Patent Law

The American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education are hosting a Teleconference and Live Audio Webcast on April 21, 2010 examining the written requirement for patentability.

Program Description

Join our expert faculty as they discuss the Federal Circuit?s recent en banc decision in Ariad v. Eli Lilly concerning the written description requirement under 35 U.S.C § 112. Among other topics, this panel will also discuss the implications of the Ariad decision and whether the case will be taken up by the Supreme Court. Additional topics to be discussed include:

• A general background on the written description requirement.
• The history of the Ariad case including the initial decision by the Federal Circuit three judge panel.
• The Federal Circuit?s application of the written description requirement over the years preceding Ariad.
• A discussion of the Ariad en banc decision and corresponding dissenting opinions.

Program Faculty

• Jonathan A. Muenkel (Moderator), Senior Associate, Jones Day
• Laura A. Coruzzi, Partner, Jones Day
• Christopher A. Cotropia, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
• Michael R. Dzwonczyk, Partner, Sughrue Mion

Registration and more details are available here.