18^th Annual

Advanced Patent Law Institute

Austin Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2013 Four Seasons Hotel
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Overview

UT Law's Advanced Patent Law Institute in Austin covers the latest developments in patent law and features a sophisticated and rich array of prosecution and litigation topics including:

The impact of key patentable subject matter cases in both software and life sciences
Current issues in antitrust and FRAND patents, post-grant proceedings and concurrent litigation strategies one year after AIA
Developments in claim construction and potential impact of Lighting Ballast
Best practices for design patent prosecution and filing strategies for in-house counsel
Discussion of recent SCOTUS decisions regarding patent exhaustion and the first-sale doctrine

The Institute also features a U.S. District Court Judicial Panel, a unique panel on the Economics of NPEs, and up to 2.75 hours of ethics including a Keynote Presentation by David Hricik of Mercer University School of Law—Ethics in Doing Deals and Settling IP Suits.

Don’t miss this nationally recognized faculty including senior IP counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts from around the nation, U.S. District Court Judges, and leading academics.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 October 31, 2013
Day 2 November 1, 2013

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Oct. 31, 2013
Presiding Officer:
David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Patentable Subject Matter: Software and Business Methods

A discussion of the patent-eligibility of software and business methods and a review of CLS Bank v. Alice and other recent decisions.

Sanders N. Hillis, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione - Indianapolis, IN
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Antitrust and FRAND Patents: Current Issues and Red Flags

Antitrust issues have taken on increasing profile and importance in the last year—the Supreme Court in FTC v. Actavis re-calibrated the scope of antitrust immunity for a patent owner while clarifying the standard against which conduct outside of that immunity is evaluated for liability; the Justice Department has prosecuted a high-profile case based in large part on "most favored nations" provisions (a common feature in licenses); antitrust enforcers are investigating the actions of patent assertion entities and patent pools; FRAND has made headlines with a Presidential veto of an ITC exclusion order and with continuing lawsuits between major telecom companies over how to define and apply FRAND obligations; and the EU has also been active in dealing with FRAND commitments, highlighting the globalization of antitrust enforcement.

David M. Hoffman, Fish & Richardson P.C. - Austin, TX
9:30 am

0.75 hr

Valuation of FRAND Patents

Technology firms often agree to license their standard essential patents on fair and reasonable terms. There has been much discussion and disagreement about what fair and reasonable means when licensing standards essential patents. Recent District Court decisions have indicated that interpreting fair and reasonable requires an analysis focused on the value of the standard and the relative value of the patents being licensed to the other patents in the standard. This interpretation may have significant implications for the value of standard essential patents.

Moderator:
James D. Woods, UHY Advisors, Inc. - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Douglas A. Cawley, McKool Smith PC - Dallas, TX
Christopher V. Ryan, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Austin, TX
Jennifer B. Wuamett, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. - Austin, TX
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr

Revisiting Remedies at the ITC

From The White House, to Congress, to the Judiciary, and to the ITC itself, recent use of patent enforcement at the ITC has drawn the attention—and reaction—of all branches of government. Those reactions, their motivations, and their potential effects on patent enforcement and remedies at the ITC are surveyed.

Alan D. Albright, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP - Austin, TX
11:00 am

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

How to Maximize Success Before the Federal Circuit

A discussion of critical pre-appeal efforts necessary to preserve issues for appeal and how to craft a winning brief and oral argument accompanied by anecdotes from the presenter from over 160 cases he has argued.

Donald R. Dunner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Washington, DC
11:45 am

0.50 hr

Best Practices in Design Patent Prosecution in View of In re Owens, and What Lies Ahead

The landscape for preparing and prosecuting design patent applications has been radically altered by the recent Federal Circuit decision In re Owens. Strategies and best practices are discussed along with a look toward the future including implementation of the international design filing system under the Hague Agreement.

