Events
Intellectual Property Management Roundtable:
Patent Law Year in Review
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 am Roundtable discussion
Marriott Newton
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02466
Program Summary
Keeping abreast of the Supreme Court of the United States and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decisions as they write (and rewrite) the United States’ patent laws (and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as its Board implements these decisions) can be a challenge. In 2008, significant patent decisions were rendered in diverse areas, including patent exhaustion, patent eligible subject matter (§ 101), declaratory judgment practice, enablement, definiteness (§ 112 ¶ 2), obviousness, anticipation, venue in patent cases, claim construction, design patent protection, availability of injunctive relief, and evolving criteria for proving or defending against charges of inequitable conduct. The beginning of 2009 provides a good opportunity to analyze major developments and changes in patent law, and to discuss how to use emerging trends to strengthen and maintain your company’s intellectual property portfolio and avoid infringing the intellectual property of others.
We invite you to attend this program summarizing 2008’s major patent cases and upcoming high-profile patent cases in 2009, and to discuss ideas on how recent patent law changes can benefit your company’s patent strategy.
Topics
Cases available for discussion include the following::
Highlight Cases:
- Patent Exhaustion/Implied License – Quanta v. LG Electronics; Zenith Electronics v. PDI Communication Systems
- Patentable Subject Matter (§ 101) – In re Bilski; Ex parte Halligan
- Design Patents – Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa
Additional Cases:
- Anticipation – Colusive Technologies v. Waters; Impax Labs v. Avantis Pharma
- Antitrust Litigation – In re Ciproflaxin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation; Rambus v. FTC
- Arbitration Awards – Hall Street Assoc. v. Mattel
- Claim Construction – PSN Illinois v. Ivoclar Vivadent; O2 Micro Int’l v. Beyond Innovation Tech.; Innogenetics v. Abbott Laboratories; Computer Docking Station v. Dell; Finistar v. Direct TV; Mangosoft v. Oracle; Apex Eyeware v. Altair Eyeware
- DJ Practice – Carraco Pharma labs v. Forrest Labs; Cat Tech v. Tubemaster; Praso v. Medicis Pharma; Micron v. MOSAID Technologies
- Doctrine of Equivalents, Disclaimer/Estopple – Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. DakoCytomation Cal; Voda v. Cordis; Honeywell International v. Hamilton Sunstrand; Computer Docking Station v. Dell
- Enablement – Sitrick v. Dreamworks
- Experts – Sundance v. DeMonte Fabricating
- Hatch-Waxman Act – Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA v. Leavitt
- Indefiniteness (§112, ¶ 2) – Halliburton Energy Services v. M-1; Ex parte Miyazaki; Microprocessor Enhancement v. Texas Instruments; Aristocrat Technologies v. IGT
- Inequitable Conduct – Star Scientific v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco; Eisai v. Dr. Reddy’s Labs; Research Corporation Technologies v. Microsoft; Scanner Technologies v. ICOS Vision Systems; Monsanto v. Bayer Bioscience; Aventis Pharma v. Amphster Parma
- Infringement – Broadcom Corp. v. Qualcomm
- Injunctions – Immogenetics v. Abbott Labs; Abbott labs v. Sandoz; Voda v. Cordis; Acumed v. Stryker
- Litigation Defenses – Aristocrat Technologies v.Iinternational Game Technology
- Obviousness – Sanofi-Synthelabo v. Apotex; Muniauction v. Thomson; Cordis v. Medtronic AVE; Muniauction v. Thomson; Agrigap v. Woodstream
- Prior Art – SRI Int’l v. Internet Sec. Sys; American Seating v. USSC Group
- Reexamination – In re Swanson; P&G v. Kraft
- Subject-Matter Jurisdiction – Micron Tech. v. Mosaid Tech.
- Venue – In re Volkswagon of America; In re TS Tech USA
- Willfullness – Voda v. Cordis; Broadcom v. Qualcomm
Agenda:
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Roundtable discussion
CLE Accreditation:
This program has been designed to meet requirements for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit in most states. Certificates of Attendance will be available at the conference registration desk. State boards have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.
Speakers:
Sarah Chapin Columbia
Partner
Paul Devinsky
Partner
Toby Kusmer
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery's IP Management Roundtables are designed for the educational benefit of a company president, CEO, general counsel or other executive with an interest in intellectual property. Please be advised McDermott has the right to restrict attendance and may limit participation in this event.
For more information, please contact Tricia Wyse at +1 800 256 6112 or twyse@mwe.com.
