Schedule

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

8:15 am	Breakfast
8:40 am	Welcome and Opening Remarks Dean Melissa Murray BCLT Executive Director Jim Dempsey Dana Chipman, FJC Education Division Director
8:50 am	Introduction to the Program Professor Peter Menell Requirements for Patentability Professor Peter Menell Professor Mark Lemley Professor Rob Merges
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Infringement and Defenses Professor Peter Menell Professor Mark Lemley Professor Rob Merges
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Early Case Management: Philosophy, Context, Logic, and Departures Moderator: George Pappas Panelists: Judge Ronald Whyte, N.D. Cal. (retired) Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Judge Rodney Gilstrap, E.D. Texas Administrative Patent Judge Kevin Turner, PTAB (Silicon Valley) Michael Jacobs • Pleading Standards • Patent Local Rules • Venue, Stays, and Parallel Litigation (ITC, PTO, joinder/MDL) • Limitations on the Number of Claims/Prior Art References • Discovery • Staging – Vetting Remedies Theories Early • Patentable Subject Matter
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Patent Claim Construction – Substantive Overview Presenters: Professor Peter Menell Matthew Powers
3:20 pm	Afternoon Calendar: Claim Construction Hearing • Mangosoft v. Oracle (“local”) Advocates: Carolyn Chang Sonal Mehta
4:00 pm	Claim Construction Hearing Discussion Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panelists: Judge Ronald Whyte, N.D. Cal. Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Judge Rodney Gilstrap, E.D. Texas Steven Carlson Matthew Powers
4:30 pm	Adjourn
6:00 pm	Dinner and Reception (home of Professor Peter Menell; shuttle bus provided to and from the hotel. Please assemble in the hotel lobby.)

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Patent Case Management: Patentable Subject Matter Patentable Subject Matter Primer Professor Peter Menell Panel Discussion Moderator: Michael Jacobs Panelists: Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Judge Rodney Gilstrap, E.D. Texas Judge Ronald Whyte, N.D. Cal. Professor Robert Merges
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Patent Remedies and Expert Witnesses Patent Damages Primer Professor Peter Menell Panel Discussion Moderator: Lynn Pasahow Panelists: Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Judge Rodney Gilstrap, E.D. Texas George Pappas Matthew Powers
11:00 am	Break
11:15 am	Patent Mediation Moderator: Kathi Vidal Panel: Magistrate Judge (Ret.) Edward Infante (JAMS) Judge Rodney Gilstrap, E.D. Texas Matthew Powers
11:50	Patent Law: A View from the Federal Circuit Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panelists: Judge Kathleen O’Malley, Federal Circuit
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	Trademark Basics Professor Peter Menell Professor David Nimmer
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Fair Use Analysis Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panelists: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Professor David Nimmer
3:30 pm	Infringement/Fair Use Simulations Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Professor Shyam Balganesh Annette Hurst Professor David Nimmer Lou Petrich
4:30 pm	Adjourn

Thursday, May 18, 2017

8:30 am	Breakfast (submit decision forms)
9:00 am	Copyright Case Management I: Music Copyright Infringement Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Mark Avsec Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Lou Petrich
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	Copyright Case Management II: Bratz Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Annette Hurst Lou Petrich
11:30 am	Copyright Case Management III: Digital Copyright Professor Shyam Balganesh (Copyright trolls) Professor Tyler Ochoa (DMCA safe harbor)
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	Copyright Basics Sally Abel Kathryn Fritz
2:45 pm	Appellate Perspective on Trademark Law Moderator: Kathryn Fritz Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Annette Hurst
3:15 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Afternoon Calendar: Preliminary Injunction Hearings • Polar Corp. v. PepsiCo. (“Polar”) • Wrigley v. Swerve (“Swerve”)
4:30 pm	Adjourn
5:45 pm	Optional Hike/Run in the East Bay Hills (Shuttle bus provided to and from the site. Please assemble in the hotel lobby.)
7:15 pm	Pizza/Salad/Beer – New York vs. Chicago vs. Berkeley Pizza (home of Professor Peter Menell; shuttle bus from hike; others are welcome to join directly from hotel)

Friday, May 19, 2017

8:30 am	Breakfast (submit decision forms)
9:00 am	Trademark Case Management Panel Moderator: Kathryn Fritz Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Annette Hurst
10:15 am	Trademark Law Issues in Cyberspace Sally Abel
10:45 am	Break
11:00 am	Trade Secrets James Pooley Professor Peter Menell
12:00 pm	Adjourn