​2023 Seminar Agenda

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP,  787 Seventh Avenue,  New York, NY
September 7th, 2023
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Earn 7.5 NY/ NJ (6.5 PA) CLE credits including 1 Ethics 

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Keynote Speakers

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​Program Opening​

Welcome Remarks by 2023 JPPCLE Chair
8:25 - 8:30 AM
​​Ian J. Lodovice, Tessera Therapeutics 
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Morning Address
8:30 - 9:00 AM

Hon. Jacqueline Wright Bonilla
Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge and Senior Legal Advisor, USPTO ​

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Morning Break 
10:05 - 10:20 AM 

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Panel 1
USPTO and PTAB Practice
 9:00 - 10:05 AM ET 
​​Moderator: Stephen E. Murray, Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel, LLP

9:00-9:10 AM	USPTO's Duty of Candor guidance regarding FDA submissions - Colman Ragan, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
9:10 - 9:20 AM	CommScope v. Dali Wireless ​and Apple Inc. v. Vidal - USPTO Director Vidal's directive - Melissa Gibson, Amgen Inc.
9:20 - 9:30 AM	In re Cellect - Obviousness-Type Double Patenting and Patent Term Adjustment. - Abigail Struthers, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
9:30 - 9:40 AM	​To FINTIV and Beyond: Review of Discretionary Denials at the PTAB​ - Robert F. Rosasco, Getz Balich LLC
9:40 - 9:50 AM	Effects of Xerox v. Bytemark​ and Nested Bean Inc. v. Big Beings Pty Ltd. - precedential decisions on expert declaration practice - Brandon R. Theiss, Volpe Koenig
​​9:50 - 10:05 AM	​Q & A Session

Panel 2
BIOTECH and PHARMA
10:20 - 11:20 AM ET
Moderator: Ian J. Lodovice, Tessera Therapeutics

10:20 - 10:30 AM	​Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC - Amy L. Lydon, DLA Piper
10:30 - 10: 40 AM	ChromaDex, Inc., v. Elysium Health, Inc. - Kathleen D. Rigaut, Howson & Howson LLP
10:40 - 10:50 AM ​	​Mylan Pharm. Inc. v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. - Richard J. Basile, Murtha Cullina LLP​​
10:50 - 11:00 AM ​	​Regents of the Univ. of Minnesota v. Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Andrea M. Wilkovich, Hoffmann & Baron, LLP
​11:00 - 11:10 AM​ ​	Minerva Surgical, Inc., v. Hologic, Inc., Cytyc Surgical Products, LLC - Robert M. Isackson, Leason Ellis LLP
11:10 - 11: 20 AM ​	​Q & A Session

Keynote Address 
11:20 - 11:50 AM

Hon. Paul R. Michel (Ret.)
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 

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Lunch Break
11:50 - 12:40 PM ET

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Panel 3
SUPREME COURT and LEGISLATIVE
12:40 - 1:40 PM ET
​Moderator: Dorothy R. Auth, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

12:40 - 12:50 PM	Amgen Inc., v. Sanofi LLC - 35 USC s112 - Will The New Enablement Standard Impact Innovation? - Irena Royzman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
12:50 - 1:00 PM	Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int'l, Inc. - Extraterritoriality of U.S. Trademark Protection: How Far Does it Go? - Michelle P. Ciotola, Cantor Colburn LLP
1:00 - 1:10 PM	Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith - "Fair Use" Standard Under U.S. Copyright Law: No Art Degree Needed - David Goldberg​, Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
1:10 - 1:20 PM	Legislative Update - Latest On Proposed Changes To U.S. Patent Law: Beyond Balancing the Checkbook - Laura R. Gordon​, Baker & Hostetler LLP
1:20 - 1:30 PM	The Continuing Saga of Section 101 Patent Eligibility: Patent Law After Tropp and Interactive Wearables Cert. Denials - Keith J. McWha, Lerner David LLP
​1:30 - 1:40 PM ​​​	​Q & A Session

Panel 4
HOT TOPICS/FOREIGN
1:40 - 2:40 PM ET
​Moderator: Lou Budzyn, Budzyn IP Law, LLC 

1:40 - 2:00 PM ​	​Afternoon Address: Anu Sawkar, Special Counsel for Intellectual Property, Office of Policy Planning, FTC
2:00 - 2:10 PM	Update on the Unified Patent Court System in Europe - Marina Wehler, Arnold Ruess
2:10 - 2:20 PM	Developments in the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent Office Related to Artificial Intelligence - Robert E. Rudnick, Gibbons P.C.
2:20 - 2:30 PM	GDPR Meta Decision from Irish Data Authority: Improper Transfer of Personal Data from Europe to the U.S.  - Simon Walsh, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
2:30 - 2:40 PM	Q & A Session​

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Afternoon Break
2:40 - 3:00 PM ET

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Panel 5
LITIGATION
3:00 - 4:00 PM ET
​Moderator: Jenny Lee, Haug Partners LLP

3:00 - 3:10 PM	In The Matter of Certain Polycrystalline Diamond Compacts and Articles Containing Same (ITC) - patent subject matter eligibility of diamond composite drill bits under §101 - Adam Swain​, Alston & Bird LLP
3:10- 3:20 PM	In re Google LLC.; In re General Motors Company - writ of mandamus transferring patent cases from WDTX  - Thomas J. Germinario​, The Law Office of Thomas J. Germinario
3:20 - 3:30 PM	Apple Inc. v. California Institute of Technology and Ironburg Inventions LTD., v. Valve Corporation - What is the scope of IPR estoppel?​ - Devon W. Edwards​, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
3:30 - 3:40 PM	Uniloc USA, Inc., v Motorola Mobility LLC – Collateral Estoppel in Standing’s Clothing, or, Be Careful How You Settle.  ​ - Brian Auerbach​, Ballard Spahr LLP
3:40 - 3:50 PM​​​	A Global Update: mRNA Vaccine Litigations Translated - Stephen Duffield​, Carpmaels & Ransford LLP​​
3:50 - 4:00 PM	​Q & A Session

Panel 6
ETHICS
4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
​Moderator: Diane Dunn McKay, Calderone Bullock LLP

4:00 - 4:10 PM	In re Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. - Lynda Calderone​, Calderone Bullock LLC
4:10 - 4:20 PM	OpenSky Industries, LLC. v. VLSI Technology LLC - Fall-out from abusing the IPR process. - Rob Rando​, Greenspoon Marder LLP
​4:20- 4:30 PM  ​	Pros and Cons of Integrating AI Tools such as ChatGPT in Patent Writing - T.C. Clare​, Ice Miller LLP
4:30 - 4:40 PM  ​	Litigation Financing - Common Ethical Issues: Champerty, Fee Sharing, Usury, Privilege, Control, and Disclosure - David J. Kerstein​, Litigation Finance Professional
​4:40 - 4:50 PM	Survey of Standards for Non-Attorney Law Firm Ownership from Various Jurisdictions - Daniel B. Douglas, Weitzman Law Offices, LLC
4:50 - 5:00 PM	Q & A Session

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Closing Program
5:00 - 6:00PM ET

Program Conclusion
5:00 - 5:10 PM
Timothy A. Johnson, Getz Balich LLC

Post Program Networking Reception
5:10 - 6:00PM