Convention
Third annual GW Law Conference: Post-Grant Practice Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, September 28 1:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Washington DC
Please save Thursday, September 28th to join us for our third annual Post-Grant Practice Roundtable Discussion. Join patent leaders from academia, industry, and government as they discuss the post-grant practice at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and how post-grant proceedings continue to change the practice of patent law.
The half-day program will explore current issues with post-grant proceedings before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Topics include:
Statistics and Trends in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
Constitutionality of Post-Grant Proceedings (Oil States)
Partial Institutions (SAS)
Developments in Real Party-in-Interest at the PTAB and in Practice
Amendments (Aqua Products)
Appealability of Institution Decisions (Wi-Fi One)
Presenting a Compelling Case – As Seen from PTO and Practitioners
Use of Declaratory Evidence with use of Preliminary Response
Sur-Replies During Pre-Institution or Post-Institution
The Use of Sovereign Immunity by State Institutions to Terminate IPRs
Federal Circuit Review of PTAB Decisions
Legislative Developments – Hearings and Proposals
PTAB Outreach to Solicit Suggestions for Improving Post-Grant Procedures
The Road Ahead for Post-Grant Proceedings
Confirmed speakers include:
The Honorable Joseph Matal, USPTO
The Honorable Paul Michel, U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals (retired)
The Honorable David Ruschke, USPTO
Steven Baughman, Paul Weiss
Steven Chiang, RPX
Mark Freeman, U.S. Department of Justice
Mark Gorman, Smith & Nephew
Renny Hwang, Google
Kevin Laurence, Laurence & Phillips
David McCombs, Haynes & Boone
Naveen Modi, Paul Hastings
Lissi Mojica, Brooks Kushman
Karl Renner, Fish & Richardson
Michael Risch, Villanova Law
Leslie Robbins, Coherus BioSciences
Michael Rosato, Wilson Sonsini
Kimberly Schmitt, Intel
Tim Seeley, Intellectual Ventures
Jamie Simpson, U.S. Senate
Jonathan Stroud, Unified Patents
David Cavanaugh, WilmerHale (co-moderator)
John Whealan, GW Law (co-moderator)
**We hope to see you on Thursday, September 28th for the program.
Location:GW Law School2000 H Street NWWashington DC 20052
Please RSVP by Thursday September 21st
Event Contact:**Tori Basstoribass@paulhastings.com212.318.6545