8^th Annual

Advanced Patent Law Institute

Alexandria, VA Jan 24-25, 2013 United States Patent and Trademark Office
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Overview

Join USPTO senior staff, leading practitioners, academics and members of the federal judiciary from a variety of courts and forums in the Washington, DC area for two days at the USPTO.

This year's program includes updates and new practice tips under the America Invents Act, including:

Keynote Presentation by David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

The new landscape of the post-grant program, including contested proceedings, supplemental examination, inter partes review, examination of covered business method patents and ex parte reexamination

New procedures before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, District Courts and ITC

Strategies surrounding the first-to-invent transition

Overviews by USPTO staff of their current programs, reissue and third-party preissuance submissions

New standards for inequitable conduct, the experimental use exception, willful infringement, standard essential patents, damages and remedies

Litigation strategies and the impact of the AIA

Update on the Federal Circuit by Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

"Adversity" ethics issues in patent practice

The Institute is one of three Advanced Patent Law Institutes presented by The University of Texas School of Law, each uniquely tailored to its locale. This event is jointly presented with the USPTO and George Mason University School of Law.

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Day 1 January 24, 2013
Day 2 January 25, 2013

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Jan. 24, 2013
Presiding Officer:
Hon. James Smith, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks

Hon. James Smith, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
8:30 am

1.00 hr

Patentable Subject Matter

Can you patent that? A discussion of the patent-eligibility of business methods, personalized medicine and DNA under 35 USC 101, through a review of recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions (Bilski, Mayo v. Prometheus, Myriad) and USPTO guidelines.

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff, Foley & Lardner LLP - Washington, DC
James M. Heintz, DLA Piper - Reston, VA
Thomas W. Krause, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Arlington, VA
9:30 am

1.00 hr

Prosecution Strategies Around the First-to-Invent Transition

The AIA creates a first inventor to file system, more akin to the patent systems of the rest of the world. A review of the new law of first inventor to file and the supporting USPTO rules. The discussion includes practitioner strategies under the new system, including the "new" one year grace period and the dangers associated with relying on it.

Robert Bahr, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Dale S. Lazar, DLA Piper - Reston, VA
Adam Mossoff, George Mason University School of Law - Arlington, VA
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.50 hr

Post-Grant Procedures Progress to Date

A look at the post-grant review provision of the AIA that went into effect on September 16 and results to date, including the impact of the new requirements compared to provisions already in place, numbers of petitions filed and issues both anticipated and observed.

Hon. James T. Moore, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Hon. Michael Tierney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
11:15 am

1.00 hr

Post-Grant Patentability Review in the PTO: The New Landscape Ahead

A look at post-grant review strategies under the AIA and their relationship to parallel U.S. District Court and Federal Circuit proceedings. The discussion focuses on the new AIA contested programs: post-grant review, inter partes review and transitional review for covered business method patents. Post AIA reexamination practice including supplemental examination, ex parte reexamination and legacy inter partes reexamination proceedings is also discussed. The panel addresses the procedural and substantive differences among these programs, their potential risks and rewards and their implementation and administration in the USPTO before the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), the Central Reexamination Unit and the Office of Patent Legal Administration.

Moderator:
Jeffrey D. Feldman, Feldman Gale, P.A. - Miami, FL
Panelists:
Nathan Kelley, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Hon. Paul R. Michel, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Robert Greene Sterne, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox - Washington, DC
12:15 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in conference registration fee.
Thursday Afternoon, Jan. 24, 2013
Presiding Officer:
Stephen G. Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP - Alexandria, VA
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:35 pm

0.75 hr

USPTO Update

Teresa Stanek Rea, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
1:20 pm

Break
1:30 pm

0.50 hr

Claims Construction Standards

Claims construction is a key component of any patent proceeding. The increased focus on the new post grant proceedings of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board has placed an even greater emphasis on the interplay between district court claims construction practices and the broadest reasonable claim interpretation (BRI) methodologies of the USPTO. An exploration of the differences between these standards.

Stephen G. Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP - Alexandria, VA
2:00 pm

0.75 hr ethics

Inequitable Conduct

A look at the new standards for proving inequitable conduct with a focus on whether supplemental examination should be used in light of the impact of Therasense or if there are other less-costly approaches to take.

Stephen G. Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP - Alexandria, VA
2:45 pm

Break
3:00 pm

1.00 hr

Litigation Strategies after the AIA

A review of the impact of the AIA on patent litigation and the new opportunities and strategies emerging for both patent owners and challengers. Learn about the latest tactical developments in multidefendant litigation in view of joinder restrictions, the expansion of defenses based on prior commercial use and new definitions of prior art, restrictions on evidence of willfulness, options for patent owners using supplemental examination and expedited prosecution, the use of parallel PTAB proceedings to contest validity and overall case management considerations involving the interplay between PTAB, district court and ITC proceedings.

Moderator:
David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Jared Bobrow, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA
Panelists:
Ronald E. Cahill, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP - Boston, MA
Panelists:
Matthew C. Gaudet, Duane Morris LLP - Atlanta, GA
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Experimental Use Exception

A look at whether there is still a viable exception for experimental use in U.S. patent law. How will or should courts interpret the AIA's failure to specifically enumerate an experimental use exception with the other exceptions in new Section 102? Isn’t such an experimental use "otherwise available to the public"?

