Events
Patent Law Year in Review
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
7:30 – 8:00 am EST – Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 – 9:30 am EST – Roundtable discussion
Marriott Newton
2345 Commonwealth Avenue
Newton, MA 02466
Hotel details
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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 (USPTO) as its board implements these decisions—can be a challenge. In 2009, significant patent decisions were rendered in diverse areas, including damages and the relative issue of apportionment; licensing issues, including patent exhaustion; patent eligible subject matter (§ 101); declaratory judgment practice; enablement; obviousness; anticipation; venue and personal jurisdiction in patent cases; claim construction; inventorship; standing; infringement (product-by-process claims, inducement, § 271 (f) issues); availability of injunctive relief; patent marking; USPTO rulemaking; and evolving criteria for proving or defending against charges of inequitable conduct. The beginning of 2010 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 will discuss the most significant patent decisions of 2009 and upcoming decisions in 2010, and how recent patent law changes can benefit your company’s patent strategy.
Topics
- Licensing Issues/Exhaustion/Misuse
- Patent Eligible Subject Matter (§ 101)
- Anticipation
- Claim Construction
- DJ Practice
- Doctrine of Equivalents, Estoppel
- Written Description
- Inequitable Conduct, Pleading
- Infringement/Product-By-Process Claims, Inducement, § 271 (f)
- Injunctions
- Obviousness (KSR Issues)
- Prior Art
- Venue/Jurisdiction/Standing
- Patent Marking
- Damages, Apportionment
- USPTO Rulemaking
- Litigation/Experts
- Inventorship
Speakers
Sarah Columbia, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Paul Devinsky, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Toby Kusmer, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
For more information, please contact Tricia Wyse.
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.
