, august 11th

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM: Breakfast
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM: Travel to Parry Sound
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Tour Bobby Orr Hall of Fame or explore shopping area of downtown Parry Sound
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Casual lunch or lunch aboard the Island Queen
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM: Board Island Queen
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Island Cruise
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Travel back to island
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Clean-up/relax/cocktails before dinner
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Presentation:

• “The ContinuedRelevance of IPRs” (Authors: Ray Miller and Megan Bowers)

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Presentation:

• “Trade Secrets: What Changed and Why It Matters” (Author: Tom Fitzpatrick)

9:00 PM: Evening event, campfire, games or movies