Perry Saidman, Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC - Silver Spring, MD
12:15 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 31, 2013
Presiding Officer:
Shirley Webster, Ocean Tomo, LLC - Houston, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Sponsored by Baker Botts
12:35 pm

1.00 hr
0.50 hr ethics

Judicial Panel

Distinguished judges from the District Court discuss their experiences hearing and trying patent cases, and examine the status and results of the Pilot Program.

Moderator:
Scott F. Partridge, Baker Botts - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Hon. Nancy F. Atlas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas - Houston, TX
Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas - Dallas, TX
Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
1:35 pm

Break
1:45 pm

0.50 hr

Damages and Remedies: Overview of Current Cases and Methodologies

A look at important damages and remedy issues, including the market value rule and its application, damages and remedy issues when standard essential patents are at issue, and recent injunction case law.

Michael J. Newton, Alston & Bird LLP - Dallas, TX
2:15 pm

0.75 hr

Damages and Remedies: Panel Discussion

Moderator:
Michael J. Newton, Alston & Bird LLP - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Brett C. Govett, Norton Rose Fulbright - Dallas, TX
James J. Nawrocki, IPFC Corp. - Houston, TX
3:00 pm

1.00 hr

Concurrent Litigation Strategies After AIA

Review of the impact of the AIA on patent litigation and the new opportunities and challenges emerging for both plaintiffs and defendants—how the case law is developing in the wake of recent legislative changes and the practical ways in which courts are addressing those changes; the latest tactical developments in venue selection and multi-defendant litigation; changes in the requirements for inducement; the use of parallel PTAB proceedings to contest validity; the interplay between proceedings in the courts and PTAB; and overall case management considerations. Hear perspectives on what the future holds (as best anyone can tell), including whether new defenses or new legislation will further alter the patent litigation landscape.

Moderator:
Mark E. Patrick, Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas, TX
Panelists:
Bryan Farney, Farney Daniels PC - Georgetown, TX
Hilda C. Galvan, Jones Day - Dallas, TX
David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
Donald R. McKenna, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company - Hsinchu, Taiwan
4:00 pm

Break
4:15 pm

0.50 hr

Post-Grant Proceedings, Strategies, and Practice: One Year After AIA

The new inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) post-grant proceedings became operational on September 16, 2012, and the new post-grant review (PGR) became operational on March 16, 2013. More than one post-grant proceeding has been filed every calendar day since IPR and CBM became available and the rate of filings continues to rise. Many proceedings are progressing through trial at the new Patent Trial & Appeal Board as they move towards final written decision. Major decisions, developments and trends have occurred in these proceedings that provide a road map of how this new patent world is taking shape.

Robert Greene Sterne, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC - Washington, DC
4:45 pm

0.75 hr

Filing Strategies for In-House Counsel

In-house counsel discuss application filing strategies, including what, when and where to file. Learn how factors such as budget, subject matter, potential encumbrances, ease of prosecution, and strength of patent offices and legal systems inform and influence both domestic and foreign filing decisions.

Moderator:
John F. Horvath, Austin, TX
Panelists:
Michael C. Barrett, Cirrus Logic - Austin, TX
Robert L. King, Silicon Laboratories - Austin, TX
Travis M. Wohlers, Luminex Corporation - Austin, TX
5:30 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Nov. 1, 2013
Presiding Officer:
Michael P. Adams, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Austin, TX
8:00 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes Continental Breakfast
8:30 am

0.50 hr ethics

USPTO Ethic Rules vs. Texas Rules of Conduct

Effective May 2, 2013, the USPTO adopted new professional conduct rules. Compare and contrast the new USPTO rules with the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

Jane Politz Brandt, Thompson & Knight LLP - Dallas, TX
9:00 am

0.75 hr

Developments in Claim Construction

Claim construction maintains its Copernican centrality to patent prosecution and litigation, displaying all the usual conundrums, inconsistencies and (seemingly) intractable contradictions which are its historic hallmarks. Added to this are two new factors—the presence of the PTAB and its claim construction practices (displayed principally through inter partes reviews), and the Federal Circuit’s long-expected attempt to "rethink" deference in light of Markman, as announced by Lighting Ballast, when claim constructions are reviewed on appeal. These events are reviewed and puzzled over, through attention to new/old/uncertain precedent and procedures for claim construction.

