Monday, November 19, 2012

17th Annual
Advanced Patent Law Institute
Austin, Texas
Nov 1-2, 2012


This year’s Advanced Patent Law Institute in Austin covers a sophisticated and rich array of prosecution and litigation topics, as well as the America Invents Act's impact on patent practice—prosecution strategies around the first-to-file transition, post-grant strategies after the AIA, and venue transfer and multi-district litigation tactics. The Institute provides full coverage of claims drafting strategies, claims construction, current trends at the ITC, recent decisions in In Re MSTG and other cases involving limitations of privilege, and also features U.S. District Court Judicial Panel with judges from the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the Southern District of California.

The nationally recognized faculty includes senior IP counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts from around the nation, U.S. District Court Judges, and leading academics from Stanford Law School and Mercer University School of Law.
Includes:
Claims Drafting Strategies .75 hr 

Recommended techniques for drafting claims that satisfy 35 U.S.C. Section 112 disclosure requirements and also make it difficult for others to design around.

Developments in Claim Construction .75 hr 

No major movement or re-invention regarding claim construction is apparently in the offing, but Markman and its progeny, claim construction proceedings and appellate review are creating many exceptions, refinements and fine-tunes that increase exposure to error, sanctions and problems in general. This discussion tracks these trends, exposes tricks and traps, and with luck, blazes the trails that lead to good results.

The Ides of March: Prosecution Strategies After the First-to-File Transition .75 hr 

The America Invents Act established a "first inventor to file" system in the United States that will be implemented on March 16, 2013. Learn strategies and considerations for patent application filings in this new regime.

The America Invents Act and Post-Grant Strategies: Tactics 101 .75 hr 

Discussion of the new AIA contested proceedings, rules of practice and procedure, concurrent litigation in the district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission, appeals to the Federal Circuit, and representative timelines, schedules, and budgets.



Last day for early registration: Oct 24, 2012, 5 p.m.
— Add $50 for registrations received after this time
Last day for full refund: Oct 26, 2012, 5 p.m.
Last day for partial refunds: Oct 29, 2012, 5 p.m.
$50 processing fee applied
Standard Registration - $650    | $700 after Oct. 24, 2012
Green Registration - Materials on USB Key ONLY - $645    | $695 after Oct. 24, 2012
The Four Seasons Hotel is offering rooms at $249 per night.

Website: http://www.utcle.org/conference_overview.php?conferenceid=1030#FullProgram

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