The Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology will be co-sponsoring a Patent Institutions Summit on May 21, 2012 at Sanford Law School. The Summit will bring together the USPTO, Federal Circuit, District Courts, and the ITC. Among the confirmed speakers will be Commissioner Shara Aranoff, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Solicitor Ray Chen, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Office of the Solicitor General; Director David Kappos, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Hon. Lucy Koh, U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California; Hon. Katherine O'Malley, U.S. Court of the Appeals for the Federal Circuit; CRU Director Irem Yucel, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; and Hon. Ronald Whyte, U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California. A complete list of the confirmed speakers can be found here.
The Summit will include the following keynote addresses and panels:
• Opening Keynote Address: PTO Director David Kappos
• Panel 1: The PTO/District Court Interface
• Keynote Address: ITC Commissioner Shara Aranoff
• Panel 2: The ITC/District Court Interface
• Keynote Address: Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O’Malley
• Panel 3: The Federal Circuit/District Court Interface
• Panel 4: The Market for Patent Litigation (International and Domestic)
• Keynote Address: Federal Judicial Center (FJC) Director Jeremy Fogel
• Panel 5: Integrating the Patent System
An agenda for the Summit, including a schedule and list of speakers can be found here. The registration fee for the conference is $25 (students), $100 (nonprofit organizations, government agencies or academic institutions), $200 (Stanford Law, Science and Technology or Berkeley Law and Technology affiliates), or $350 (general rate). Those interested in registering for the Summit can do so here.
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