Agenda
Panels, times and speakers subject to change. Initial descriptions written by IPWatchdog. Descriptions will be updated by the panel to more specifically reflect the conversation that will be had by panelists.
Monday, May 15, 2023
4:30 PM ET
Improving and Streamlining Patent Enforcement in America
It has been an interesting past 12 years for U.S. patent litigation. With passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) the industry was told that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) would provide a cheaper alternative to patent infringement litigation. Instead, what we have seen since passage of the AIA is a PTAB process that is typically the opening…
Meredith Addy
Hon. Paul R. Michel
Matthew Rizzolo
Todd Walters
It has been an interesting past 12 years for U.S. patent litigation. With passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) the industry was told that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) would provide a cheaper alternative to patent infringement litigation. Instead, what we have seen since passage of the AIA is a PTAB process that is typically the opening…
,6:00 PM ET
Opening Reception
Beer, wine and cocktails with hors’ d’ oeuvres.
Beer, wine and cocktails with hors’ d’ oeuvres.
,Tuesday, May 16, 2023
8:00 AM ET
9:30 AM ET
Patent Litigation Funding: Evaluating and Formulating Assertion and Monetization Strategies
Over the last several years we have seen the return of large patent infringement verdicts, and verdicts that have also enhanced damages for willful infringement. These verdicts have not gone unnoticed by by patent litigation financiers and patent litigators who represent patent owners. How is this landscape changing the way patent owners are evaluating and formulating assertion and monetization strategies?…
Phil Hartstein
Erick Robinson
Sean Thompson
Sarah Tsou
Over the last several years we have seen the return of large patent infringement verdicts, and verdicts that have also enhanced damages for willful infringement. These verdicts have not gone unnoticed by by patent litigation financiers and patent litigators who represent patent owners. How is this landscape changing the way patent owners are evaluating and formulating assertion and monetization strategies?…
,10:50 AM ET
Texas vs. the United States: The Current State of Venue Law and Why it Matters
The decision of where patent litigation occurs is often fundamental to the outcome of cases, and certainly determinative with respect to rulings within a case ranging from motions to dismiss to disclosure requirements and everything in between. But the demise of patent litigation in Texas has been greatly exaggerated. While during 2022 the Federal Circuit embarked upon a path that…
Michael Gulliford
David G. Henry
The decision of where patent litigation occurs is often fundamental to the outcome of cases, and certainly determinative with respect to rulings within a case ranging from motions to dismiss to disclosure requirements and everything in between. But the demise of patent litigation in Texas has been greatly exaggerated. While during 2022 the Federal Circuit embarked upon a path that…
,12:10 PM ET
Litigating in Parallel: Do’s and Don’ts for Concurrent PTAB, ITC and District Court Litigation
The creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) forever changed patent enforcement proceedings in the United States. While the PTAB was advertised by supporters as an alternative to expensive patent litigation, the truth has been very different. Over 80% of patent challenges filed at the PTAB relate to disputes that are ongoing in federal district court, making the…
Jonathan Bowser
Beau Jackson
Scott McKeown
The creation of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) forever changed patent enforcement proceedings in the United States. While the PTAB was advertised by supporters as an alternative to expensive patent litigation, the truth has been very different. Over 80% of patent challenges filed at the PTAB relate to disputes that are ongoing in federal district court, making the…
,1:10 PM ET
2:20 PM ET
Murphy’s Law and the ITC: Traps for the Unwary
Paul Bartkowski
Evan Langdon
Joshua Hartman
3:40 PM ET
Using the ITC as Part of a Larger Patent Litigation Strategy
Patent owners are increasingly considering more complex strategies when pursuing implementers. While traditional approaches often include domestic filings at the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), companion district court case or multi-district filings do considerably increase leverage. Some patent owners also increasingly pursue a worldwide enforcement campaign when stakes are particularly high. Resorting to a full court press that leverages…
Tom Jarvis
Hon. Randall R. Rader
Patent owners are increasingly considering more complex strategies when pursuing implementers. While traditional approaches often include domestic filings at the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), companion district court case or multi-district filings do considerably increase leverage. Some patent owners also increasingly pursue a worldwide enforcement campaign when stakes are particularly high. Resorting to a full court press that leverages…
,5:00 PM ET
Trials and Tribulations of Enforcing a Patent against Goliath
James Carmichael
Brad Close
Michael K. Kelly
Wendy Verlander
6:00 PM ET
Cocktail Reception
Beer, wine and cocktails with hors’ d’ oeuvres.
Beer, wine and cocktails with hors’ d’ oeuvres.
,Wednesday, May 17, 2023
8:00 AM ET
9:00 AM ET
A Conversation with Judge Ryan Holte
This conversation with Judge Ryan Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims will be off-the-record.
Hon. Ryan T. Holte
Gene Quinn
This conversation with Judge Ryan Holte of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims will be off-the-record.
,9:40 AM ET
An In-House Perspective on Patent Litigation
Steve Akerley
Matthew Bathon
Mark Wadrzyk
Shawnna Yashar
11:00 AM ET
Patent Litigation Variation: The PTAB vs. ITC vs. District Court
The U.S. patent enforcement system is made up of three different tribunals of first instance: (1) the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); (2) the International Trade Commission (ITC); and (3) Federal District Courts. Although the substantive law is the same as it relates to patent decision points such as the meaning of a claim (i.e., claim construction) and whether…
Scott McKeown
Naveen Modi
The U.S. patent enforcement system is made up of three different tribunals of first instance: (1) the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); (2) the International Trade Commission (ITC); and (3) Federal District Courts. Although the substantive law is the same as it relates to patent decision points such as the meaning of a claim (i.e., claim construction) and whether…
,12:20 PM ET
Getting Past the Conflict and Resolving Patent Infringement Disputes
W all know the conventional wisdom says that “over 90% of cases settle.” While a few patent cases grab headlines, and seem to be existential battles, that conventional wisdom holds in our world as well, and almost all cases resolve short of trial. What positions a case for settlement on favorable terms? How can you plan to put your case…
Raymond Gabriel
Jeff Kichaven
Steve Skelley
W all know the conventional wisdom says that “over 90% of cases settle.” While a few patent cases grab headlines, and seem to be existential battles, that conventional wisdom holds in our world as well, and almost all cases resolve short of trial. What positions a case for settlement on favorable terms? How can you plan to put your case…
,1:00 PM ET
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