Litigation

Torts & Personal Injury

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

JOHN M. WHITE: This is our last speaker of the day. And it's really the hour you've all been waiting for. These past few days, you sat patiently. Here it is. Ethics. That's right. It's the reason you go to any of these programs. It's the critical ethics hour. And it's because, truthfully, you all need it. No, actually, patent attorneys are the most ethical of any group of attorneys. In fact, thery're somewhat boringly ethical. But the reason I asked ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

DOUGLAS R. NEMEC: Good morning, everybody. It's time now for what I consider to be one of the critical components of this program. Patent Law Institute was debuted in 2007 at a time when the Supreme Court was absolutely on fire with patent issues. We had the Merck versus Integra case coming out a couple years earlier. EBay, MedImmune versus Genentech, Microsoft. Really an unprecedented frequency of patent cases coming out of the Supreme Court at that ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

JOHN M. WHITE: Welcome back to our 3 o'clock beginning. We will carry on with the patent office particular stuff. Brian Hanlon will wrap up with respect to his initial set of slides, and give us some stats on how the patent office is doing, maybe some metrics. And then we'll hear from Bob Spar and his additional materials with respect to patent office things. And then at 4 o'clock, we're going to transition to an hour on patent law reform. I will ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

EUGENE QUINN: I guess I should just start. SPEAKER 2: Carry on, and don't forget our web audience, see if we have any questions. EUGENE QUINN: OK, and which way do I look for the web audience? Into that camera? Hello everybody out there on the web. My name's Gene Quinn. John introduced me earlier. I've taught the PLI Patent Bar review course with John now for 10 years, and usually he introduces me by Gene, wave. So it was nice to get a little ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

SCOTT ALTER: We're going to go ahead and get started. Welcome back. Our next panel is going to be what keeps in house counsel up at night. This is going to be in a patent context as opposed to mortgage payments, or with their teenager is up to, or anything like that. So some of the topics that we're going to talk about are hopefully up here, the economy, a little bit about outside counsel, non-pricing entities, patent marketing, and a bunch of others. ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

HON. SHARON R. BARNER: Thank you, John. And welcome to everyone, both in our audience and who are participating by webcast. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you, as the former director of the US Patent and Trademark Office, on our operations, programs, and initiatives. Most of my time will be spent talking about those initiatives, of which, as John has commented, there are many. One of the things that the director, Director Kappos, and ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

JOHN WHITE: Welcome back to the second hour of our morning. We're going to continue with chemical practice. And after another hour of more chemical doings at the patent office, we're going to transition to PTO-related related topics from a PLI author. And I'll go ahead and reintroduce our chemical speaker, Gerry Murphy. He's with the firm Birch, Stewart, Kolasch, & Birch, down there in Virginia, with offices also in San Diego. And they've been ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

JOHN M. WHITE: Welcome to the second day of The Patent Law Institute. This is a special section devoted to all things chemical. That's what we'll be working on for the next two hours. Its chemical and pharma. And I know that we have a lot of people out there in northern New Jersey especially but also others that are quite interested in what happens in the chemical and pharma world at the PTO, because it's a little different now isn't it. You know ...

Recorded on: Feb. 24, 2011

JOHN M. WHITE: With that, let me introduce our next speaker, Philippe Signore. He is a partner at Oblon. And he's been telling us about patent reform for several years now. At least one, maybe two. And each time, he tells us his view of the handicap, whether it will occur or not. And so I'm interested to hear from him again on that front. He has a law degree from Georgetown and a physics degree from University of Florida. So he has a PhD in physics. ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2011

THOMAS L. CREEL: Welcome back, everyone. So we're going to switch emphasis again. We're going to move in from the litigators to a different perspective. So our next speaker is going to give you a business perspective, in-house counsel perspective. Kathlyn Card Beckles is the Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Technology at JPMorgan Chase. She's a registered patent attorney, responsible for patents, copyrights, ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2011

