2014 May 20 Perspectives on Recent Patent Legislative and Supreme Court Developments

AGENDA

11:30 am - 12:00 pm    REGISTRATION

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm      CLE LUNCHEON  

Presentation
"Perspectives on Recent Patent Legislative and Supreme Court Developments"
hosted by the Women in IP Law committee

PANELISTS
Kathryn Jones, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
Betty Ryberg, Novartis Services, Inc
Marian Underweiser, IBM
David Vickrey, Akzo Nobel
Paula Wittmayer, Boehringer Ingelheim

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm       CLE WORKSHOPS (Free for NYIPLA Members - select one)

Workshop 1
"Mock Oral Argument Contemplating the Implications of the
Revised Standard for Attorney Fees Under 35 U.S.C. § 285"
hosted by the Amicus Brief and Patent Litigation committees

PANELISTS
Presiding Judge ............................ Charles R. Macedo, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein
Counsel for Plaintiff ....................... David Leichtman, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Counsel for Defendant #2 ............. Robert M. Isackson,  Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Defendant #2 ................................ Jason Grauch, LSI Corporation
Counsel for Defendant #1 ............. Melvin C. Garner, Leason Ellis
Counsel for Plaintiff ....................... Ksenia Takhistova, Kenyon & Kenyon
Plaintiff........................................... David P. Goldberg, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein
Clerk of the Court ......................... Sandra A. Hudak, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein

Workshop 2
"Hard Issues in Soft IP - a Year in Review"
hosted by the Trademark Law & Practice and Copyright committees

PANELISTS
Greg Allen, greg.org
Anthony Fletcher, Fish & Richardson
Kristen McCallion, Fish & Richardson
Britton Payne, Fordham University School of Law

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm       COMMITTEE MEETINGS (Free for NYIPLA Members)
 
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm       ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS (Free for NYIPLA Members)

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm       BOARD MEETING (Board of Directors and Past Presidents only)

5:30 pm - 9:00 pm       COCKTAIL RECEPTION followed by the AWARDS DINNER

Keynote Speaker
Honorable Richard J. Sullivan
United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York

Hon. William Conner Writing Competition Award
presented by
Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf
United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York

followed by

Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship

and

Inventor of the Year Award