UPCOMING PATENT SEMINARS: There are two upcoming events on patent prosecution and litigation worth attending in Seattle and Philadelphia:
2nd Annual Advanced Workshop on Managing Patent Prosecution and Litigation From the Inception of an Invention to Enforcement
November 16, 2005 - Seattle, Washington (Renaissance Seattle Hotel)
Topics covered in this workshop include:
- Invention process roles for in-house counsel
- Streamlining the patent application process
- Special issues related to software and biotechnology patents
- Maximizing the value of a patent portfolio
- Effectively dealing with discovery and preservation of evidence, and
- The key elements of litigation for in-house counsel, outside patent prosecution counsel, and outside litigation counsel
Advanced Workshop on the Best Opening Moves in Patent Disputes - Pre & Early Stage Patent Litigation: Srategies to put you in a winning position
December 7, 2005 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Loews Philadelphia Hotel)
Topics covered in this workshop include:
- Strategies for responding to the warning letter
- Obtaining opinion of counsel letter and the impact of Knorr-Bremse
- Design-around strategies
- New procedures on reexamination
- How litigation strategies may be affected under new FTC proposals and proposed legislation in the House
- Updates on choice of forum issues
- Procedures to focus and resolve claim construction issues
- Planning strategies for selecting expert witnesses
- Managing litigation counsel for cost-efficient work
- When and how to use mediation to settle patent disputes
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