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2011

Advanced Patent Law Institute

Palo Alto, CA Dec 8-9, 2011 Four Seasons Hotel
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Overview

Come to Palo Alto in the heart of Silicon Valley and join leading judges, academics and practitioners for two days of in-depth presentations. The nationally-recognized faculty includes IP counsel from Apple, Google, and Cisco, practitioners from around the nation, and academics from Stanford and Berkeley.

The Conference is jointly presented with the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology at UC Berkeley.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 December 8, 2011
Day 2 December 9, 2011

Time

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Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Dec. 8, 2011
Presiding Officer:
Robert Barr, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - Berkeley, CA
8:00 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:50 am

Welcoming Remarks
9:00 am

0.75 hr

Patentable Subject Matter: The Ongoing Saga of Section 101

A discussion of recent developments in Section 101, including the Myriad, Classen, and CyberSource cases and their impact on patent development, patent prosecution, and litigation strategies.

Gary H. Loeb, Amyris, Inc. - Emeryville, CA
Robert R. Sachs, Fenwick & West LLP - San Francisco, CA
9:45 am

1.00 hr

Reexamining Reexamination: Past, Present, and Future

Now that we have more than a decade of inter partes reexamination under our belts, this panel looks back at ten years of statistics on how reexamination is actually working, and discusses current uses of reexamination in conjunction with litigation and on its own. It also explores the future of reexamination, including post-grant review and the new reexamination guidelines.

Moderator:
Karen Boyd, Turner Boyd LLP - Mountain View, CA
Panelists:
Scott J. Coonan, Juniper Networks, Inc. - Sunnyvale, CA
Panelists:
Rajiv P. Patel, Fenwick & West LLP - Mountain View, CA
Panelists:
Michael J. Schallop, Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP - Cupertino, CA
Panelists:
Bijal V. Vakil, White & Case LLP - Palo Alto, CA
10:45 am

Break
11:00 am

0.50 hr

Developments in Claims Construction

A look at findings from a new comprehensive database of Federal Circuit claims construction decisions from 2000-2010.

Samuel F. Ernst, Covington & Burling LLP - San Francisco, CA
Peter S. Menell, University of California at Berkeley School of Law and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - Berkeley, CA
11:30 am

0.50 hr

Capability Claiming

Patent claims to functional constructs (including software) are increasingly written to require not actual steps or operational features but that a system or device be capable of performing those steps or providing those features. Are capability claims valid? What do they cover? Are they a good idea?

William S. Galliani, Cooley LLP - Palo Alto, CA
Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School - Stanford, CA
12:00 pm

0.75 hr

The Novelty Wears Off: Patent Litigation at the Supreme Court

Focusing on the most recent decisions and certiorari grants, this presentation discusses the Supreme Court's increased willingness to take on patent-related cases and what seems to interest the Court—and thus offers some insight on taking a case from the Federal Circuit to the Supreme Court and what happens once there.

This session has moved to 3:00pm on Thursday, December 8th

David S. Bloch, Winston & Strawn LLP - San Francisco, CA
Brian R. Matsui, Morrison & Foerster LLP - Washington, DC
12:45 pm

Pick Up Box Lunch
Thursday Afternoon, Dec. 8, 2011
Presiding Officer:
Matthew H. Poppe, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Menlo Park, CA
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Sponsored by Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC
1:00 pm

0.75 hr

Patent Reform: Planning for Changes to Come

Patent reform has finally passed. Now that it has arrived, what do you need to do?

Dan H. Lang, Cisco Systems, Inc. - San Jose, CA
1:45 pm

Break
2:00 pm

0.50 hr

A New World for Indirect Infringement? The Supreme Court's View of Indirect Patent Infringement Standards

In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A., the Court recently altered the knowledge requirement for inducing patent infringement. The Court's holding will have an impact on any form of indirect patent infringement and may impact other areas of patent law. This presentation focuses on how in-house and outside counsel can better protect their clients' businesses from successful allegations of indirect infringement.

Yar R. Chaikovsky, McDermott Will & Emery LLP - Menlo Park, CA
2:30 pm

0.50 hr

Joint Infringement

Focus on the entities that perform steps of a method claim has transformed patent litigation in the computer and networking fields. Two en banc Federal Circuit cases seek to reconsider scope and limitations of certain joint/divided infringement doctrines. What are best practices in prosecution and litigation during this period of uncertainty?

Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law School - Stanford, CA
David W. O'Brien, Zagorin O'Brien Graham LLP - Austin, TX
3:00 pm

0.75 hr ethics

Inequitable Conduct

This presentation looks at the Federal Circuit’s 2011 en banc ruling in Therasense. The Federal Circuit clearly believed that it was changing the law to reduce charges of inequitable conduct; the PTO has announced that it will conform its materiality standard to what the Federal Circuit has done. Will Therasense end the "plague"? What can patent prosecutors do to stay on the right side of the duty of candor, both day-to-day and, if necessary with the help of litigators, at trial?

This session has moved to 12:00pm on Thursday, December 8th

Bradley Baugh, North Weber & Baugh LLP - Palo Alto, CA
Robert J. Goldman, Ropes & Gray, LLP - East Palo Alto, CA
3:45 pm

Break
4:00 pm

0.50 hr

Venue Transfers

A review of the latest developments in 1404(a) case law and resulting strategy considerations.

Clement S. Roberts, Durie Tangri - San Francisco, CA
4:30 pm

1.00 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Judicial Panel

Leading District Court judges discuss cutting-edge and patent litigation issues.

Moderator:
Katherine Kelly Lutton, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Redwood City, CA
Panelists:
Hon. Paul Singh Grewal, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California - San Jose, CA
Panelists:
Hon. Lucy H. Koh, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California - San Jose, CA
5:30 pm

Adjourn

Time

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Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Dec. 9, 2011
Presiding Officer:
Colleen Chien, Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
8:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
9:00 am

0.75 hr

Rule, Policy, and Process Changes at the USPTO

In the past year, the USPTO has proposed or adopted rules, non-rule policies, and other changes affecting information disclosure, appeal, reexamination, and other important practice areas. This session reviews and comments on the substance and impact of these changes on domestic and international prosecution.

M. Paul Barker, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Palo Alto, CA
Christopher J. Palermo, Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP - San Jose, CA
9:45 am

0.50 hr

Domestic Disturbances: The Latest from the ITC on Establishing a Domestic Industry

The advent of NPE complainants and the increased reliance on licensing as a domestic industry in 337 investigations have produced recent decisions from the Commission exploring and refining the requirements for establishing this jurisdictional necessity. This session reviews the recent developments and discusses its implications for both complainants and respondents.

Michael A. Ladra, Latham & Watkins LLP - Menlo Park, CA
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr ethics

Litigation Holds and Spoliation Issues in Patent Litigation

This presentation provides an overview of current law in this area including a discussion of the Federal Circuit's opinions in Rambus. This presentation also addresses ways to avoid spoliation and ways to establish spoliation as a defense.

Eric R. Lamison, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - San Francisco, CA
11:00 am

1.00 hr

China's Increasing Influence in IP: Key Patent Development and Enforcement Trends

China's third patent law amendment, powerful trends in patent filings in China, Chinese patent activity in foreign countries, China's "indigenous innovation" policies, and new trends in IP litigation in China are signficantly impacting foreign companies doing business in China and competing with Chinese companies elsewhere. The panel discusses these trends and best practices for addressing them.

Moderator:
Christopher J. Byrne, Tessera Technologies - San Jose, CA
Panelists:
Mei Gechlik, Stanford Law School - Stanford, CA
Panelists:
Jeanine Hayes, Nike, Inc. - Beaverton, OR
Panelists:
Julie Stephenson, Oclaro, Inc. - San Jose, CA
Panelists:
Alex Zhang, King & Wood - Palo Alto, CA
12:00 pm

Break for Lunch Buffet
Friday Afternoon, Dec. 9, 2011
Presiding Officer:
Robert Barr, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology - Berkeley, CA
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Sponsored by Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP
12:20 pm

0.67 hr ethics

Ethics in Patent Practice: 2011 Review

A review of this year’s cases, news articles, and committee opinions that apply legal ethics to patent practice—both in patent litigation and prosecution.

John Steele, Attorney at Law - East Palo Alto, CA
1:00 pm

Break
1:15 pm

1.00 hr

Patent Aggregators and the IP Marketplace

The exponential rise of non-practicing entity litigation and the strategic use of patents as competitive weapons has spawned new business models for IP ownership and licensing. This panel explores the role of patent aggregators in this changing IP marketplace, including institutional vs. ad-hoc aggregation, IP valuation, licensing strategies, and risk management.

