Convention

Third annual GW Law Conference: Post-Grant Practice Roundtable Discussion

Thursday, September 28 1:00 PM EDT to 7:00 PM EDT

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