Kenneth R. Adamo, Kirkland & Ellis LLP - Chicago, IL
9:45 am

0.50 hr

Claim Construction after Lighting Ballast

Lighting Ballast has been taken up en banc by the Federal Circuit to address the Court's power to review patent claim construction appeals on a de novo basis. This presentation examines the highlights of the briefing and oral arguments and the potential impact of the decision.

Jennifer Claire Kuhn, Law Office of Jennifer Kuhn - Austin, TX
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

0.50 hr

Synchronizing Specification and Claims for Strong (Valid) Patents

The inventor creates the invention. Who creates the claims? The inventor? The patent practitioner? Implicit in Federal Circuit decisions is that the Court is more confident that the inventor created the described embodiments/examples than the claims. If the claims reach too far beyond the disclosed embodiments/examples, the claims are often construed more narrowly than the ordinary meaning of the claims would suggest, or the claims are held invalid for lack of written description support. This presentation provides an in-depth look at what needs to be done with patent specifications so that broad claims are interpreted broadly and found to be valid.

Dale S. Lazar, DLA Piper - Reston, VA
11:00 am

0.75 hr

Patentable Subject Matter: Life Sciences

Review and analysis of recent cases regarding patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. 101 such as Prometheus v. Mayo and The Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, and their impact on USPTO practice and the biotechnology industry including the realm of personalized medicine.

Moderator:
Ana Christina Ward, Asuragen, Inc. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Mary K. Ferguson, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP - Boston, MA
Gina N. Shishima, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
11:45 am

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Friday Afternoon, Nov. 1, 2013
Presiding Officer:
John M. Golden, The University of Texas School of Law - Austin, TX
LUNCHEON PRESENTATION

Sponsored by Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
12:05 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics in Doing Deals and Settling IP Suits

Using video cartoons to examine ethical issues in negotiation, this presentation addresses issues of client identity, the line between "puffing" and "material misrepresentations," the duty of disclosure and interaction between the rule against ex parte contacts, the client's right to talk directly to the other side, and the lawyer's obligation not to induce the client to engage in acts the lawyer is barred from doing.

David Hricik, Mercer University School of Law - Macon, GA
1:05 pm

Break
1:15 pm

1.00 hr

Economics of NPEs

Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) and their supporters believe that NPEs provide a valued market to move, enable and monetize otherwise stagnant patent assets for the benefit of patent assignees. Many corporations believe that NPEs needlessly tax the resources and cash flows of corporate America for little or no gain, whereby NPEs should not be allowed to engage in their business model. This panel explores and debates the differing views and economic effects of the NPE business from all perspectives.

Moderator:
Keith E. Witek, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Paul Reidy, RPX Corporation - San Francisco, CA
Neal A. Rubin, Cisco Systems, Inc. - San Jose, CA
Ranjeev Singh, Intellectual Ventures - Austin, TX
2:15 pm

0.50 hr

Update on Patent Exhaustion

A discussion of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Bowman v. Monsanto and Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons regarding patent exhaustion and the first-sale doctrine.

Amber L. Hagy, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Austin, TX
2:45 pm

0.50 hr

The Mental Gymnastics of Divided Infringement after Akamai and McKesson

Divided infringement is now quite different than direct infringement. Learn about the new law and how it has been applied.

Phillip B. Philbin, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
3:15 pm

0.50 hr ethics

Inequitable Conduct After Therasense

A survey of how the courts have applied the new inequitable conduct standards of Therasense (including 1st Media), and whether the new standards have impacted the number of inequitable conduct allegations and the disclosure of references to the Patent Office.

