Robert Barr moderates as Colleen Chien, Robert Freitas, Paul Stone, and Judge Ronald Whyte discuss the potential consequences of changing U.S. patent law.
Robert Barr moderates as Colleen Chien, Robert Freitas, Paul Stone, and Judge Ronald Whyte discuss the potential consequences of changing U.S. patent law.
On April 19, 2007, Professor Robert Barr of Boalt Hall moderated a discussion discussion about recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Court patent law developments. Panelists included Professor Robert P. Merges of Boalt Hall, Edwin H. Taylor of Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, Dr. Elizabeth A. Howard of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and Thomas E. Kuhnle of Bingham McCutcheon.
A distinguished panel of patent law scholars, sponsored by the Santa Clara University School of Law and UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall, discusses 2006 Supreme Court decisions and the prospects for reform in 2007 Court decisions and legislative action.
The PTO has made several recent proposals on the topic of continuations, information disclosure statements, accelerated examination and alternative patent products. Join us to hear experts on this topic - Glenn Von Tersch of Perkins Coie as moderator, Brian Hickman of Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, Monte Cooper of Orrick, Jim Mullen of Forrison & Foerster, and Vern Noviel of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - describe these proposals and examine their usefulness for the bar, their potential impact on business clients, and the likelihood of implementation.
Companies have emerged that offer a variety of specialized services to facilitate the high tech companies' IP valuation as well as purchase and sale of IP assets. A panel discussion with Rick Frenkel of Cisco as moderator, Joe Chernesky of IPotential, Phil Hartstein of Ocean Tomo, and David Smith of Tynax speak on the topic of IP Transactional Intermediaries: Who are they and what do they do?