Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Inducement to Infringe in Patent Litigation: Protecting IP Rights -- Lessons from Commil USA v. Cisco Sys. Inc. and Leveraging Opinions of Counsel" on August 20, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Erika H. Arner, Patrick J. Coyne, Thomas L. Irving, and Dr. Barbara R. Rudolph of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to patent counsel on the implications of the Supreme Court's Commil USA v. Cisco Sys. Inc. decision for induced infringement claims, and discuss practical issues for companies seeking to contain their patent liability risk and outline steps to protect IP rights. The webinar will review the following questions:
• What impact will the Commil decision have on opinions of counsel?
• How does the decision shift the focus of such opinions?
• What does the decision mean for non-practicing entities?
• How does the Commil decision relate to Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc., another Supreme Court decision on induced infringement?
• What strategies can patent counsel employ to protect patent rights in light of Commil?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297 ($362 for registration and CLE processing). Those registering by July 31, 2015 will receive a $100 discount ($165 discount for registration and CLE processing). Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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