The Federal Bar Association September Monthly Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, September 15 at 12:15 pm at the Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court. The topic of this luncheon is "Does the patent system need fixing?" There will be a panel discussion on the Federal Trade Commission Report "To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and Patent Law and Policy". The moderator will be Alan Barry of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd and the panelists include Susan DeSanti, General Counsel of the FTC, Timothy Holbrook of the Chicago-Kent College of Law and Harry Roper of Jenner & Block.