Agenda

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

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

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

8:30am	Breakfast
9:00am	Mixed Questions of Fact and Law: Claim Construction, Patentable Subject Matter, and Non-Obviousness Primer on Mixed Questions of Fact and Law in Patent Case Management Professor Peter Menell Panel Discussion Moderator: Michael Jacobs Panelists: Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Judge Kathleen O’Malley, Federal Circuit Matthew Powers Chief Judge Leonard Stark, D. Del. Judge Ronald M. Whyte, N.D. Cal.
10:00am	Patent Remedies and Expert Witnesses Patent Damages Primer Professor Peter Menell Panel Discussion Moderator: Lynn Pasahow Panelists: Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, S.D. Cal. Chief Judge Leonard Stark, D. Del. Judge Ronald M. Whyte, N.D. Cal. George Pappas Matthew Powers
10:50am	Break
11:05am	Patent Mediation Moderator: Kathi Vidal Panelists: Magistrate Judge (Ret.) Edward Infante (JAMS) Chief Judge Leonard Stark, D. Del. Michael Jacobs Sarita Venkat
11:45am	Patent Law: A View from the Federal Circuit Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panelist: Judge Kathleen O’Malley, Federal Circuit
12:10pm	Lunch
1:15pm	Copyright Basics Professor Peter Menell Professor David Nimmer
2:45pm	Break
3:00pm	Fair Use Analysis Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Professor David Nimmer
3:30pm	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
4:30pm	Adjourn

Thursday, May 24, 2018

8:30am	Breakfast
9:00am	Copyright Case Management I: Music Copyright Infringement Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Mark Avsec Professor David Nimmer Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Lou Petrich
10:15am	Break
10:30am	Copyright Case Management II: Bratz Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Professor David Nimmer Annette Hurst Lou Petrich
11:30am	Copyright Case Management III: Digital Copyright Moderator: Professor Peter Menell Professor Shyam Balganesh Professor David Nimmer
12:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm	Trademark Basics Sally Abel David Bernstein
2:45pm	Perspectives on Trademark Law Moderator: David Bernstein Panel: Judge Pierre Leval, Second Circuit Court of Appeals Annette Hurst
3:15pm	Break
3:30pm	Afternoon Calendar: Preliminary Injunction Hearings Polar Corp. v. PepsiCo. (“Polar”) Wrigley v. Swerve (“Swerve”)
4:30pm	Adjourn
5:45pm	Optional Hike/Run in the Easty Bay Hills
7:15pm	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 25, 2018

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