Momentum will be holding its 2nd IP Counsel Exchange on Post-Grant Patent Challenges at the PTAB on March 30-31, 2015 in San Jose, CA. The conference will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Perspectives from the Chief Administrative Patent Judge -- Hon. James D. Smith, Chief Administrative Judge Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Interpreting What the Past 12 Months of CBM Challenges and IPR and PGR Proceedings Reveal About Party Successes and Failures Across Industries
• Proven Strategies for Asserting or Defending A Patent Challenge at the PTAB -- Tips for Avoiding Common Procedural Pitfalls and Effective Litigation Techniques for Obtaining Successful Results
• Discovery, Evidence, Claim Construction and Addressing Key Evidentiary Issues That Arise During the Co-Pendency of Counterpart Patent Proceedings
• Stays, Estoppel and the Management of Joint Proceedings -- Perspectives from the Federal Bench on the Procedural Impact of PTAB Decisions on Pending and Parallel Federal District Court Litigation
• Perspectives from the Director of the Silicon Valley Office of the USPTO
• Behind the Scenes with the PTAB Bench
• Exploring Circumstances for When Pursuing an IPR, PGR or CBM May Not Be the Right Litigation Option for Achieving Your Unique IP Litigation Goals and Business Objectives
• What Other Industries Can Learn from How the Pharmaceutical Industry Is Strategically Utilizing and Responding to the Heightened Use of PTAB Proceedings
• A Perspective on the Treatment of PTAB Proceedings By Way of Appeal
• Legal Analytics for PTAB: Using Data-Driven Insights Into PTAB Trials and District Court Cases to Set IP Litigation Strategy
In addition, two additional sessions will be offered during the conference. The first session is entitled "A Guide to Successfully Navigating PGRs, IPRs and CBMs for Petitioners and Interested Parties: Insights for Selecting the Best Challenge for Your Unique IP Litigation Goals and Business Objectives," and the second is entitled "Master Class: A Practitioner's Guide to Most Effectively Utilizing Experts and Witnesses in PTAB Proceedings: Dissecting the Nuances of Witness Presentation and Posturing at the PTAB."
The agenda for the Post-Grant Patent Challenges at the PTAB conference can be found here. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here.
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