Darryl J. Adams, Baker Botts - Austin, TX
3:45 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 October 31, 2013
Day 2 November 1, 2013

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Conference Faculty

Kenneth R. Adamo

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Chicago, IL

Darryl J. Adams

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Alan D. Albright

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Austin, TX

Hon. Nancy F. Atlas

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Houston, TX

Michael C. Barrett

Cirrus Logic
Austin, TX

Jane Politz Brandt

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Douglas A. Cawley

McKool Smith PC
Dallas, TX

Donald R. Dunner

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

Bryan Farney

Farney Daniels PC
Georgetown, TX

Mary K. Ferguson

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Boston, MA

Hilda C. Galvan

Jones Day
Dallas, TX

Brett C. Govett

Norton Rose Fulbright
Dallas, TX

Amber L. Hagy

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Austin, TX

Sanders N. Hillis

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Indianapolis, IN

David M. Hoffman

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Austin, TX

John F. Horvath

Austin, TX

David Hricik

Mercer University School of Law
Macon, GA

Robert L. King

Silicon Laboratories
Austin, TX

Jennifer Claire Kuhn

Law Office of Jennifer Kuhn
Austin, TX

Dale S. Lazar

DLA Piper
Reston, VA

Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX

David L. McCombs

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Donald R. McKenna

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Hsinchu, Taiwan

James J. Nawrocki

IPFC Corp.
Houston, TX

Michael J. Newton

Alston & Bird LLP
Dallas, TX

Scott F. Partridge

Baker Botts
Houston, TX

Mark E. Patrick

Texas Instruments Incorporated
Dallas, TX

Phillip B. Philbin

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Paul Reidy

RPX Corporation
San Francisco, CA

Neal A. Rubin

Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA

Christopher V. Ryan

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Austin, TX

Perry Saidman

Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC
Silver Spring, MD

Gina N. Shishima

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Ranjeev Singh

Intellectual Ventures
Austin, TX

Robert Greene Sterne

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, PLLC
Washington, DC

Ana Christina Ward

Asuragen, Inc.
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

Travis M. Wohlers

Luminex Corporation
Austin, TX

James D. Woods

UHY Advisors, Inc.
Houston, TX

Jennifer B. Wuamett

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Austin, TX

Hon. Lee Yeakel

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Hilda C. Galvan—Co-Chair

Jones Day
Dallas, TX

David L. McCombs—Co-Chair

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Michael P. Adams

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Tom Adolph

Adolph Locklar
Houston, TX

Jane Politz Brandt

Thompson & Knight LLP
Dallas, TX

Christa Brown-Sanford

Baker Botts
Dallas, TX

Bryan Farney

Farney Daniels PC
Georgetown, TX

John D. Flynn

IBM Corporation
Austin, TX

John Garvish

McKool Smith, P.C.
Austin, TX

John M. Golden

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Brett C. Govett

Norton Rose Fulbright
Dallas, TX

Amber L. Hagy

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Austin, TX

Gary W. Hamilton

Hamilton & Terrile, LLP
Austin, TX

David J. Healey

Fish & Richardson P.C.
Houston, TX

John F. Horvath

Austin, TX

Joanna Jefferson

Austin, TX

Robert L. King

Silicon Laboratories
Austin, TX

Kevin Kudlac

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Houston, TX

Mark A. Lemley

Stanford Law School
Stanford, CA

Kevin J. Meek

Baker Botts
Austin, TX

Lance Morman

OverMont Consulting, LLC
Houston, TX

James J. Nawrocki

IPFC Corp.
Houston, TX

David W. O'Brien

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX

Mark E. Patrick

Texas Instruments Incorporated
Dallas, TX

Louis A. Riley

McAfee, Inc.
Plano, TX

Mark E. Scott

Conley Rose PC
Austin, TX

Ana Christina Ward

Asuragen, Inc.
Austin, TX

Shirley Webster

Ocean Tomo, LLC
Houston, TX

Craig W. Weinlein

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

William D. Wiese

DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, LLP
Austin, TX

Keith E. Witek

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Austin, TX

James D. Woods

UHY Advisors, Inc.
Houston, TX

Credit Info

Austin

MCLE Credit

Texas – 14.50 hrs | 2.75 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 | 2.75 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

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.