Philip G. Hampton II, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC
4:30 pm

0.50 hr

Willful Infringement—An Evolving Test

A look at the development of the law of willful infringement in the aftermath of Seagate Technologies, including Bard Peripheral Vascular Inc. v. W.L. Gore Assoc Inc. and Spectralytics, Inc. v Cordis Corp., with statistics on the frequency of willfulness findings.

Jennifer Librach Nall, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Austin, TX
5:00 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Jan. 25, 2013
Presiding Officer:
Edward J. Kessler, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox - Washington, DC
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:00 am

0.50 hr

Current USPTO Programs and Procedures

An overview and explanation of current programs and initiatives at the USPTO, such as the Patent Prosecution Highway and the Ombudsman Program, and how these programs are designed to assist applicants in the patent examination process.

Brian E. Hanlon, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Reissue: Practice Highlights and Recent Developments

A discussion of reissue highlights, including changes to reissue in view of the AIA, noting any reissue exceptions to AIA implementation, with an overview of some recent developments in reissue case law.

Kenneth Schor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Preissuance Submissions Under 37 CFR 1.290: USPTO Final Rule and Practitioner Perspective

A look at the USPTO's rule on third-party preissuance submissions and a practitioner's guide to the possible pros and cons of using such submissions.

Nicole D. Haines, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
Sung Kim, Microsoft Corporation - Washington, DC
Joseph G. Piccolo, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alexandria, VA
9:30 am

0.75 hr

Modernizing Section 337 Investigations

A review and analysis of many new developments and recent rule changes, as well as the ITC's approach to non-practicing entities (NPEs), the enhanced focus on the public interest and the extraterritorial reach of trade secret protection.

Hon. Robert K. Rogers Jr., U.S. International Trade Commission - Washington, DC
Tom M. Schaumberg, Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP - Washington, DC
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr

Strategic Use of Standard Essential Patents—Antitrust Agency and Judicial Reaction

A discussion of recent FTC/DOJ views and investigations, including those recently expressed in the context of ITC proceedings that sought exclusion orders to ban imports of products that infringe on RAND-encumbered SEPs. The presentation includes an overview of recent litigations involving claims for injunctions based on infringement of SEPs.

John E. Scribner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Washington, DC
11:00 am

0.75 hr

Damages and Remedies

The patent litigation remedies landscape has been in a rapid state of change since the Supreme Court’s 2006 decision in Ebay v. Merc Exchange. A discussion of the current state of the landscape, including the impact of the Federal Circuit’s remedies jurisprudence on pre-trial and post-trial damages theories, proofs and case management issues.

Moderator:
Christopher J. Renk, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. - Chicago, IL
Panelists:
Brian M. Fogarty, Nike, Inc. - Beaverton, OR
Panelists:
Paul K. Meyer, TM Financial Forensics, LLC - San Francisco, CA
11:45 am

0.50 hr

International Patent Litigation Strategies and Forum Shopping

Where to win based on the new age of data metrics and how to value your patent infringement claim in any country.

Michael C. Elmer, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Palo Alto, CA
12:15 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in conference registration fee.
Friday Afternoon, Jan. 25, 2013
Presiding Officer:
John W. Ryan, Thompson Hine LLP - Washington, DC
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON PRESENTATION
12:35 pm

0.75 hr

Update from the Federal Circuit

Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - Washington, DC
1:20 pm

Break
1:30 pm

1.00 hr

Judicial Panel

Distinguished District Court and ITC judges discuss their experiences hearing and trying patent cases, noting similarities and differences between the venues, and examine the status and results of the Pilot Program.

Moderator:
Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Theodore Essex, U.S. International Trade Commission - Washington, DC
Panelists:
Hon. Faith S. Hochberg, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey - Newark, NJ
Panelists:
Hon. Liam O'Grady, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia - Alexandria, VA
Panelists:
Hon. T. John Ward, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Ward & Smith Law Firm - Longview, TX
2:30 pm

1.25 hrs ethics

Prosecution Ethics Issues

It is unethical for a firm to be adverse to a current client of the firm. An examination of what "adversity" means in patent practice, from the easy case of suing a current client to the thorny issues in litigation, opinion work and patent prosecution.

