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PLI?s 4th Annual Patent Law Institute is designed to cover the practice impact of recent developments on all three sub-groups in the patent law community: patent prosecutors, patent litigators, and patent strategic & transactional lawyers. The two-day schedule includes 6 one-hour plenary sessions of broad interest to patent lawyers and a separate breakout track for prosecution, litigation and strategic & transactional practices. Each track features 6 one-hour breakout sessions focused on each of the 3 patent practice sub-groups. In just two days, you will learn the important developments and best practices in each area. And earn Ethics credit, too! You can design the Institute schedule that best meets your individual practice needs. Do not miss this unique opportunity to sharpen your practice skills and to network with federal judges, USPTO officials, in-house counsel and outside lawyers.

What You Will Learn



Plenary sessions include:

• Director Kappos? Keynote Address and what is upcoming in the USPTO
• Understand the practice impact of recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions
• Learn the latest on the pending Bilski case from a panel of experts
• Master the changes at the USPTO and how to manage client expectations
• Corporate counsel divulge the patent issues that keep them awake at night
• A distinguished panel of federal judges share their perspective on critical patent litigation issues
• Earn one hour of ethics credit

Plus, customize your Institute by choosing from 18 breakout sessions!



Prosecution breakout track: PTO law, rule and practice changes update; what new patent reform to expect this year from the Administration and Congress; PTO chemical and biotech PTO trends; practice tips for modern prosecution.



Litigation breakout track: best practices in the management of patent litigation; how to use ADR effectively; international patent enforcement; Federal Circuit practice tips; forum selection facts and figures.



Strategic & Transactional breakout track: inter partes reexaminations; patent exhaustion after Quanta; strategic consideration concerning Section 112 invalidity; the continuing importance of Opinions of Counsel.

The Institute will be in New York City on March 1-2, 2010 and San Francisco on March 22-23, 2010 (also via live webcast).

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