Seminar - Current Trends in Intellectual Property Litigation

This unique multimedia seminar will include four segments, the first of which will focus upon U.S IP Litigation, strategies to achieve the best result, litigation management, negotiation, and recent trends.  This portion will be applicable to Intellectual Property Litigation in U.S. District Courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.  In addition, a comparison between U.S. District Court and ITC litigation will be provided, along with some notable statistics, and litigation filing strategies.

The ITC is becoming an increasingly popular venue for U.S. patent litigation, with Chinese companies being commonly named as respondents.  The ITC portion will guide you through an ITC case from start to finish, and provide practical information essential to understanding ITC litigation.  In addition, the roles of various entities will be explored throughout an ITC proceeding, including not only the Complainant (patent owner) and Respondent (accused infringer), but also the ITC Staff, Administrative Law Judge, ITC General Counsel, and the ITC Commissioners.

Reexamination before the USPTO is also increasing in popularity, both as an alternative to litigation, and for use in combination with litigation.  Former USPTO Deputy Commissioner Stephen Kunin will present strategic uses of Reexamination and Reissues, and will highlight recent trends and developments.  This portion will focus upon reexamination (and reissue) proceedings used in conjunction with litigation, and will provide insight useful to patent owners, third parties (or accused infringers), and perspectives helpful for in-house counsel. 

Chinese patent litigation has increased in its quantity and also improved in its quality in recent years.  Several typical patent litigation cases will be discussed, covering litigation practices on doctrines relating to patent infringement establishment, evidence and damages.  Recent trends in Chinese patent litigation will also be discussed.

Lecturers include Partners from the Oblon, Spivak firm: Jean-Paul Lavalleye, Steven Weihrouch, Thomas Fisher, Barry Herman, Stephen Kunin, and Takahiro Miura, and a Partner from Unitalen, Dr. Deshan Li. Click here to learn more about the presenters.

Oblon, Spivak has recently launched an ITC Law Blog.  Please visit it at www.itcblog.com.

The seminar, lunch, and cocktail reception after the seminar are free of charge. Register early, as space is limited.  Please send your name, company, title and the location (Beijing or Shanghai) you wish to attend to our e-mail address rui.han@unitalen.com.  In addition, if you have any questions you would like addressed at the seminar, please include in your e-mail registration (although we cannot guarantee we will be able to respond to every question).  We will send our confirmation e-mail to you once your registration is successful.

Any questions, please call +86 10 59208501.

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