THOMAS L. CREEL: I might also say, those of you on the webcast, if you want to send questions in, please do. You can do that on the computer, and we'll answer them at an appropriate time here. So we now move from the preparation to the actual hearing itself. And it's our privilege to have Drew Wintringham here to discuss that, The Markman Hearing, Practical Tips and Strategies. Drew is a partner at DLA Piper, here in New York. He has a degree from ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2011

JOHN SHAW: Thanks Tom. And good morning everyone. I've been doing this eight or nine years now, I guess, and when Tom called this winter, my first question was similar to what he started with today. Why after 16 years of Markman is the history of this case, the evolution of the case law, still relevant and important to a practitioner today? And the more basic question was, if I can't figure out why it is, maybe I should decline doing this or come ...

Recorded on: Jul. 6, 2011

THOMAS L. CREEL: Welcome back, everyone. So what we're going to have right now is another switch in emphasis. We're going to give you an actual claim construction hearing conducted by two very, very experienced trial lawyers. And I want you all to keep in mind the issue they're presenting to you. You're each going to be a judge. You're each going to be able to vote after this. It's going to be a private voting, so you don't have to hold up your hands ...

Course Handbook from the program Class Action Litigation 2012, held July, 2012.

Recorded on: Sep. 28, 2012

Taken from the briefing A New "Must-Do" for Children's Products Manufacturers and Importers: Developing a CPSC-Compliant Product Testing and Certification Program 2012 recorded September, 2012. Consumers insist that the children’s products that they purchase are safe and comply with all product safety standards. Retailers mandate that their children’s product suppliers certify that all such products are compliant ...

Recorded on: Oct. 12, 2012

AMY TAUB: Greetings, my name is Amy Taub and I am a program attorney with PLI. I would like to welcome you to today's briefing, "A New Must-do For Children's Products Manufacturers and Importers-- Developing a CPSC-Compliant Product Testing and Certification Program." Before we begin, I have some administrative announcements. This briefing will be one hour in length. Please feel free to send questions at any time during the briefing. Please ...

From the program: Trial by Jury 2012

Released on: Dec. 12, 2012

In this unique and popular program, the masters of the bar and the bench come together to give you their valuable insights on jury trials. There is no better way to learn about jury trials than from the attorneys who try the nation’s most important cases and the judges who preside over them. We have assembled the most experienced and respected state and federal judges, as well as many distinguished litigators, to give you their perspectives ...

Recorded on: May. 29, 2013

On April 16, the Supreme Court decided the case of US Airways v. McCutchen. In McCutchen, the Supreme Court considered the question of whether reimbursement provisions in a self-funded employee welfare benefit plan governed by ERISA are required to be enforced as they are written. The answer was a resounding yes, continuing the Court's line of reasoning that focuses on what the ERISA plan documents say, and reinforcing the importance of ...

From the program: Class Action Litigation 2013

Released on: Jul. 24, 2013

Class action lawsuits remain an integral and exciting part of high stakes litigation and the courts, including the Supreme Court, have taken notice. This year’s program will focus on recent changes in class action law and give you the tools and strategies you need to effectively handle these complex cases. Our outstanding faculty of plaintiffs’ and defense counsel, distinguished judges, and academics will bring you up-to-date on important developments ...

• Nov. 20, 2013 New York, NY

• Nov. 20, 2013 Webcast

• Nov. 20, 2013 New Brunswick, NJ
• Nov. 20, 2013 Atlanta, GA
• Nov. 20, 2013 Cleveland, OH
• Nov. 20, 2013 Birmingham, AL

You won’t want to miss this popular program, where the masters of the bar and the bench come together to share their valuable and useful insights on jury trials. We have assembled the most experienced and respected state and federal judges, as well as many distinguished litigators, to discuss their experience of what constitutes stellar advocacy when trying jury cases. There is no better way to learn about jury trial practice than from the attorneys ...

• Jul. 9, 2014 New York, NY

• Jul. 9, 2014 Webcast

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• Nov. 19, 2014 New York, NY

• Nov. 19, 2014 Webcast

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