Patent Conference 4 (PatCon4) will be held at the University of San Diego School of Law next year, April 4-5, 2014. The conference will begin with an informal dinner around 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 3, and will end around 4:30 pm on Saturday, April 5. The conference is co-sponsored by Boston College (David Olson), Chicago-Kent (David Schwartz), and Kansas (Andrew Torrance). A call for papers will be posted later. im