Patent Reform Seminar

The Analysis Group, Georgetown University's Center for Business and Public Policy, and McKool Smith will be offering a seminar entitled "Patent Reform 2010: What Shape Will It Finally Take?" on June 15, 2010 from 8:00 - 11:30 AM (EST) in Washington, DC.  A panel of experts from industry, law, and politics will discuss the need for patent reform and the current legislative landscape, the pros and cons of bills under consideration, and the future implications for research, licensing, and litigation.  Panelists will include Federal Circuit Chief Judge Paul Michel (retiring); Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA); Joe Matal, Republican General Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee; Cheryl Miller, Deputy Staff Director for Technology and Innovation for the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Philip Johnson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for Johnson & Johnson; Bernard Cassidy, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Tessera Technologies; Hans Sauer, Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO); Jonathan Dudas, Partner at Foley & Lardner; Douglas Cawley, Principal at McKool Smith; Brian Riopelle, Partner at McGuireWoods; Pat Choate, Economist and Author; John Jarosz, Managing Principal for the Analysis Group; and Professor John Mayo, Georgetown University.

Those interested in registering for the seminar, can do so here.