Oklahoma – 3.00 hrs

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

Austin – Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2013 – Four Seasons Hotel

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IPFC Corp.

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Baker Botts

Baker Botts is a globally respected law firm whose reach and depth of understanding help deliver better, more innovative solutions to our clients. Our intellectual property lawyers offer a full-service IP practice, including strategic IP counseling; patent and trademark acquisition; patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret litigation; copyright management and licensing; and franchise and distribution counseling in industries encompassing telecom, software, life sciences, energy, financial services, retails and more. The vast majority of our IP lawyers hold at least one engineering or science degree, and our IP practice consistently ranks in the top five in surveys by various prestigious publications. Most recently, the firm's intellectual property practice earned the 2013 Intellectual Property Litigation Department of the Year award from Texas Lawyer editors in the publication's inaugural litigation practice awards program. www.bakerbotts.com
DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P.

DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, L.L.P. is an Austin, Texas, law firm formed in March 2002. The goal was to create a collegial, family-oriented law firm that provides the business community and Texas residents with first quality legal services at highly competitive rates. DBC has been able to maintain competitive rates by efficiently managing its business operations and leveraging technology. We have grown rapidly from several attorneys in 2002 to our current size. Our clients include several of Austin’s most prominent publicly traded companies, as well as start-up ventures and individuals. Collectively, our attorneys have experience in the following areas—intellectual property, tax & estate planning, corporate & securities, financial institutions, real estate, litigation and corporate law. www.dbcllp.com
Farney Daniels PC

Some of the world's most well-known corporations, innovative small businesses and individual innovators trust the lawyers at Farney Daniels to handle their complex, high-stakes intellectual property cases. They recognize that our attorneys combine decades of big firm experience with the versatility and creativity of a specialist small firm. Because we offer complex work in the personal atmosphere of a litigation boutique, we attract the best legal talent, and, in turn, have the high-quality lawyers needed to consistently deliver value and careful attention necessary to properly pursue our clients' interests.

Our team has successfully handled cases involving very high-stakes damages claims and high-risk injunctions in Federal district and appellate courts across the nation, and before the International Trade Commission. But we recognize that to our clients, every matter is important, and we bring the same level of experience, creativity, and care to all the matters we handle. www.farneydaniels.com
Fish & Richardson P.C.

Fish & Richardson is a global law firm providing strategic counseling and litigation services to innovative clients who seek to protect and maximize the value of their intellectual property. With more than 375 attorneys and technology specialists practicing IP strategy and counseling, IP litigation and business litigation, Fish is known for its superior technical expertise. Fish has been named a top patent litigation firm in the country for eight straight years, a premier IP firm for America's biggest companies, and an elite top tier law practice. For more information, visit www.fr.com or follow @fishrichardson on Twitter. www.fr.com
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Jones Day

Operating as One Firm Worldwide, Jones Day provides clients with access to IP litigators in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Experienced trial counsel are the linchpin in any patent case and, at Jones Day, patent litigation represents the largest activity of our IP practice with many seasoned, first-chair trial lawyers experienced in all aspects of this complex and multidimensional area of the law. Consistently ranked at the top of all surveys regarding the number of patent cases brought and defended annually, we handle all aspects of patent litigation, including related arbitration/alternative dispute resolution proceedings and appeals to the Federal Circuit. In particular, we represent many of the largest computer, semiconductor, telephone, and internet companies in the world. With nearly 20 years experience and well over 50 Hatch-Waxman cases for "Big Pharma," we are also at the forefront of complex patent litigation disputes faced by today's largest pharmaceutical companies. www.jonesday.com
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

Kenyon & Kenyon LLP is consistently ranked by peers and in-house counsel as one of the top firms for intellectual property law. Since its founding in 1879, the firm has provided its worldwide clientele with litigation, prosecution, licensing, and counseling services. Large and small enterprises and individuals choose Kenyon to design and implement intellectual property strategies when it matters most. The firm has offices in New York, Washington, DC, and Silicon Valley. www.kenyon.com
Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright's global intellectual property team advises on the acquisition, exploitation, use and enforcement of intellectual property rights across the globe. We provide cost effective advice to clients on an international basis, advising on both domestic and cross-border transactions and disputes.

