| HOW CHANGES IN PATENT LAW ALTER PATENT PROSECUTION, LITIGATION AND LICENSING
Sponsored with Boston Patent Law Association and Suffolk University Law School's IP Law Concentration
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Friday, September 25, 2009
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Faculty
Schedule/Agenda
Registration Information
Unable to attend but are interested in the course materials?
Purchase Here! |
|
After being dormant for many decades, patent law has experienced substantial judicial, legislative, and administrative attention in recent years. Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit have issued decisions that have changed the landscape of patent law. Congressional action in the area of patent reform has been ongoing over several legislative terms. The Patent & Trademark Office has made patent prosecution more difficult. Patentable subject matter rejections under section 101, especially in the area of process inventions, and obviousness rejections in general have become larger hurdles for an inventor to overcome in obtaining a patent. These changes have affected how patents are prosecuted. Additionally, patent infringement litigation and patent licensing have been affected.
Knowing how to adjust your practice in these changing times can be challenging. Our expert panelists share their strategies and practice tips to help you. From inside the patent office to inside the courtroom, this program offers you an in-depth view of the ways you need to alter your practice to adjust for the decisions that have been made and the changes on the horizon.
Benefits of Attending
- Learn how the Supreme Court KSR decision has changed patent prosecution practice and patent litigation in light of new nonobviousness standards
- Learn how the CAFC Bilski decision limiting patent eligible subject matter has changed patent prosecution practice and patent litigation
- Learn how recent judicial decisions have affected licensing patented technology
- Gain an up-to-the-minute overview of the state of USPTO and legislative patent reform
| |
Professor Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, Chair
|
| |
Co-Director of IP Law Concentration, Suffolk University Law School |
| |
|
| |
Jonathan W. Dudas, Esq.
|
| |
Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC |
| |
|
| |
James F. Ewing, Esq.
|
| |
Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
Eileen Smith Ewing
|
| |
K & L Gates, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
Heidi E. Harvey, Esq.
|
| |
Fish & Richardson, P.C., Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
Jason Honeyman, Esq., Co-Chair
|
| |
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC, |
| |
|
| |
Matthew B. Lowrie, Esq., Partner
|
| |
Foley & Lardner LLP, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
Leigh J. Martinson, Esq.
|
| |
McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
James R. Myers, Esq.
|
| |
Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC |
| |
|
| |
Frank P. Porcelli, Esq.
|
| |
Principal, Fish & Richardson, PC |
| |
|
| |
David S. Resnick, Esq.
|
| |
Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| |
Leon Radomsky, Esq.
|
| |
Foley & Lardner LLP, Washington, DC |
| |
|
| |
Andrea L.C. Robidoux, Esq.
|
| |
Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA |
| |
|
| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 9:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
- Recent Judicial Decisions Affecting Patent Law-KSR; Bilski; eBay
- Changes in PTO Rules
- Affects of Proposed PTO Rules/Legislation
- New Local Rules for Patent Cases
Andrew Beckerman-Rodau
|
| 9:30 |
PATENT PROSECUTION |
- How Has KSR Affected
- How claims are drafted
- Arguments made in prosecution
- Importance of examiner interviews
- Continuation practice Have Effects Varied Depending Upon Size/Type of Industry?
Moderator: James F. Ewing
Panel: Jason Honeyman, Andrea L.C. Robidoux and Leon Radomsky
|
| 10:10 |
HOW HAS BILSKI AFFECTED |
- How claims are drafted
- Arguments made in prosecution
- Importance of examiner interviews
- Continuation practice Have Effects Varied Depending Upon Size/Type of Industry?
Moderator: James F. Ewing
Panel: Leigh J. Martinson, Leon Rodomsky and David S. Resnick
|
| 11:15 |
PRACTICE BEFORE THE BPAI |
Moderator: James F. Ewing
Panel: Jason Honeyman, Leigh J. Martinson, Leon Rodomsky and David S. Resnick
|
| 12:00 |
LUNCHEON WITH KEYNOTE |
Jonathan W. Dudas “Update on Pending National Changes”
Luncheon sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP
|
| 1:40 |
PATENT LITIGATION-PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS |
- Dealing with Statutory Subject Matter Issues after Bilski
- Dealing with Nonobviousness after KSR
- Latest Trends in Reexamination and Issues regarding Choice of Forum
Moderator: Heidi E. Harvey
Panel: Matthew Lowrie, James R. Meyers and Frank P. Porcelli
|
| 3:15 |
PATENT LICENSING |
| Impact of KSR, Bilski, Quanta and eBay on transactions Panel: Eileen Smith Ewing
|
| 3:45 |
LOOKING AHEAD |
PTO rules-new and pending rules
Overview of rules
Potential affects Panel: David S. Resnick
|
| Date: |
|
Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| Tuition: |
|
$199. $179.00 for Suffolk alumni, attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2006 and members of the BPLA.
|
| Walk-Ins: |
|
Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
|
| Refunds: |
|
If for some reason you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute or call no later than the business day before to receive a refund less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Otherwise, you will receive the course materials.
|
| Location: |
|
Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
|
| Credit: |
|
Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME.
|
Special
Needs: |
|
If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
|
| Scholarships: |
|
Are available to any attorney or professional employed in Overview of rules public service, or for whom attendance would otherwise present a financial hard-Potential affects ship. For more information, call 617-573-8627.
|
Directions to the Law School.
|
Unable to attend but are interested in the course materials?
Purchase Here! |
|
|
Library 
