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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…)

Patent Law Institute Live Blog: Litigating Against NPE’s

Welcome to day 2 of the Patent Law Institute! The live blog will continue throughout the day, as will the live tweeting (@plipatentlaw, #PatentLawInstitute). The first panel we are reporting from this morning is entitled, “Litigating Against Non-Practising Entities,” and features P. Anthony Sammi, Partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP concentrating his practice on litigating intellectual property cases, particularly high-technology patent cases, at the trial level. Sammi shares proven strategies for defeating NPEs and explains the difference about litigating against an NPE. If you missed out today, you’ll be able to see this panel live in San Francisco on March 19-20th. Here are the highlights: (more…)

Patent Law Institute Live Blog: Dialogue Between the Bench and Bar

Welcome to the Patent Law Institute‘s last panel of the day. The panel is entitled, “Dialogue Between the Bench and Bar”, and has a great lineup including the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and leading members of the patent appellate bar who discuss hot patent topics affecting patent practice. The panel includes Donald R. Dunner, Hon. Randall R. Rader, Seth P. Waxman, Dean John M. Whealan, and Hon. William G. Young. Here are the highlights:

On the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:

Hon. Rader, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:

The term “specialized” court was an attack on the court in the creation era, but Congress specifically negated that by providing the court a broad jurisdiction. The culture of commercial litigation requires judges to seek the kind of resolution that allows the American CEO to quickly respond to market pressures. There’s a requirementof bright line rules in this culture of the court, but this does not facilitate the market. Thus, the Court of Appeals has a great strength in not being bound to bright line rules like other courts. (more…)

Patent Law Institute Live Blog: Creating a Bulletproof Patent License – The Impact of Recent Court Decisions in Drafting License Agreements

The Patent Law Institute live blog continues with the panel entitled, “The Impact of Recent Court Decisions in Drafting License Agreements”. This panel is led by Peter Brown, the national leader of Baker Hostetler’s Technology Law Practice. Peter discusses big issues facing patent owners trying to license their patents, the crucial patent reps and warranties, strategies to maximize license revenue, and how the America Invents Act affects patent licenses. Here are the highlights: (more…)

Patent Law Institute Live Blog: Patent Damages – Keeping Up With the Changing Rules

We are back from the lunch break with our first panel of the afternoon from the Patent Law Institute. This afternoon’s panel is entitled, “Patent Damages – Keeping Up With the Changing Rules”. Our featured panelists are John Moehringer and Dawn Hall. The panel provides perspectives on the sea change in damages analysis, with focus on constructing/deconstructing a reasonable royalty case, proving lost profits and price erosion, and getting the most from your damages/economic expert. Here are the highlights: (more…)