Rapid changes in patent law require practitioners, whether plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, to be up-to-date on the current state of the law and to develop successful litigation strategies and tactics. Whether you are plaintiff’s or defendant’s counsel, attend this annual program to ensure that you are up-to-date on the current state of the law and on how to develop successful litigation strategies and tactics.
Patent Litigation 2011 is taught by a faculty of outside and in-house lawyers who have earned national reputations in patent litigation by trying a wide variety of bench and jury patent trials, and provides comprehensive coverage of every phase of a patent lawsuit. Through lecture and demonstration, you will be able to hone your patent litigation skills.
The program schedule has been totally revised, based on comments from prior year attendees at this popular annual program, and many new sessions have been added to address hot topic developments over the last year.
Lecture Topics [Total time 12:40:00]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Program Overview* [00:02:05]
Edward G. Poplawski
- Recent Developments in Patent Law and Their Impact on Patent Litigation [01:14:17]
Craig R. Kaufman
- Trends in ITC Practice [01:01:25]
Mark A. Samuels
- Why is Patent Litigation so Expensive? NPE and Managing Multiple Co-Defendant Cases [01:09:05]
Rachel M. Capoccia, Marc A. Fenster, Terrence McMahon, Gail J. Standish
- Statutory Patent Reform and PTO Rules Changes [00:58:10]
Matthew Rainey
- Parallel Patent Reexaminations [01:00:57]
Robert Green Sterne
- Fact and Fiction of Jury Trials [01:03:47]
Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D., Vera M. Elson, Mark A. Flagel
- Opinion Letters, Willful Infringement and Exceptional Case [01:01:09]
Charles S. Barquist
- Patent Damages [01:04:18]
Blake B. Inglish, Edward G. Poplawski
- Dealing with Experts [01:03:38]
David I. Gindler
- Joint or Multiple Infringement [00:58:12]
Sandra S. Fujiyama
- Expert Direct/Cross Demonstration [01:00:21]
Edward V. Anderson, Sandra S. Fujiyama, Olivia M. Kim
- Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation [01:02:36]
John Steele
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Recent Key Supreme Court and Appellate Decisions: What's New and Where Are We Going
Craig R. Kaufman
- Recent Developments in Patent Law and Their Impact on Patent Litigation
Jonathan E. Retsky
- Current Trends in ITC Practice
Ahmed J. Davis, Cherylyn E. Mizzo
- Why Is Patent Litigation So Expensive? NPEs and Managing Multiple Co-Defendant Cases
John A. Marlott
- Joint Defense Groups: Are They a Double-Edged Sword Adding Complexity and Efficiency in Patent Litigation?
Audra A. Dial, George L. Murphy, Jr.
- Order on Discovery Matters
Hon. Mary Pat Thynge
- Statutory Patent Reform and Its Effect on Patent Infringement Litigation
Denise L. Loring
- Reexamination Practice with Concurrent District Court Litigation or Section 337 USITC Investigations
Robert Green Sterne
- Parallel Patent Reexaminations: The Poor Man's Litigation
Andrew L. Schaeffer
- Fact or Fiction of Jury Trials
Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D.
- Navigating the Patent Maze: Helping Jurors to Find Their Way
Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D.
- Even Rocket Science Is Not Rocket Science: The Utter Simplicity of a Patent Trial
David J.F. Gross
- Fact and Fiction in Jury Trials: Cognitive Concepts and Strategies to Consider
Gil Calvillo, Ph.D.
- Willful Infringement, Including the Role of Opinions of Counsel Post-Seagate, and Seeking Enhanced Damages and Attorneys' Fees for the Exceptional Case
Charles S. Barquist
- Using Opinion Letters and Defending Against Willful Infringement
Neil C. Jones, Nichole Andrighetti
- Opinion Letters, Representation Issues and the Impact of the In re Seagate Decision
Jeffrey T. Zachmann
- Uniloc: A Sea of Change & a More Subtle Course Adjustment
R. David Donoghue
- Did Resqnet Settle the Question?: The Use of Settlement Agreements in Calculating Patent Damages
Beth D. Jacob
- The Use of Experts in Patent Litigation: Recent Changes and Key Issues in Claim Construction
David I. Gindler
- Dealing with Experts
Christopher G. Hanewicz, Michelle M. Umberger
- Issues Concerning Experts in Patent Litigation
Eric J. Lobenfeld
- Recent Joint and Indirect Infringement Case Law Developments--2011
Wesley O. Mueller
- Joint or Multiple Infringement
George E. Badenoch
- Direct and Cross-Examination of a Patent Damages Expert
David L. Applegate, Mark L. Levine
- You're Killing Me: How to Prevent Your Expert Witness from Destroying Your Patent Case at Trial
David J.F. Gross, Kevin P. Wagner
- Ethics in Patent Litigation
C. Edward Polk, Jr.
Presentation Material
- Recent Developments in Patent Law and Their Impact on Patent Litigation
Craig R. Kaufman
- Trends in ITC Practice
Mark A. Samuels
- Why is Patent Litigation so Expensive? NPE and Managing Multiple Co-Defendant Cases
Rachel M. Capoccia
- Statutory Patent Reform and PTO Rules Changes
Matthew Rainey
- Parallel Patent Reexaminations
Robert Green Sterne
- Opinion Letters, Willful Infringement and Exceptional Case
Charles S. Barquist
- Dealing with Experts
David I. Gindler
- Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation
John Steele
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