Best of the 6th Annual Patent Law Institute

We here at the Practising Law Institute are pretty excited at how this past week’s 6th Annual Patent Law Institute exceeded expectations in the caliber and frankness of the featured panelists. The panels ranged from patent prosecution and litigation, to strategic and transactional discussions, to the ultimate in panels: the judges’ panel where federal & district court judges discussed the most relevant issues facing their courts along with some of the top patent attorneys in the country. If you missed this amazing institute, you’re not out of luck! The Patent Law Institute will have a second run in San Francisco, California from March 19-20, 2012, and registration is still open. Until then, here is a list of highlights, a best of the best if you will, from select panels throughout the Patent Law Institute. (more…)

Patent Law Institute Live Blog: Patent Quality and Cost-Effectiveness – Views from In-House

The Patent Law Institute live blog continues with coverage of the panel, “Patent Quality and Cost-Effectiveness: Views from In-House”. This panel’s featured panelists are Valerie Calloway, Serena Farquharson-Torres, and David M. Shofi. Together they share the in-house perspective on the strategies for enhancing the quality of a portfolio, and the strategic use of a portfolio to deter patent threats. Here are  the highlights: (more…)