Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding its 7th Annual Patent Law Institute on March 18-19, 2013 in San Francisco, CA. A live webcast of the San Francisco session will also be available. The two-day conference consists of seven one-hour plenary sessions of interest to all patent lawyers and a separate breakout track consisting of five one-hour sessions focusing on one of three patent practice sub-groups: prosecution, litigation, and strategic/transactional. The plenary sessions will cover:
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PTO Update
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Recent Cases -- Prometheus, Caraco; Myriad, Akamai/McKesson,
the latest patent cases bound for the Supreme Court, and other decisions of
consequence from the Federal Circuit
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Dialogue Between the Bench and the Bar
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Perspectives On The Patent System from the Judiciary and Industry
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Patent Markets
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Corporate Counsel Panel
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PTO Ethics and the AIA
Breakout tracks will cover:
-- Prosecution:
• Implementing
the AIA Pre & Post-Grant, Part I: Derivation Proceedings, Third-Party
Submissions, Supplemental Examination
• Implementing the AIA Post Grant, Part II: The "Windows" Post-Grant
Review; Inter Partes Review
• Implementing the AIA: First to File: The New 102 Timelines and Deadlines!
• Chemical/Pharma Cases and AIA Concerns
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Bio Cases and AIA Concerns
-- Litigation:
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Managing Patent Litigation: Containing Costs and Maintaining Efficiency
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Patent Damages -- Keeping Up With the Changing Rules
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Developments in Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation
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Litigation Advice From the Bench
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Litigating Against Non-Practicing Entities
-- Strategic & transactional:
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Standards and Essential Patents
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Navigating The New Induced Infringement: Tips and Practical Considerations
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Patent-Eligible Subject Matter: Implications for the Biotech, Medical Device
and Software Industries
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Joint Infringement post Akamai/McKesson
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Hot Topics in Technology Transfer and Licensing
A program schedule and list of speakers for the Patent Law Institute can be found here. The registration fee for the conference is $1,795. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here.
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