Library: 2012 Annual Meeting
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2012 Annual Meeting Papers & Audio
Patent Litigation Under the AIA
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Ehab M. Samuels, Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, Irvine, CA
- AIA Effects on Litigation, Operating Under PGR/IPR and Getting Best Effect/Results — Tom Irving, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
- Discussion of Strategies Under New Post-Grant Procedures - Choosing the Right Venue, Motions to Stay, Estoppel Issues, Impact on Federal Court Proceedings — Honorable Paul R. Michel (Ret.), Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC, Honorable Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. (Ret.), Judge, US District Court for the District of Delaware, Farnan, LLP, Wilmington, DE, Honorable Nancy Linck, (Ret.), Administrative Patent Law Judge, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, USPTO, Alexandria, VA
- Discovery Procedures Under AIA — Colin Sandercock, Perkins Coie, LLP, Washington, DC
- Joint Infringement-Akamai/McKesson Aftermath and Strategies Under AIA — Clay C. James, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Denver, CO
TTAB Rules Quiz Show
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Kieran Doyle, Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, PC, New York, NY
- Facilitators for Panel Discussion — Jody Drake, Sughrue Mion, PLLC, Washington, DC, Linda McLeod, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
- Use of Surveys/False Advertising Cases — Steven Hollman, Hogan Lovells US, LLP, Washington, DC, E. Deborah Jay, Field Research Corporation, San Francisco, CA
- An Update on the New gTLDs — Mark V. B. Partridge, Partridge IP Law, PC, Chicago, IL
- Panel — George Pologeorgis, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board USPTO, Alexandria, VA, Honorable Marc Bergsman, Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, USPTO, Alexandria, VA, Honorable Gerard F. Rogers, Chief Administrative Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, USPTO, Alexandria, VA
- Can a Trademark Have Two Owners? — Keith Weltsch, Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC, Garden City, NY
Emerging IP Issues in Emerging Markets
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Paik Saber, IBM, San Jose, CA
- [Emerging Markets] If You Can't Beat 'Em, Can You Join 'Em? Trying to Use Recent Changes in Israel Patent Law to Get an Early Look Inside Your Competitor's Head — Daniel J. Feigelson, 4th Dimension IP, Rehovot, Israel
- Tips, Tricks and Pitfalls in the Brazilian Patent Prosecution System — Eduardo da Gama Camara Junior, Dannemann Siemsen Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- South Africa-An Overview of Important Prosecution and Enforcement Issues in South Africa and Other African Countries — Russell Bagnall, Adams & Adams, Pretoria, South Africa
- Important Aspects of IP Practice in Russia for Foreign Patent Practitioners — Maria Eliseeva, Patentbar International, PC, Newton, MA
- Managing Global Portfolios Strategies for Foreign Filing — Kevin H. Rhodes, 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN
- Export Control Issues — Roszel C. Thomsen II, Thomsen and Burke, LLP, Baltimore, MD
What In-House Lawyers Need to Know About the AIA and Whether It Will Change Corporate Practice
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Terrence W. McMillin, International Game Technology, Reno, NV
- What In-House Lawyers Need to Know About the AIA-Focus on Post Grant Reviews — Richard P. Bauer, Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLP, Washington, DC
- Third Party Interactions and the AIA — Melissa Buss, 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN
- Implications and Considerations for In-House Counsel in the Implementation of AIA First Inventor to File Provisions — Randi L. Karpinia, Motorola Solutions, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Copyright Openings and Closings-Open Source, the OPEN Act, and Termination Rights
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Sara K. M. Hinkley, M-I SWACO, a Schlumberger Company, Houston, TX
- Open Source Practices and Policies for Corporate IP Attorneys — Michael Atlass, Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA, Michele Herman, Invention Law Group, Bellevue, WA, Philip R. Wadsworth, Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
- The OPEN Act-A Better Alternative to SOPA/PIPA? — James R. Gourley, Carstens & Cahoon, LLP, Dallas, TX
- Copyright Terminations 2013: Storm Clouds Gathering — Kevin C. Parks, Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Trade Secret
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings, LLP, New York, NY
- Are You the Weakest Link: Trade Secrets,Cybersecurity, and Best Data Security Practices — Shawn Henry, CrowdStrike, Inc., Laguna Niguel, CA, Katherine Butler, General Electric, San Ramon, CA, Stephen L. Surdu, Mandiant, Alexandria, VA
Industrial Designs
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Damon Neagle, Design IP, Allentown, PA
- AIA & Design Patents-\-Focus on New Provisions Taking Effect September 2012 — Damon Neagle, Design IP, Allentown, PA
- Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Part I-Proposed US Implementing Legislation — Jason T. Somma, Somma, PC, Washington, DC
- Part II-Enforcement of International Registrations under the Geneva Act of the Hague Convention — Henning Hartwig, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich, Germany
[Mergers and Acquisitions] IP People v. Corporate People - Why Can't We Be Friends!? What Makes the Best Corporate/IP Partnership in M&A Transactions?
