The
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled
"Inducing
Infringement: Latest Developments" on September 26, 2013 beginning
at 2:00 pm (ET). A panel consisting of Eric
Weisblatt of Wiley Rein LLP, Ted Sichelman of the University of San Diego Law
School, and Joseph Kirincich of Avaya will consider the following questions:
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What has been the impact of Global-Tech
v. SEB so far at district courts?
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Have plaintiffs been able to meet the higher bar of "willful
blindness" to prove inducement?
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How have successful plaintiffs overcome the higher bar?
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What is both the immediate and long-term effect on patent litigation of Commil's holding about a good faith
belief in invalidity? For instance, were
the jury instructions wrong in many cases since SEB and will some defendants attempt to have those cases retried?
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Should corporations revert to getting an opinion of counsel about invalidity
upon receipt of letter of notice alerting them to possible infringement,
reversing the trend toward "doing without" that was set in motion by
the Federal Circuit's 2007 Seagate
opinion on the standard for willfulness?
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What are best practices for opinion letters now?
The registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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