David Hricik, Mercer University School of Law - Macon, GA
3:45 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 January 24, 2013
Day 2 January 25, 2013

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Conference Faculty

Robert Bahr

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Jared Bobrow

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff

Foley & Lardner LLP
Washington, DC

Ronald E. Cahill

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Boston, MA

Donald R. Dunner

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Washington, DC

Michael C. Elmer

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Hon. Theodore Essex

U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC

Jeffrey D. Feldman

Feldman Gale, P.A.
Miami, FL

Brian M. Fogarty

Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Matthew C. Gaudet

Duane Morris LLP
Atlanta, GA

Nicole D. Haines

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Philip G. Hampton II

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC

Brian E. Hanlon

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

James M. Heintz

DLA Piper
Reston, VA

Hon. Faith S. Hochberg

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Newark, NJ

David Hricik

Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA

Nathan Kelley

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Sung Kim

Microsoft Corporation
Washington, DC

Thomas W. Krause

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Arlington, VA

Stephen G. Kunin

Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP
Alexandria, VA

Dale S. Lazar

DLA Piper
Reston, VA

David L. McCombs

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Paul K. Meyer

TM Financial Forensics, LLC
San Francisco, CA

Hon. Paul R. Michel

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC

Hon. James T. Moore

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Adam Mossoff

George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA

Jennifer Librach Nall

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Austin, TX

Hon. Liam O'Grady

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
Alexandria, VA

Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Washington, DC

Joseph G. Piccolo

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Teresa Stanek Rea

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Christopher J. Renk

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL

Hon. Robert K. Rogers Jr.

U.S. International Trade Commission
Washington, DC

Tom M. Schaumberg

Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP
Washington, DC

Kenneth Schor

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

John E. Scribner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Washington, DC

Robert Greene Sterne

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Washington, DC

Hon. Michael Tierney

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Hon. T. John Ward

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Ward & Smith Law Firm
Longview, TX

Planning Committee

Hon. James Smith—Chair

Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

W. Todd Baker

Alexandria, VA

James E. Beyer

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dayton, OH

Jeffrey D. Feldman

Feldman Gale, P.A.
Miami, FL

Gregory L. Hillyer

Feldman Gale, P.A.
Philadelphia, PA

Edward J. Kessler

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
Washington, DC

Thomas W. Krause

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Arlington, VA

Stephen G. Kunin

Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, LLP
Alexandria, VA

William L. LaFuze

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

William LaMarca

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Dale S. Lazar

DLA Piper
Reston, VA

David L. McCombs

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Hon. James T. Moore

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, VA

Adam Mossoff

George Mason University School of Law
Arlington, VA

Henry A. Petri Jr.

Novak Druce + Quigg LLP
Houston, TX

Christopher J. Renk

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Chicago, IL

John W. Ryan

Thompson Hine LLP
Washington, DC

John E. Scribner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Washington, DC

Shirley Webster

Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX

Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC

Credit Info

Alexandria, VA

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.50 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 14.50 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 17.50 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Virginia – 0.00 hr

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the Virginia State Bar. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 17.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Alexandria, VA – Jan 24-25, 2013 – United States Patent and Trademark Office

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Alexandria, VA

Standard Registration
Last day for $645.00 Regular pricing: Jan 18, 2013

$695.00 for registrations received after this time

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Last day for $645.00 Regular pricing: Jan 18, 2013

$695.00 for registrations received after this time

USPTO Employee - Printed Course Binder ONLY
Last day for $250.00 Regular pricing: Jan 18, 2013

$300.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jan 18, 2013

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jan 21, 2013

Venue

United States Patent and Trademark Office

600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA

Nearby Hotel Accommodations

The Westin Alexandria

400 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA
866.837.4210 (reservations)
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$189.00 good through Dec 20, 2012

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8th Annual

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Alexandria, VA Jan 24-25, 2013 United States Patent and Trademark Office Conference Concluded

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Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Jan. 24, 2013

Thursday Afternoon, Jan. 24, 2013

Friday Morning, Jan. 25, 2013

Friday Afternoon, Jan. 25, 2013

Conference Faculty

Robert Bahr

Jared Bobrow

Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff

Ronald E. Cahill

Donald R. Dunner

Michael C. Elmer

Hon. Theodore Essex

Jeffrey D. Feldman

Brian M. Fogarty

Matthew C. Gaudet

Nicole D. Haines

Philip G. Hampton II

Brian E. Hanlon

James M. Heintz

Hon. Faith S. Hochberg

David Hricik

Nathan Kelley

Sung Kim

Thomas W. Krause

Stephen G. Kunin

Dale S. Lazar

David L. McCombs

Paul K. Meyer

Hon. Paul R. Michel

Hon. James T. Moore

Adam Mossoff

Jennifer Librach Nall

Hon. Liam O'Grady

Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley

Joseph G. Piccolo

Teresa Stanek Rea

Christopher J. Renk

Hon. Robert K. Rogers Jr.

Tom M. Schaumberg

Kenneth Schor

John E. Scribner

Robert Greene Sterne

Hon. Michael Tierney

Hon. T. John Ward

Planning Committee

Hon. James Smith—Chair

W. Todd Baker

James E. Beyer

Jeffrey D. Feldman

Gregory L. Hillyer

Edward J. Kessler

Thomas W. Krause

Stephen G. Kunin

William L. LaFuze

William LaMarca

Dale S. Lazar

David L. McCombs

Hon. James T. Moore

Adam Mossoff

Henry A. Petri Jr.

Christopher J. Renk

John W. Ryan

John E. Scribner

Shirley Webster

Jeffrey A. Wolfson

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Nearby Hotel Accommodations

The Westin Alexandria

8^th Annual

Alexandria, VA Jan 24-25, 2013 United States Patent and Trademark Office
Conference Concluded