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
In a merger and acquisition deal, it is important for both sides, corporate and IP, to understand the other and to understand the elements that go into making a deal flow as efficiently and effectively as possible, while not sacrificing quality. This discussion is intended to give insight into ways to work together to get the deal done!
- Moderator — Peter Mims, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Houston, TX
- Panel — Jeff Wolfson, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Washington, DC, Stanton D. Weinstein, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Moorestown, NJ, Todd Bissett, Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Chen Wang, E.I du Pont de Numours and Company, Wilmington, DE, Thomas F. Gillespie III, Emergent Bio Solutions, Rockville, MD
Biotechnology/Chemical Practice
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
IP Issues in Novel Venture Financing of Biopharmaceutical Development Funding is tight and risk is high in development of newdrugs and diagnostics. Creative financing and partnering structures are allowing companies to access funding to run clinical trials and generate new IP. The objective of the session is to describe the novel arrangements and IP issues that patent attorneys need to know.
- Overview of Novel Venture Structures and Financing Arrangements — Joel Nied, LeClair Ryan, Norfolk, VA
- Venture Capital Company Approaches to Investing in Clinical Development and Generation of IP — Gregory J. Sieczkiewicz, Flagship Ventures, Cambridge, MA
- Big Pharma Partnerships with Small Biotech/Pharma — J. Michael Warner, Pfizer, San Francisco, CA
- Partnerships with Government to Commercialize New Technologies — Cindy Fuchs, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, Lilli Portilla, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
AIPLA Year-in-Review and the Impact of the AIA Rules
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
Join AIPLA President Bill Barber, Officer-in-Charge, Sharon Israel, and Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson, for a lively look at AIPLA's accomplishments this past, year. In addition, the Honorable David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office, will provide comments on the new AIA rules and will participate in an interview with Dickinson. Hear about these new rules and how they will impact your business and the IP world.
- Moderator — Q. Todd Dickinson, AIPLA Executive Director, Arlington, VA
- Panel — Honorable David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Alexandria, VA, William G. Barber, PirkeyBarber PLLC, Austin, TX, Sharon Israel, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX
[Patent Law] Declarations and Assignments and Effective Filing Date of Claims Under the AIA
October 25th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
We will delve into the details of the AIA rules associated with Declarations and Assignments and how these rules enable Assignee-as-applicant filings. We will also examine the intricacies of handling an application that would appear to have an effective filing date of pre-AIA implementation but, due to later added claims, may get swept into the category of an application subject to the new AIA rules and prior art definitions because it contains or ever contained a claim not entitled to a filing date before March 16, 2013.
- Moderator — Paul Kitch, Nixon Peabody, LLP, Chicago, IL
- Panel — Todd Benni, McDonald Hopkins, LLC, Cleveland, OH, Stephen Weed, RatnerPrestia, Valley Forge, PA
What's the Big Diff?-Patent Prosecution Under the AIA
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Paul Cole, Lucas & Co., Surrey, United Kingdom
- Most Important Changes Under the AIA-Laws, Rules, and Best Practices USPTO Perspective and Developments-Policy, Rules, and Examination Guidelines — Honorable Janet Gongola, USPTO, Alexandria, VA
- In-House Perspectives on the AIA: Strategies for Successful Corporate Outcomes — Michael Gnibus, General Electric, Shelton, CT
- International Perspectives and Developments: One Off, Harmonizing, Progress? — James Pooley, Deputy Director General, Innovation & Technology Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Changes at the OED: What Corporations and Practitioners Need to Know and When You Need to Know It — William R. Covey, Deputy General Counsel and Director Office of Enrollment & Discipline, USPTO, Alexandria, VA
- Practitioner Perspectives on Adapting Practice to the AIA Strategies, Tips, and Potholes — Courtenay Brinkerhoff, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Washington, DC, Michael W. Piper, Conley Rose, Plano, TX
- Patent System RX: Pre-issuance Submissions — Manny W. Schecter, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY
Trademark Enforcement Around the Globe & Online
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Alyson G. Barker, The Wet Seal, Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA
- The Benefits, Burdens, Alternatives and Ethics of Identifying and Enforcing Against Unknown Online Infringers — Stephen M. Gaffigan, Stephen M. Gaffigan, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Rudy Gaines, Marksmen, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC
- Extraterritorial Reach of the Lanham Act — Michael Gray, Gray Plant Mooty, Minneapolis, MN
- [Asia] Enforceability of US Court Orders/Judgments and International Arbitration Orders/Judgments in Foreign Jurisdictions — George Chan, Rouse, LLP, Beijing, China
- [Europe] Enforceability of US Court Orders/Judgments and International Arbitration Orders/Judgments in Foreign Jurisdictions — Sven A. Klos, Klos Morel Vos & Schaap, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- [South/Central America] Enforceability of US Court Orders/Judgments and International Arbitration Orders/Judgments in Foreign Jurisdictions — Martin Chajchir, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Theft of IP through Cyber Attacks- Legal Exposure and Legal Remedies
