Fifth Annual NJIPLA: Electronics, Telecom & Software Patent Practice Update

Thursday , November 12, 2015      12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The annual ETS Seminar features leading practitioners in the field of patent law, and includes views from all sides of the PTAB, licensing guidance, implication of recent supreme court cases, and damages considerations.

Event Fee: $125 Government / Corporate Employee
                    $100 Government / Corporate Employee - NJIPLA Member

                    $225 General Registration
                    $180 General Registration - NJIPLA Member

CLE:  5.5 CLE NJ/NY, 4.5 PA

Agenda:

12:00-12:45      Lunch

12:45-1:00        Introductions
                                  Jon Chiodo, President, NJIPLA
                                      Johnson & Johnson
                                  Robert Rudnick, Chair, ETS Committee
                                      Gibbons P.C.
 

  1:00-1:30        Tips and Insights Addressing Indefiniteness and 112
                            Issues Post- Nautilus v. Biosig Instruments
                                  Andrew Grodin, Dentons
 

  1:30-2:00        Good Faith Belief of Invalidity as it Applies to 
                            Intent/Inducement Commil v. Cisco
                                  Christopher Strate, Gibbons P.C.
 

  2:00-2:40        Tips and Insights Addressing FRAND Licensing in View of
                           Ericsson v. D-Link/Microsoft v. Motorola and IEEE’s Position
                                  Josephine Paltin, Commvault  (Moderator)
                                  Konstantinos Karachalios,  IEEE-Standards Association
                                  Marc Sandy Block, IBM Corp.
 

  2:40-2:50        Break
 

  2:50-4:00        PTAB
                               PTAB Trial Best Practices
                                  APJ Rama Elluru, PTAB
                                  Lisa Wang, US Army
                               PGP Effects on Settlement/Litigation
                                  Joseph Mercadante, Kenyon & Kenyon (Moderator)
                                  Hon. Garrett Brown, Ret. (2012 Jefferson Medalist)
                                  William Mentlik, Lerner David Littenberg
                                       Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
                                  Eleanor Yost, Goodwin Procter  

  4:00-4:30        Software Protection and Licensing 
                                  Joel Bock, Dentons
 

  4:30-4:40        Break
 

  4:40-6:00        Alice v. CLS Bank Segment
                              Alice and its Progeny
                                 Ralph Dengler, Venable LLP
                                 John King, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
                              Alice-Proofing Patent Claims and Related Issues
                                John King, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP (Moderator)
                                Jeffery Brosemere, The Nielsen Company

                                Jonathan David, Lerner David Littenberg

                                    Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
                                William Hector, Venable LLP
                                Mark Nikolsky, McCarter & English
                               
  6:00-7:00       Closing Remarks & Networking Event