Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a webcast entitled: "Trying a Patent Validity Case in a Post-
KSR World" on September 18, 2007 from 1:00-2:00 PM (EST). Speakers Keith L. Slenkovich of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, Douglas R. Nemec of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, and Mark D. Flanagan of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP will discuss the practical effect of the Supreme Court's decision in
KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc. on trial dynamics and strategies, how to take advantage of the new
KSR standard when attempting to obtain a finding of invalidity, and the tools that remain available to patentees seeking to establish the validity of their patents over the
KSR standard. In addition, the speakers will cover the following topics and issues:
- The relationship between the KSR standard and secondary considerations of non-obviousness under Graham v. John Deere;
- Jury instructions implementing the KSR standard;
- Post-KSR Federal Circuit decisions that implement the new obviousness standard.
The registration fee for this webcast is $299. Those interested in registering for the webcast, can do so online at the WestLegalEdcenter.
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