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Daniel P. Westman, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, McLean, VA
- Cyber Attacks: The Nature of the Threat and Government/Private Partnerships — Andrew H. Tannenbaum, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY
- Using the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Address Theft of Information Against Known and Unknown Defendants — Nick Akerman, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, New York, NY
- Litigation and Government Initiatives — Eric Klumb, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC
- Cybersecurity Legislation — Leonard E. Bailey, Associate Deputy Attorney General, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC
- Legal Exposure that Comes with a Cyber Attack/Data Breach — Elizabeth A. Rowe, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL
- Law Firms and Risk Control-Information Security and Confidentiality — Michael Barret, CNA, Chicago, IL
IP Licensing
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Gary Weinstein, Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP, Minneapolis, MN
- Designing a Patent Licensing Program — Robert C. Kahrl, University of Akron School of Law, Akron, OH
- Licensing of Trademarks and Copyright Works — Steve Levy, Accent Law Group, Philadelphia, PA
- IP Licensing in Nanotechnology — Raj S. Dave, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, Washington, DC
- IP Licensing in Information Technology — Karen F. Copenhaver, Choate Hall & Stewart, LLP, Boston, MA
Ethical Considerations in Litigation
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Michael L. Doane, Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg, LLP, Washington, DC
- Ethical Considerations in the ITC — Honorable Charles E. Bullock, Chief Administrative Law Judge, US International Trade Commission, Washington, DC
- Inadvertent Production-New Rules, Protective Order Provisions, Length of Time Issues — Douglas R. Nemec, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP, New York, NY
- Ethics and the Internet-Social Media and Cloud Computing — Maura R. Grossman, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, New York, NY
AIA-Will the New System Work?
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
AIPLA Executive Director Q. Todd Dickinson will lead a frank and informative question and answer session with notable government, private practice, and industry IP stakeholders. The discussion will center around the expectations and early results from the various changes to the patent system implemented by the America Invents Act.
- Moderator — Q. Todd Dickinson, AIPLA Executive Director, Arlington, VA
- Panel — Honorable David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Alexandria, VA, Honorable Sharon Prost, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC, Robert A. Armitage, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN, Aaron Cooper, Senior Counsel, IP and Antitrust, US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC, W. Todd Baker, Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt, LLP, Alexandria, VA
Biotechnology/IP Practice in Europe
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
Antibody Patents and Patenting Antibodies-US and EP Perspectives Patenting Antibodies-A European Perspective The EP panel will explain and critique the EPO's approach to inventive step and claim scope for antibodies.
- Moderator — James Kelley, Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, IN
- Antibodies and the EPO — Andrew G. Smith, Eli Lilly & Company, Ltd., Windlesham, Surrey, United Kingdom
- International Antibody Patenting Strategy — Dr. Andreas Huebel, Michalski HŸttermann & Partner, Dusseldorf, Germany
- Patenting Antibodies in Europe — Louise Holliday, D. Young & Co., LLP, Southhampton, United Kingdom
- Antibody Patents Panel (Compliance with 45 U.S.C. §112(a), Understanding the Patent Office's "Antibody Exception") — Kristi Sawert, USPTO, Alexandria, VA
- [Academic View] Antibody Patents Panel (Compliance with 45 U.S.C. §112(a), Understanding the Patent Office's "Antibody Exception") — Chris Holman, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, MO
- [Corporate View] Antibody Patents Panel (Compliance with 45 U.S.C. §112(a), Understanding the Patent Office's "Antibody Exception") — Amy E. Hamilton, Eli Lilly & Company, Ltd., Indianapolis, IN
- [Industry View] Antibody Patents Panel (Compliance with 45 U.S.C. §112(a), Understanding the Patent Office's "Antibody Exception") — Hans Sauer, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Washington, DC
Licensing and Management of IP Assets
October 26th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
The doctrine of licensing estoppel affects all technological disciplines of Patent Law. The Rates v. Speakeasy decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that patent licensing agreements reached before litigation cannot be used to bar a licensee from later challenging the validity of a patent. David Leichtman, counsel for Speakeasy, Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc. will speak on the doctrine of licensingت estoppel and the affects of the decision.
- Moderator — Penny Prater, Chevron, San Ramon, CA
- Panel — D. Patrick O'Reille, Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC, Andrew Wu, IPValue Management Inc., Mountain View, CA
Year in Review
October 27th, 2012
2012 Annual Meeting
- Moderator — Molly Kocialski, Oracle, Broomfield, CO
- Patent — Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA
- Trademark — Steven J. Wadyka, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC
- Copyright and Trade Secrets — David H. Harper, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, TX
- Ethics - Privacy — Paul Ohm, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, CO
- Ethics — Warren D. Woessner, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA, Minneapolis, MN