Moderator:
Jason D. Kipnis, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Redwood City, CA
Panelists:
Renee DuBord Brown, Tessera Technologies - San Jose, CA
Panelists:
Ron Laurie, Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC - Palo Alto, CA
Panelists:
Mallun Yen, RPX Corporation - San Francisco, CA
2:15 pm

1.25 hrs

Damages

In recent years, there have been substantial developments concerning the law of damages for patent infringement. The Federal Circuit has issued several decisions intended to clarify the law including Lucent, ResQNet and Uniloc; the FTC has issued a major report; and trial courts have required a more rigorous level of proof. This panel explores the current state of the law and offers practical insights on how best to present and defend against damages claims.

Panelists:
Suzanne Michel, Google, Inc. - Washington, DC
Panelists:
John A. Squires, Chadbourne & Parke LLP - New York, NY
Panelists:
Thomas Vander Veen, Navigant Consulting, Inc. - Chicago, IL
3:30 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 December 8, 2011
Day 2 December 9, 2011

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Conference Faculty

M. Paul Barker

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

Bradley Baugh

North Weber & Baugh LLP
Palo Alto, CA

David S. Bloch

Winston & Strawn LLP
San Francisco, CA

Karen Boyd

Turner Boyd LLP
Mountain View, CA

Renee DuBord Brown

Tessera Technologies
San Jose, CA

Christopher J. Byrne

Tessera Technologies
San Jose, CA

Yar R. Chaikovsky

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Menlo Park, CA

Scott J. Coonan

Juniper Networks, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA

Samuel F. Ernst

Covington & Burling LLP
San Francisco, CA

William S. Galliani

Cooley LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Mei Gechlik

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Robert J. Goldman

Ropes & Gray, LLP
East Palo Alto, CA

Hon. Paul Singh Grewal

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
San Jose, CA

Jeanine Hayes

Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Jason D. Kipnis

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Redwood City, CA

Hon. Lucy H. Koh

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
San Jose, CA

Michael A. Ladra

Latham & Watkins LLP
Menlo Park, CA

Eric R. Lamison

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
San Francisco, CA

Dan H. Lang

Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA

Ron Laurie

Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC
Palo Alto, CA

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Gary H. Loeb

Amyris, Inc.
Emeryville, CA

Katherine Kelly Lutton

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Redwood City, CA

Brian R. Matsui

Morrison & Foerster LLP
Washington, DC

Peter S. Menell

University of California at Berkeley School of Law and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Berkeley, CA

Suzanne Michel

Google, Inc.
Washington, DC

David W. O'Brien

Zagorin O'Brien Graham LLP
Austin, TX

Christopher J. Palermo

Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP
San Jose, CA

Rajiv P. Patel

Fenwick & West LLP
Mountain View, CA

Clement S. Roberts

Durie Tangri
San Francisco, CA

Robert R. Sachs

Fenwick & West LLP
San Francisco, CA

Michael J. Schallop

Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
Cupertino, CA

John A. Squires

Chadbourne & Parke LLP
New York, NY

John Steele

Attorney at Law
East Palo Alto, CA

Julie Stephenson

Oclaro, Inc.
San Jose, CA

Bijal V. Vakil

White & Case LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Thomas Vander Veen

Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Mallun Yen

RPX Corporation
San Francisco, CA

Alex Zhang

King & Wood
Palo Alto, CA

Planning Committee

Robert Barr—Co-Chair

Berkeley Center for Law & Technology
Berkeley, CA

Mark A. Lemley—Co-Chair

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Bradley Baugh

North Weber & Baugh LLP
Palo Alto, CA

David S. Bloch

Winston & Strawn LLP
San Francisco, CA

Karen Boyd

Turner Boyd LLP
Mountain View, CA

Christopher J. Byrne

Tessera Technologies
San Jose, CA

Yar R. Chaikovsky

McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Menlo Park, CA

Peter Chen

Latham & Watkins LLP
Menlo Park, CA

Michael W. Farn

Fenwick & West LLP
Mountain View, CA

Robert J. Goldman

Ropes & Gray, LLP
East Palo Alto, CA

Jeanine Hayes

Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, OR

Dan H. Lang

Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA

Ron Laurie

Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC
Palo Alto, CA

Gary H. Loeb

Amyris, Inc.
Emeryville, CA

Katherine Kelly Lutton

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Redwood City, CA

Lisa McFall

Ovidian Group, LLC
Berkeley, CA

Christopher J. Palermo

Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP
San Jose, CA

James Pampinella

Navigant Consulting, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Rajiv P. Patel

Fenwick & West LLP
Mountain View, CA

Matthew H. Poppe

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Menlo Park, CA

Matthew D. Powers

Tensegrity Law Group LLP
Redwood City, CA

Clement S. Roberts

Durie Tangri
San Francisco, CA

John A. Squires

Chadbourne & Parke LLP
New York, NY

John F. Stark

Navigant Consulting, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Jennifer S. Swan

