American University, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, and Unified Patents will be co-hosting the Eighth Annual Patent Administrative Law Conference from 12:00 to 6:00 pm (EDT) on March 15, 2018 at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, DC. The free conference will explore patent law's interaction with administrative law, discuss evolving practice at the PTAB, provide an update on relevant PTAB, Federal Circuit, and Supreme Court decisions, and break down the policy rationales and the public interest behind the USPTO's role in the patent system. The conference will also address the effects of patent administrative law and the AIA on standard essential patent, NPE litigation, the pharmaceutical exclusivity process, and share best practices from top in-house IP executives.
Topics to be covered during the conference include:
• Keynote -- Christen DuBois, Director & Associate General Counsel, IP Litigation, Facebook Inc.
• Panel 1 -- The PTAB and the Public Interest
• Licensing SEP Patents Under the AIA
• Panel 2 -- Discretion to Deny
Additional information regarding the conference can be found here.
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