WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

We will explore the common ‘do’s and don’ts’ for the use of expert witnesses in patent litigation.  Patent cases are frequently lost through errors that Counsel commit when retaining experts, in conducting expert discovery and presenting expert testimony at trial.  This seminar will demonstrate how to avoid critical mistakes that could result in your client’s failure to prevail in patent litigation.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This program will illustrate how to hire, prepare, depose and present an expert witness so as to minimize vulnerabilities that can be exploited by opposing counsel. 

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE

• Expert selection
• Preparation
• Deposition
• Presentment
• Impeachment

INTENDED AUDIENCE

This class is intended for General Litigation Attorneys, IP Litigators and In-House Counsel.

 TIMED AGENDA

9:00-9:10
Selecting and communications with expert witnesses

9:10-9:20
Preparing expert witnesses for deposition

9:20-9:45
Deposing expert witnesses

9:45-10:00
Direct- and cross-examinations at trial

SPEAKERS

Bradford P. Lyerla, Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Brad Lyerla is a trial lawyer who focuses on patent and trade secret litigation. Mr. Lyerla has been lead counsel in numerous trials and arbitrations, often on behalf of some of the most sophisticated companies in the U.S. He has successfully tried cases for Solo Cup Company, AM International, U.S. Robotics, MCI, The Quaker Oats Company, Business Records Corporation, Loewen International, Classics Entertainment, FutureSource and Monosol, among many others. Mr. Lyerla also has led litigations that ended successfully through summary judgment or negotiated business arrangements for such clients as Hospira, General Electric, Charter Communications, Sara Lee, Ameritech, ChrisCraft Industries, Tenneco, Millenium Information Services, Whitman Corporation, Shopko, General Dynamics, Wolfram Research, Glidewell Laboratories, Pentech Pharmaceuticals, and many more.  In addition to his trial work in the intellectual property arena, Mr. Lyerla has tried more than a dozen criminal trials, including the successful defense of two death penalty cases.

Jeffrey H. Dean, Partner, Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

Regarded by his peers as a “Leading Lawyer in Patent Litigation,” Jeffrey H. Dean has successfully represented a
wide variety of clients in litigation involving a diverse range of technologies. He has significant experience defending and
prosecuting patents in the areas of agricultural biology, medical devices, manufacturing methods and design patents.