09CLAIMGA-1
Law Seminars International (LSI) will be holding a one-day seminar on Patent Claim Construction on April 24, 2009 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, GA.  The seminar will address:

• Current Federal Circuit cases on claim interpretation;
• Creating more valuable patents and making them easier to defend;
• Overall litigation strategies from plaintiff and defendant perspectives;
• Evidentiary hearings;
• The use of special masters;
• Successful summary judgment motions;
• Trying the case for appeal;
• Effective discovery; and
• Using demonstrative evidence to help win claim construction disputes.

In particular, LSI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• The claim construction game:  Review of recent claim construction law;
• Claim drafting tips:  Applying lessons from recent cases and PTO decisions to create more valuable patents and make them easier for litigators to uphold;
• Claim construction as a component of the overall litigation strategies from plaintiff and defendant perspectives;
• Demonstrative Markman hearing;
• Anticipating, and then adapting, a case strategy after the claim construction ruling; and
• Using demonstrative evidence to help win claim construction disputes.

The agenda for the Patent Claim Construction seminar can be found here.  A complete brochure for this workshop, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration form can be downloaded here.

Law Seminars International (LSI)
The registration fee is $447.50 for students and new employees, $695 for government employees, and $895 for all other attendees. Those interested in registering for the workshop can do so here, by calling 1-800-854-8009, or by faxing a registration form to 1-206-567-5058.

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