GW Law Symposium on Intellectual Property

The George Washington University Law School (with Howrey LLP and Cornerstone Research) will be holding its second annual Law Symposium on Intellectual Property on May 11, 2010 on The George Washington University Law School, at 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC.  The Symposium will will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Keynote Address -- Hon. David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO);

• Judges Panel:  Tips and Trends for Litigating in the Busiest Patent Districts in the Country -- Hon. Joan Ericksen of the U.S. District Court of Minnesota; Hon. Jeremy Fogel of the U.S. Northern District Court of California; Hon. Marilyn Huff of the U.S. Southern District Court of California; Mary A. Woodford, Vice President of Cornerstone Research; and William Rooklidge (moderator) of Howrey LLP;

• Written Description/Enablement Interplay: Biotech and Hi-Tech Perspectives -- Todd Dickinson, Executive Director of the AIPLA; Sherry Knowles, Senior Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of GlaxoSmithKline plc; Kevin Kramer, Intellectual Property Counsel of Yahoo! Inc.; Hans Sauer, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO); Willem Hoyng of Howrey LLP; and Terri Gillis (moderator) of Howrey LLP;

• Luncheon Address -- Hon. Chief Judge Paul R. Michel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit;

• Strategic Management of an Intellectual Property Portfolio in Hard Economic Times -- John Cheek, Senior Corporate Counsel of Caterpillar Inc.; Amy Hamilton, Vice President and Deputy General Patent Counsel of Eli Lilly and Company; Jeff Ranck, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corp.; Kirk Dailey, Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy of Mobile Devices Business, Motorola Inc.; Shailendra Bhumralkar, Vice President of Intellectual Property Portfolio Development of SAP; and Jonathan Retsky (moderator) of Howrey LLP; and

• Bilski v. Kappos:  Multiple Industry Views -- John Duffy, Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School; F. Scott Kieff, Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School; Rusty Day of Howrey LLP; Matt Wolf of Howrey LLP; Mark Glueck, Chairman of The CapAnalysis Group, LLC; and Mark Whitaker (moderator) of Howrey LLP.

Additional information about the Symposium, including a program, list of speakers, and directions can be found at the Symposium's website.  A cocktail reception will take place following the Symposium.

The registration fee for the Symposium is $25 (GW IP Law Student), $195 (government employees), $295 (GW Law School Alumni or IP Advisory Board), or $395 (regular registration).  Those interested in registering for the Symposium can do so here.