Divided Infringement: Strategies For Drafting Claims
Dale Lazar, Partner at DLA Piper and Practice Center Contributor , sent in this article discussing divided infringement and how it generally pertains to large systems and corresponding methods. Lazar will be speaking tat PLI’s Patent Law Insitute this Thursday, February 17th. The following is an excerpt from the aticle.
Divided infringement issues are most likely to arise in the context of large systems and corresponding methods, where multiple parties may contribute to or participate in the system. A common instance where divided infringement is likely to arise is a network of computers where the functionality of the system is distributed across the computers of the network. The network employed to connect the computers may be a LAN/WAN and/or the Internet. Particularly where different computers perform different functions for the overall system, the different computers may be owned or operated by different parties, typically with each party not being controlled by other parties involved with the system.
Included at the end of this paper is a patent application directed to a “Reliance Server for a Transaction System”. In many ways, the invention is typical of Internet-based inventions – inventions that are implemented over an open communications channel, such as the Internet. The application has been simplified to focus on only a few of the features of the invention. Please read the application as a basis for understanding the following remarks concerning divided infringement. (more…)
PLI’s Patent Law Institute is Next Week!
PLI’s 5th Annual Patent Law Institute is next week on February 17-18 and the Patent Law Practice Center is your one-stop-shop for all things Institute related. If you’re not joining us live in NYC or on the web, come here next Thursday at 9:15am to see a live stream of former USPTO Deputy Director Sharon Barner’s keynote address to kick off the Institute. Also be sure to check back in to the Practice Center to read my live blog from the Institute.
The Institute will cover the practice impact of recent developments on all three sub-groups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and strategic & transactional lawyers. The two-day schedule includes six one-hour plenary sessions of broad interest to patent lawyers and a separate breakout track for prosecution, litigation and strategic & transactional practices. Each track features six one-hour breakout sessions focused on each of the three patent practice sub-groups. In just two days, you will learn the important developments and best practices in each area. And earn Ethics credit, too! You can design the Institute schedule that best meets your individual practice needs. Do not miss this unique opportunity to sharpen your practice skills and to network with federal judges, USPTO officials, in-house counsel and outside lawyers.
02.11.11 | Patent Law Institute, posts | Stefanie Levine
PLI’s Patent Law Institute Coming To A Location Near You!
PLI’s 5th Annual Patent Law Institute is on February 17-18 in New York (and via web) and on March 21-22 in San Francisco. If you’re not joining us live in NYC or on the web, you
can come here on Thursday February 17th at 9:15am to see a live stream of former USPTO Deputy Director Sharon Barner’s keynote address to kick off the Insitute.
The Institute will cover the practice impact of recent developments on all three sub-groups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and strategic &transactional lawyers. The two-day schedule includes six one-hour plenary sessions of broad interest to patent lawyers and a separate breakout track for prosecution, litigationandstrategic & transactional practices. Each track features six one-hour breakout sessions focused on each of the three patent practice sub-groups.
Plenary sessions include:
- USPTO Keynote Address by USPTO Deputy Director Sharon R. Barner
- Understand the practice impact of recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions
- Learn the latest on the lower court’s reactions to the Supreme Court’s Bilski decision from a panel of experts
- Master the changes at the USPTO and how to manage client expectations
- Corporate counsel divulge the patent issues that keep them awake at night
- A distinguished panel of federal judges share their perspective on critical patent litigation issues
- Earn one hour of ethics credit
01.21.11 | Patent Law Institute, posts | Stefanie Levine
Patent Case Management Judicial Guide: Best Practices Book For Judges & Attorneys
This week I had an opportunity to watch the webcast of PLI’s 4th Annual Patent Law Institute that took place in New York on March 1-2nd. As usual, the Institute delivered an enormous amount of insightful and practical information. The elite panel of experts covered everything you need to know about the practice impact of recent developments on all three sub-groups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and patent strategic & transactional lawyers.
During the final session of the Patent Law Institute, an esteemed panel of federal judges shared their perspective on critical patent litigation issues including trial presentation, discovery disputes (when and how to seek the court’s assistance), Markman procedures and dispositive motions (how to use these motions to maximum effect).
Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, mentioned a book titled Patent Case Management Judicial Guide, written by Peter S. Menell, University of California Berkeley-School of Law, et al. Judge Laporte strongly recommended the book as a valuable resource for both Judges and attorneys. (more…)
05.25.10 | Patent Case Management, Patent Litigation | Stefanie Levine
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02.14.11 | Claim Construction and Markman Hearings, Patent Law Institute, posts | Stefanie Levine