October 2010 Legal System & Patent Damages
October 18, 2010 (Monday)
9:30 – 10:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 – 11:00am
Academic Panel: What is the Law on Damages Now and Where is it Heading?
Moderator:
- David L. Hayes, Fenwick & West LLP
Speakers:
- Prof. Robert Merges, Berkeley Law & Director, BCLT PPT
- Prof. Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
- Prof. Amy Landers, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law PPT
11:00 – 12:00pm
Corporate Panel
Moderator:
- Michelle K. Lee, Head of Patents and Patent Strategy, Google Inc PDF
Speakers:
- Gary Loeb, Vice President, Intellectual Property, Genentech Inc
- Richard "Chip" Lutton, Chief Patent Counsel, Apple Inc
- Thomas R. Lavelle, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Rambus Inc
12:00 – 1:30pm
Keynote Address & Lunch
Introduction:
- Katherine Lutton, Fish & Richardson P.C.
Keynote Speaker:
- Chief Judge Randall Rader, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1:30 – 2:30pm
Trial Attorneys: Presenting Your Damages Case at Trial PPT
Moderator:
- Yar Chaikovsky, McDermott Will & Emery
Speakers:
- Michael Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Stanley Young, Covington & Burling LLP
- Eric Lamison, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- James Elacqua, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, Flom LLP
2:30 – 3:30pm
Appellate Panel: Arguing Your Damages Case on Appeal PPT
Moderator:
- Gregory Stone, Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP
Speakers:
- Michael Ladra, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Joseph Cianfrani, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Matthias Kamber, Keker & Van Nest LLP
- Keith Slenkovich, Wilmer Hale LLP
3:30 – 4:00pm
Break
4:00 – 5:00pm
Judges Panel
Moderator:
- Edward Reines, Weil Gotshal and Manges LLP PDF
Speakers:
- Judge Susan Illston, US District Court, Northern California
- Judge Lucy Koh, US District Court, Northern California
- Judge William Alsup, US District Court, Northern California
5:00 – 6:30pm
Reception