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

Alison M. Tucher

Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco, CA

Bijal V. Vakil

White & Case LLP
Palo Alto, CA

Lee Van Pelt

Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP
Cupertino, CA

Glenn E. Westreich

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Jose, CA

Michelle Yang

Samsung Information Systems America
San Jose, CA

Mallun Yen

RPX Corporation
San Francisco, CA

Credit Info

Palo Alto, CA

MCLE Credit

Texas – 13.25 hrs | 2.50 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 – 13.25 hrs | 2.50 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.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 15.50 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

Palo Alto, CA – Dec 8-9, 2011 – Four Seasons Hotel

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Last day for $775.00 Regular pricing: Nov 30, 2011

$825.00 for registrations received after this time

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Last day for $770.00 Regular pricing: Nov 30, 2011

$820.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Dec 2, 2011

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Dec 5, 2011

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

2050 University Avenue
Palo Alto, CA
(650) 566-1200 (reservations)

Accommodations

$255.00 good through Nov 7, 2011

Parking Information

Complimentary Self-Parking, Valet $22 per day

Our Sponsors

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Navigant Consulting, Inc. sponsor

Navigant Consulting is an international consulting firm combining deep industry expertise and integrated solutions to assist companies and their legal counsel in addressing the challenges of uncertainty, risk and leveraging opportunities for overall business improvement. Professional services include dispute, investigative, operational and business advisory, risk management and regulatory advisory, and transaction advisory solutions. The Company focuses on industries undergoing substantial regulatory or structural change, including financial services, insurance, healthcare and energy. Navigant Consulting has offices in over 40 cities in North America, Europe and Asia. www.navigantconsulting.com www.navigantconsulting.com/
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Inflexion Point Strategy, Llc

Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC is an intellectual property investment bank based in Silicon Valley. Since its founding in 2004, Inflexion Point has advised technology companies and institutional investors in the U.S., Europe and Asia in acquiring, divesting and investing in IP-rich companies, businesses units and technologies, and strategic IP assets in the form of patent portfolios, exclusive field-of-use rights and related know-how. Inflexion Point's mission is to bring the unrealized value of IP assets to the bottom line by increasing corporate valuation in M&A transactions, by building a defensive shield against litigious competitors and by generating additional top-line revenue. www.ip-strategy.com www.ip-strategy.com/

2011

Advanced Patent Law Institute

Palo Alto, CA Dec 8-9, 2011 Four Seasons Hotel Conference Concluded

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Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Dec. 8, 2011

Thursday Afternoon, Dec. 8, 2011

Friday Morning, Dec. 9, 2011

Friday Afternoon, Dec. 9, 2011

Conference Faculty

M. Paul Barker

Bradley Baugh

David S. Bloch

Karen Boyd

Renee DuBord Brown

Christopher J. Byrne

Yar R. Chaikovsky

Scott J. Coonan

Samuel F. Ernst

William S. Galliani

Mei Gechlik

Robert J. Goldman

Hon. Paul Singh Grewal

Jeanine Hayes

Jason D. Kipnis

Hon. Lucy H. Koh

Michael A. Ladra

Eric R. Lamison

Dan H. Lang

Ron Laurie

Mark A. Lemley

Gary H. Loeb

Katherine Kelly Lutton

Brian R. Matsui

Peter S. Menell

Suzanne Michel

David W. O'Brien

Christopher J. Palermo

Rajiv P. Patel

Clement S. Roberts

Robert R. Sachs

Michael J. Schallop

John A. Squires

John Steele

Julie Stephenson

Bijal V. Vakil

Thomas Vander Veen

Mallun Yen

Alex Zhang

Planning Committee

Robert Barr—Co-Chair

Mark A. Lemley—Co-Chair

Bradley Baugh

David S. Bloch

Karen Boyd

Christopher J. Byrne

Yar R. Chaikovsky

Peter Chen

Michael W. Farn

Robert J. Goldman

Jeanine Hayes

Dan H. Lang

Ron Laurie

Gary H. Loeb

Katherine Kelly Lutton

Lisa McFall

Christopher J. Palermo

James Pampinella

Rajiv P. Patel

Matthew H. Poppe

Matthew D. Powers

Clement S. Roberts

John A. Squires

John F. Stark

Jennifer S. Swan

Alison M. Tucher

Bijal V. Vakil

Lee Van Pelt

Palo Alto, CA Dec 8-9, 2011 Four Seasons Hotel
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