Heller Ehrman - 8th Annual Advance Patent Law Institute

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8th Annual Advance Patent Law Institute

11.28.2007

November 28-30, 2007

The Fairmont San Jose
San Jose, California

Patent law has undergone significant changes in the last year. Practitioners face evolving technology and growing globalism, plus the wake of recent major decisions. This year’s Advanced Patent Law Institute provides the analysis, tools, and practice strategies to help navigate this complex environment. Presented by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at Boalt Hall, the University of Texas School of Law, and the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology.

Highlights include:

USPTO rules changes and initiatives
Reexaminations and obviousness after KSR International v. Teleflex, Inc.
Strategic patent prosecution
Privilege waiver, “objective recklessness”—leading in-house and outside counsel on In re Seagate
Contingency fees, billing structures, and portfolio monetization
Forum selection—jury pools, local rules, and outcome.

Please Note:
On Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 2:15 p.m. (1.00 hr ethics) Robert D. Fram of the Heller Ehrman LLP (San Francisco, CA) will be co-presenting on the topic of:

Privilege Waiver, Work Product Immunity, and the Trial Counsel Exemption: The New Rules for Everyone
The Federal Circuit’s decision in In re Seagate rewrote the rules on willful infringement and the advice- of-counsel defense. The changes will impact everyone—in-house and outside counsel, trial and opinion counsel. Panel members will summarize the critical changes from In re Seagate and other recent cases, then consider their impact on each stage of a typical patent litigation matter. The discussion will include the new “objective recklessness” standard for willfulness, the new scope of privilege waivers, and the new questions left unanswered by the Federal Circuit.

On Friday, November 30, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. (.75 hr) John (Jay) A. Jurata of Heller Ehrman LLP (Washington, DC) will be co-presenting on the topic of:

Antitrust and SSO Developments
Litigation at the intersection of standards development, antitrust, and patent law has been increasing. This session will cover the assertion of antitrust, unfair competition, and related defenses to the assertion of patents that are alleged to be essential to implement standards. It will also address responses by the standards development community and government antitrust enforcers to the increased prominence of patent-related issues in standards development.

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8th Annual Advance Patent Law Institute