2015 April 15 The Rapidly Changing Patent Law Landscape: What Entrepreneurs, Investors, Inventors, Lawyers and Judges Need To Know

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NYIPLA, RPI and IP Inn of Court Joint Program
The Rapidly Changing Patent Law Landscape:
What Entrepreneurs, Investors, Inventors, Lawyers and Judges Need To Know
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AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
Hilton Garden Inn, 235 Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180

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First Segment*
BASIC PATENT ISSUES

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM Registration and beverage refreshment will be served

8:55 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion   

Panelists:
Mark Bloomberg, Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP
Michael Johnson, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Peter Thurlow, Jones Day
Matt Kinnier, Hoffman Warnick LLC

Moderator:  Colman Ragan, Actavis, Inc.

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Presentation Mastering Patent Claim Construction From The Perspective Of A Patent Special Master

Speaker: Robert Rando, The Rando Law Firm P.C.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch  

Second Segment
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM  Panel Presentation 

Panelists:
Michael Hickey, Executive in Residence and Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Siena College
James Spencer, Jr., Executive Director, Rensselaer Technology Park; Acting Director, Office of Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and New Ventures
Esther Vargas, Director, Emerging Ventures Ecosystem (EVE)
Martin Ricciardi, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Dr. Daniele Gallardo, Cofounder and VP, Business Development, Actasys, Inc.

Moderators: Neil Zipkin and Benjamin Charkow, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM  Keynote Speaker

Honorable Arthur Gajarsa, (ret.) Circuit Judge of the United District Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Refreshment Break  

Third Segment*
CURRENT ISSUES IN PATENT LAW

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Panel 1 Update On Key Supreme Court And Federal Circuit Decisions

Panelists:
Anthony Lo Cicero, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
Annemarie Hassett, Engelberg Center for Innovation Law and Policy, NYU Law School
Nicholas Mesiti, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.

Moderator: Charles Hoffmann, NYIPLA Immediate Past President

3:45 PM - 4:50 PM Panel 2 Discussion On Local Patent Rules, Discrete AIA Litigation Issues, Interplay Of Different Fora In Which To Litigate Patent Disputes

Panelists:
Robert Maier, Baker Botts L.L.P.
Alan Sack, SACK IP Law p.c.
Heather Schneider, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Moderator: Robert Rando, The Rando Law Firm P.C.

4:50 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Networking & Cocktail Reception

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*First And Third Segments Qualify For A Total 4.5 NY/NJ CLE Credits