Patent Law

In 2005, the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) sponsored its wildly successful ?Patent Trolls and Patent Property Rights? conference, the first national conference to explore how patent litigation was being affected by ?trolls? and other ?non-practicing? patent owners. This year IPO is assembling world class speakers to revisit the topic after four years of legislative, judicial, and academic debate. Hence, ?TROLLS II.?

Join your colleagues to discuss the types of non-practicing patent owners and developments in patent litigation in U.S. courts, at the ITC, and in Asia. Speakers, to be announced on the IPO website shortly, will provide varying perspectives on who is a ?troll,? in the pejorative sense. Experts will address litigation trends and cost containment strategies for in-house counsel. Space is limited.

TOPICS COVERED

• Trends in Patent Litigation
• The Effect of ?Trolls? on the Patent Litigation Landscape
• Non-Practicing Entities in the ITC
• Non-Practicing Entities in Asia
• Best Practices for Corporations That are Potential Defendants
• The Patent Owner: Asserting Allegations of Patent Infringement
• Venue: A Friend or Foe?
• Corporate Discovery in the Information Age
• In-House Perspectives on Controlling the Costs of Patent Litigation
• Post eBay Damages and Injunctions
• Tips for Getting the Best IP License and for Using Standing as a Defense to Patent Infringement

Learn more about this May 28-29, 2009 Washington, DC conference here.