Events

Intellectual Property Management Roundtable
Patent Law Year in Review  

Date
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Time 
7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and breakfast buffet
8:00 - 9:30 am Roundtable discussion 

Venue
McDermott's San Diego Office
11682 El Camino Real, Ste. 400
San Diego, CA  92130

Program Summary 

Keeping abreast of the Supreme Court of the United States and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as they write (and rewrite) the United States ’ patent laws 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, obviousness, anticipation, availability of injunctive relief, evolving criteria for litigating inequitable conduct and the FDA exemption under patent code  §271 (e)(1).  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 recent high impact patent cases and to participate in a discussion of ideas on how recent patent law changes can benefit your company's patent strategy.  Join fellow executives and in-house counsel as they share their experience and insights.

Highlights

• Quanta v. LG Electronics
  patent exhaustion
• In re Bilski
  patent-eligible processes
• Accumed v. Stryker and Voda v. Cordis Corp.
  permanent injunctions post eBay
• Star Scientific, Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
  inequitable conduct
• Proveris Scientific Corp. v. Innovasystems, Inc.
  research tools and §271(e)(1)
• Prasco, LLC v. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
  declaratory judgment jurisdiction
• Cohesive Technologies, Inc., v. Waters Corporation
  obviousness and anticipation
  

Agenda:  
7:30 - 8:00 am Registration and breakfast buffet
8:00 - 9:30 am Roundtable discussion 

CLE Accreditation
This seminar has been approved for one and a half hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit in California.

Speakers:

David A. Gay, Ph.D.  
Partner 
McDermott Will & Emery

Astrid Spain
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery

 

Register for this event

 

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 Jill Stolarik at  866.705.9676 or jillstolarik@mwe.com.