"Day of the Dinner" Luncheon CLE: Intent in Patent Cases: How Courts Sort Out Whether Infringement Is Knowing, Egregious or Exceptional

In the wake of recent Supreme Court decisions on the requisite intent for indirect infringement, for willfulness, and for finding a case exceptional to support an award of attorneys’ fees, district courts have faced a considerable challenge in evaluating evidence of the infringer’s state of mind in patent cases.  This Day of Dinner panel will discuss approaches being taken by various district courts with substantial patent dockets in considering what constitutes the requisite intent in these contexts, what may be required to prove the requisite intent, and how such proof differs, if at all, from proof of intent in cases in other areas of law.

Panelists
Honorable Ron Clark, Chief Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Honorable Richard G. Andrews, Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Delaware
Honorable F. Dennis Saylor IV, Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Massachusetts

Moderator Dorothy R. Auth, NYIPLA Immediate Past President; Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Schedule
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Lunch
12:20 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Presentation

CLE Credits 2.0 Professional
FOR BOTH NEWLY ADMITTED & EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS

Hosted by the NYIPLA Programs Committee