Agenda

Ronald M. Whyte Intellectual Property Seminar 2024 Agenda (PDF)

Key Locations & Addresses:

Program Location
Clark Kerr Garden Room
2601 Warring St, Berkeley, CA 94720
 
Tuesday Dinner Location
Comal
2020 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704
 
Thursday Hike
Inspiration Point
Wildcat Canyon Rd., Orinda, CA 94563
 
Thursday Pizza & Beer Night
Home of Prof. Peter Menell
705 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707

Day 1
Tuesday, October 15

Clark Kerr
Time Topic Speaker(s)
8:15 am Breakfast
8:40 am Welcoming and Opening Remarks

Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), BJI
Executive Director

Hamid Khan, FJC
8:50 am Introduction to the Program Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
  Requirements for Patentability

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Infringement and Defenses Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm

Early Case Management: Philosophy, Context, Logic, and Departures

  • Patent Local Rules, Standing/Scheduling Orders, Checklists
  • Stays, Parallel Litigation, and Estoppel (PTAB, ITC, Joinder/MDL)
  • Limitations on the Number of Claims/Prior Art References
  • Discovery
  • Pleading Standards  — Willfulness

Chief Judge Scott Boalick, PTAB
Admin. Patent Judge

Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, Int’l Trade Commission

Judge Beth Freeman, N.D. Cal.

Judge Leonard Stark, Fed. Circuit

Moderator:
Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), BJI
Executive Director

 
2:25 pm Patent Claim Construction — Substantive Overview

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI

Matthew Powers, Tensegrity
2:45 pm

Break
3:00 pm

Afternoon Calendar: Claim Construction Hearing

 
3:45 pm Claim Construction Hearing Discussion

Chief Judge Scott Boalick, PTAB
Admin. Patent Judge

Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, Int’l Trade Commission

Judge Beth Freeman, N.D. Cal.

Judge Leonard Stark, Fed. Circuit

Moderator:
Matthew Powers, Tensegrity
4:30 pm Adjourn
6:00 pm

Dinner and Reception

Comal
8:30 pm

Dinner and Reception Depart

Day 2
Wednesday, October 16

Clark Kerr
8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Patent Remedies and Expert Witnesses

Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, Int’l Trade Commission

Judge Beth Freeman, N.D. Cal.

Moderator:
Matthew Powers, Tensegrity
10:15 am Break
10:30 am Mixed Questions of Fact and Law: Claim Construction, Patentable Subject Matter, and Non-Obviousness

Chief Judge Scott Boalick, PTAB
Admin. Patent Judge

Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, Int’l Trade Commission

Judge Beth Freeman, N.D. Cal.

Judge Leonard Stark, Fed. Circuit

Moderator:
Sonal Mehta, WilmerHale
12:00 pm Lunch
 

Lunch Discussion with Circuit Judge Leonard Stark, Judge Beth Freeman, Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, and Chief APJ Scott Boalick

Chief Judge Scott Boalick, PTAB
Admin. Patent Judge

Chief ALJ Clark Cheney, Int’l Trade Commission

Judge Beth Freeman, N.D. Cal.

Judge Leonard Stark, Fed. Circuit

Moderator:
Judge Jeremy Fogel (ret.), BJI
Executive Director
1:00 pm Copyright Basics

Prof. Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Fair Use Analysis

Prof. Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
3:30 pm Infringement/Fair Use Simulations

Peter Anderson, Davis Wright Tremaine

Prof. Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law

Moderator:
Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
4:30 pm Adjourn

Day 3
Thursday, October 17

Clark Kerr
8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Copyright Case management: Music Copyright Infringement

Peter Anderson, Davis Wright Tremaine

Mark Avsec, Benesch

Prof. Shyam Balganesh, Columbia Law

Moderator:
Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Trademark Basics

Megan Bannigan, Debevoise & Plimpton

David Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Afternoon Calendar: Preliminary Injunction Hearing

 
  Trademark Case Management

Megan Bannigan, Debevoise & Plimpton

David Bernstein, Debevoise & Plimpton
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Trade Secrets Primer

David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.)

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI

James Pooley, James Pooley PLC
4:30 pm Adjourn
5:30 pm

OPTIONAL

Hike in the East Bay Hills
(Inspiration Point)

Shuttle bus from hotel to Inspiration Point.
Please assemble in the hotel lobby.
6:30 pm

Hike Depart

Shuttle bus from Inspiration Point to hotel.
Please assemble at hiking entrance.
Bus will go straight to Prof. Menell’s house.
6:40 pm

Pizza/Salad/Beer — Dinner

Home of Prof. Peter Menell; shuttle bus to and from the hotel.
Please assemble in the hotel lobby.
(For those who stayed back from the hike).

Note: There will be no shuttle bus back to the hotel.
Please be prepared to arrange Uber pickups.

Day 4
Friday, October 18

Clark Kerr
8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Trade Secret — Early Case Management James Pooley, James Pooley PLC
  Sunrise v. Sol (Preliminary Injunction)

Introduction:
Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI

Sunrise:
David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Sol:
Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.)
  Whistleblower Immunity

Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
  Summary Judgement Case Management

James Pooley, James Pooley PLC
  Sunrise v. Sol (Summary Judgement)

Sunrise:
David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Sol:
Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.)
10:45 am Break
11:00 am Trade Secrets Case Management: Remedies Prof. Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, BCLT, BJI
  Sunrise v. Sol (Permanent Injunction)

Sunrise:
David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Sol:
Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.)
  Discussion

David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.)

Moderator:
James Pooley, James Pooley PLC
11:30 am Trade Secrets Case Management: Criminal

David Almeling, O’Melveny & Myers

Victoria Cundiff, Paul Hastings (ret.) 

Moderator:
James Pooley, James Pooley PLC
11:50 am Graduation
12:00 pm Adjourn