Join us at 15:00 Central European Time on Weds 2nd February for a discussion with The Honorable Paul R. Michel, a Former Chief Judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Judge Michel served on the United States Court of Appeals for The Federal Circuit for 22 years, and as its chief judge from 2004 until his retirement in 2010.

Judge Paul MichelHe was nominated to the Federal Circuit by President Ronald Reagan. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States, the governing body of the Judiciary, and its seven-judge Executive Committee.

In his years on the bench Judge Michel judged thousands of appeals and wrote over 800 opinions, approximately one- third of which were patent cases.

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This is part of our current webinar and podcast series "FICPI Focus 45".

 

 

CPD/CLE certificates are available for this event.

Online networking and further discussion will be available for 30 minutes directly after the event, using the Wonder platform, details of which will be provided during the webinar. 

FICPI's webinar host:

Louis-Pierre Gravelle -- Partner at Bereskin & Parr in Canada and Vice President of FICPI's Professional Excellence Committee

Louis-Pierre Gravelle of Bereskin & Parr specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998).

Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses.

A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is a Councillor for FICPI Canada.

He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events.

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