American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its Advanced Forum on Patent Litigation — Managing Modern IP Litigation before the Federal Courts, PTO and ITC on December 10-11, 2013 in New York, NY.  The conference will allow attendees to:

• Navigate complicated parallel proceedings before the PTO and ITC;
• Calculate damages in cases involving FRAND's or component technology;
• Litigate or defend a case involving joint or extra-territorial infringement;
• Incorporate the use of international forums in protecting domestic interests; and
• Streamline discovery, avoid spoliation, and identify inequitable conduct.

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

• PTO Keynote Address — Hon. Rama G. Elluru, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
• Parallel proceedings under the AIA — Managing litigation in the new inter partes review, covered business methods, re-examination, and post-grant review proceedings;
• Administrative Judge's spotlight — The inside perspective on parallel proceedings;
• Damages in a post-Uniloc world — Expert tools for determining reasonable damages and obtaining further relief from infringement;
• ITC Keynote Address — Hon. Charles E. Bullock, Chief Administrative Law Judge, International Trade Commission;
• The effects of parallel litigation at the International Trade Commission;
• In-house perspective — Managing litigation costs and budgets; adapting to the post-AIA litigation world; dealing with discovery dilemmas;
• Views from the benches — Insights from multiple judicial venues on the effects of parallel proceedings, managing discovery, construing claims, assessing damages, and more;
• Separating fact from fiction in litigation by "non-practicing entities" — The debate over promoting innovation, protecting patent holders, policing frivolous suits, and avoiding chilling the filing of meritorious claims;
• Handling claims occurring along the chain of commerce — Joint infringement and extra-territoriality issues in the modern economy;
• Protecting intellectual property rights by enforcing patent rights abroad and understanding the impact of judicial determinations by foreign courts; and
• Inequitable conduct, streamlining discovery, and ethical requirements for data storage.

In addition, two pre-conference workshops will be offered on December 9, 2013.  The first, entitled "Patent Reform Primer: Analyzing the Implementation of the America Invents Act and Investigating Unresolved Issues on the Forefront of Litigation" will take place from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, and the second, entitled "Working Group Session: Patent Litigation Case Law Year in Review — An In-Depth Analysis of Major Cases and Their Effects on Patent Eligibility, Enablement, Pleading Requirements, Claim Construction, and Mores" will take place from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.

The agenda for the Advanced Forum on Patent Litigation can be found here.  More information regarding the workshops can be found here.  A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.

The registration fee for the conference is $2,295 (conference alone), $2,895 (conference and one workshop), or $3,295 (conference and two workshops).  Those registering by October 4, 2013 will receive a $300 discount, and those registering by November 8, 2013 will receive a $200 discount.  Patent Docs readers who reference the discount code "PD 200" will receive $200 off the current price tier when registering.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing CustomerService@AmericanConference.com, by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.

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