2015 Symposium

Tenth Annual Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property (JTIP) Symposium

Friday, March 6, 2015

Inter Partes Review (IPR) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Andrew Williams, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP
Mircea Tipescu, Brinks Gilson & Lione
David Schwartz, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Jay Kesan, University of Illinois College of Law
Hon. James Smith, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board

Below are links to pertinent blog posts discussing IPR.

Special Luncheon Lecture by Dr. Christal Sheppard

Christal Sheppard, Regional Director of the USPTO Detroit Satellite Office

Business Method Patents Following Alice v. CLS Bank

Mike Borella, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff, LLP
Christal Sheppard, USPTO
Jay Kesan, University of Illinois College of Law
Mark Remus, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Laura Pedraza-Fariña, Northwestern University School of Law

This panel will discuss Alice v. CLS Bank, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014).

Special Lecture: The Impact of Teva on U.S. District Court Patent Claim Construction Procedures

Hon. James F. Holderman, Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

Judge Holderman will discuss Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Sandoz, 135 S. Ct. 831 (2015).

Pre-1972 Sound Recording Copyright Law

Peter DiCola, Northwestern University School of Law
Thomas Leavens, Leavens, Strand & Glover, LLC
Margit Livingston, DePaul University College of Law
Tyler Ochoa, Santa Clara University School of Law

This panel will discuss Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM Radio, 2:13-cv-05693-PSG-RZ (C.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2014) and Tyler Ochoa’s Guest Blog on Technology & Marketing Law Blog: A Seismic Ruling On Pre-1972 Sound Recordings and State Copyright Law–Flo & Eddie v. Sirius XM Radio.

Dinner and Keynote Speech with Retired Chief Judge Paul R. Michel

Hon. Paul R. Michel, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Retired)

CLE

Up to 5.00 CLE credits (1.25 per panel) may be obtained.