We have particular experience across our key industry sectors—financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Many of our professionals have advanced scientific degrees to complement their practical experience and combine deep industry and technical knowledge with broad legal understanding.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. focuses solely on the protection, transfer and enforcement of IP rights. Located in Washington, DC, the firm has more than 30 years’ experience in helping strategize, build and enforce worldwide IP portfolios, including inter partes matters (e.g., lawsuits, appeals, oppositions and reexaminations), preparing and prosecuting patent applications before the United States and foreign patent offices and advising on portfolio strategies (e.g., valuation, acquisition and due diligence). Sterne Kessler is the author of Patent Office Litigation, a two-volume set focused on the new contested proceedings under the America Invents Act. This book explores the interplay between contested proceedings and the district courts, U.S. International Trade Commission and the Federal Circuit, analyzes hypothetical scenarios, and examines comparable proceedings in select countries for a global perspective. www.skgf.com
Thompson & Knight LLP

Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight is a full-service firm providing legal solutions to public and private companies, governments, and individuals in all areas, including intellectual property, commercial and tort litigation, banking, finance, real estate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, corporate governance, creditors’ rights, labor, environmental, and white-collar defense matters, among others. We are particularly recognized for our depth of experience and capabilities on behalf of clients in the energy industry, both domestically and around the world. The Firm has been named the “Law Firm of the Year” in Oil & Gas Law in the 2011-2012 and 2013 editions of Best Law Firms, the preeminent listing of the nation’s top legal practices published by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America^®. Thompson & Knight has approximately 330 attorneys with offices in Texas, New York, California, and Michigan, and international offices and associations in the Americas, North Africa, and Europe.
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Advanced Patent Law Institute

Austin Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2013 Four Seasons Hotel Conference Concluded

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Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Oct. 31, 2013

Thursday Afternoon, Oct. 31, 2013

Friday Morning, Nov. 1, 2013

Friday Afternoon, Nov. 1, 2013

Conference Faculty

Kenneth R. Adamo

Darryl J. Adams

Alan D. Albright

Hon. Nancy F. Atlas

Michael C. Barrett

Jane Politz Brandt

Douglas A. Cawley

Donald R. Dunner

Bryan Farney

Mary K. Ferguson

Hilda C. Galvan

Brett C. Govett

Amber L. Hagy

Sanders N. Hillis

David M. Hoffman

John F. Horvath

David Hricik

Robert L. King

Jennifer Claire Kuhn

Dale S. Lazar

Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn

David L. McCombs

Donald R. McKenna

James J. Nawrocki

Michael J. Newton

Scott F. Partridge

Mark E. Patrick

Phillip B. Philbin

Paul Reidy

Neal A. Rubin

Christopher V. Ryan

Perry Saidman

Gina N. Shishima

Ranjeev Singh

Robert Greene Sterne

Ana Christina Ward

Keith E. Witek

Travis M. Wohlers

James D. Woods

Jennifer B. Wuamett

Hon. Lee Yeakel

Planning Committee

Hilda C. Galvan—Co-Chair

David L. McCombs—Co-Chair

Michael P. Adams

Tom Adolph

Jane Politz Brandt

Christa Brown-Sanford

Bryan Farney

John D. Flynn

John Garvish

John M. Golden

Brett C. Govett

Amber L. Hagy

Gary W. Hamilton

David J. Healey

John F. Horvath

Joanna Jefferson

Robert L. King

Kevin Kudlac

Mark A. Lemley

Kevin J. Meek

Lance Morman

James J. Nawrocki

David W. O'Brien

Mark E. Patrick

Louis A. Riley

Mark E. Scott

18^th Annual

Austin Oct 31 - Nov 1, 2013 Four Seasons Hotel
Conference Concluded