June 8, 2021, 2 – 5 pm EST
This session explores the principles governing utility patent protection and frames the key questions—validity, infringement, and defenses—that arise in patent litigation. It is an essential introduction for judges who have never studied or practiced patent law and a good refresher for those who have.
Program Faculty
Peter S. Menell, Koret Professor of Law; Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; Faculty Director, Berkeley Judicial Institute; University of California at Berkeley School of Law
Mark A. Lemley, William H. Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School; Director, Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, Stanford Law School
Robert P. Merges, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor of Law, Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; University of California at Berkeley School of Law
Matthew Powers, Partner, Tensegrity Law Group
Kathi Vidal, Managing Partner, Silicon Valley Office, Winston & Strawn
Jennifer H. Wu, Partner, Paul|Weiss
Background Materials