George Washington University Law School Symposium on Intellectual Property 2016
We invite you to join us at the eighth annual George Washington University Law School Symposium on Intellectual Property.
The George Washington University Law School
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Event Update:
We will be joined for a special address by Nathan Kelley, Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge– United States Patent & Trademark Office.
Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am – 9:00 am ET
Program
9:00 am – 5:00 pm ET
Cocktail Reception to follow
As intellectual property law continues to evolve, companies are finding more challenges on how best to protect their IP assets. An understanding of the changing legal landscape and the approaches of the USPTO and the courts is imperative.
We invite you to join colleagues from a variety of administrative agencies, academia, the judiciary and private practice to discuss hot topics and recent developments in patent law at the eighth annual George Washington University Law School Symposium on Intellectual Property.
Topics to be addressed include:
- Patent Eligibility: Where do we stand after Alice and its progeny?
- From the Bench: Litigating Patent Cases in the Federal Courts
- PTAB Proceedings: How the Landscape Has Changed and Where it is Heading
- The Patent System: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
Speakers
William P. Atkins
Partner
Jack S. Barufka
Partner
Non-Firm Speakers
Hon. Barry Grossman, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Owen Byrd, Lex Machina
Tina Chappell, Director of Intellectual Property Policy
Mark Freeman, U.S. Department of Justice
Alan Grimaldi, Mayer Brown
Philip S. Johnson, Johnson & Johnson
Timothy Loomis, QUALCOMM
Suzanne Michel, Google
Andrew J. Pincus, Mayer Brown
Brian A. Rosenthal, Mayer Brown
Jonathan Stroud, Unified Patents
Guest Speaker
Nathan Kelley, Acting Chief Administrative Patent Judge– United States Patent & Trademark Office
Sponsors
Pillsbury Law
George Washington University Law School
Mayer Brown