Audio & PPT


 

Welcome & Keynote Address on USPTO Initiatives

9:00 – 9:45 am

Date: 06/07/2011
Description:
Robert Barr, BCLT and Honorable Terry Rea: Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office

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Panel of District Court Judges, Academics, and USPTO Officials

9:45 – 10:45 am

Date: 06/07/2011
Description:
This panel will discuss the current prosecution process (including the Miyazaki test for claim indefiniteness and new USPTO Examination Guidelines for Determining Compliance with 35 USC §112) as well as possible changes to the process (including proposals in the recent FTC report for improving the notice function of patents). Does the current USPTO process provide an adequate basis for judges and the relevant public to construe claims? Can it be improved without placing undue burdens on patent applicants and examiners?

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Speakers:
– Matthew D. Powers: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (moderator)    
– Robert W. Bahr, (Acting) Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, USPTO (PPT)   
– Mark Lemley, Stanford Law   
– Peter S. Menell, Berkeley Law and BCLT   
– District Court Judges

Practitioners Panel

11:15 – 12:15 pm

Date: 06/07/2011
Description:
Commentary and practical advice from patent litigators and prosecutors on the current process and proposed improvements. Can the USPTO do more to make claim interpretation more predictable to persons of ordinary skill in the art? Is the Miyazake rule sufficient?

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Speakers:
– Kathi Lutton, Fish & Richardson P.C. (moderator)   
– David Bloch, Winston & Strawn LLP    
– Julie Holloway, Latham & Watkins LLP  
– Michael Jacobs, Morrison & Foerster LLP  
– Lee Van Pelt, Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP 

Panel of District Court Judges, Academics, and USPTO Officials

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Date: 06/07/2011
Description:
This panel will discuss challenges for district courts in dealing with the re-exam process, including whether to stay proceedings and the evidentiary relevance of re-exam. Are there opportunities for improvements in communication and coordination between the USPTO and the District Courts? Will the proposed new USPTO rules for streamlined reexamination (76 Fed Reg 22,854) speed up re-exams and assist judges in determining whether to stay litigation? What will be the impact of the patent reform legislation?

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Speakers:
– Michael Jacobs, Morrison and Foerster LLP (moderator)  
– Mark Lemley, Stanford Law   
– Peter S. Menell, Berkeley Law and BCLT (PPT)  
– Scott Weidenfeller, Office of the Solicitor, USPTO (PPT)   
– District Court Judges

Practitioners Panel

3:00 – 4:00 pm

Date: 06/07/2011
Description:
Commentary and practical advice from patent litigators and prosecutors on the current process and proposed improvements. Are District Courts granting fewer stays because the re-examination process, including appeals, is too long? If the USPTO accelerates the reexamination process, what effect will that have on proceedings in District Court? What can litigators do when both proceedings proceed without a stay?

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Speakers: 
– Edward V. Anderson, Sidley Austin LLP (moderator)   
– Bill Galliani, Cooley LLP   
– G. Hopkins Guy, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP   
– Robert G. Sterne, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (PPT)   
– Sheila Swaroop, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP (PPT)

Produced by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and BCLT; no copyright is claimed in the United States for these speeches or associated materials.