Symposium Program (Wednesday afternoon)

Seminar Program: The Future of the Patent System
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2:30 – 5:30, The Houstonian Hotel

2:30-2:45	Intro: Steve Koch Speaker: Prof. Tim Holbrook (Emory)
2:45-3:45	Intro Panel #1: Al Riddle Moderator: Prof. Janicke
Panelists:	Hon. Richard Linn (Fed. Cir.) Claudia Frost (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) Hon. Jay Plager (Fed. Cir.) Hon. Keith Ellison (S.D. Tex.) Hon. Timothy Dyk (Fed. Cir.) Richard Stanley (Howrey) Prof. Tim Holbrook (Emory)
Topics For Panel #1: One particular area where Fed Cir could best clarify law in next five years For Fed Cir judges only: One tip for effective advocacy in Fed Cir What is the “law” component of obviousness, and how does it work? What foreseeable issues SHOULD the court take en banc; what does it take to get the court to take a case en banc; and what are the factors that go into writing a successful en banc petition?
3:45-4:00	Coffee break
4:00-4:15	Intro: Norma Bennett (Fish & Richardson) Speaker: Prof. Glynn Lunney (Tulane)
4:15-5:15	Intro Panel #2: Georgiana Braden (Howrey) Moderator: Prof. Vetter
Panelists:	Hon. Paul Michel (Fed. Cir.) Nicholas Barzoukas (Weil Gotshal) Hon. Arthur Gajarsa (Fed. Cir.) Hon. Nancy Atlas (S.D. Tex.) Hon. Raymond Clevenger (Fed. Cir.) Prof. Glynn Lunney (Tulane)
Topics for Panel #2: One particular area where Fed Cir could best clarify law in next five years For Fed Cir judges only: One tip for effective advocacy in Fed Cir Please consider the implications for the patent system is Bilski comes out: (i) affirmed; (ii) reversed because eligible subject matter should be even narrower than the present ruling; (iii) reversed because eligible subject matter should be broader than the present ruling. What has caused the near disappearance of bifurcated damages trials?
5:15-5:30	General Q&A