Foley is pleased to invite you to join us for Navigating the U.S. Patent Litigation Landscape, an upcoming program in our Global Marketplace — Eye on China: Seminar Series. This program will explore issues of great interest to Chinese companies currently doing business in the United States or looking to expand to U.S. markets. The program will focus on the latest key developments in U.S. patent litigation, including a discussion of important recent cases, the impact of pending patent reform legislation, and the role of reexamination in litigation. Foley’s experienced patent litigators also will provide an overview of U.S. patent litigation, patent infringement damages, and the current debate over the Bilski standard for patentable subject matter and its impact on the enforcement of software and business method patents.
Specific topics to be addressed include:
- Key issues in U.S. patent reform legislation
- U.S. patent law overview, including discovery and motions to dismiss or transfer cases filed against foreign companies
- Calculating damages awards in patent infringement cases: The impact of the Microsoft ruling
- The effect of Bilski on the enforcement of software and business method patents
- The new USPTO reality: Reexamination
Special Guest Speaker
- Mr. Xu Wen, President, Scihead Patent Agent Co., Ltd.
Foley Speakers
- Jon Dudas, Foley IP Litigation Partner and former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
- Kurt M. Kjelland, Foley IP Litigation Partner
- David E. Kleinfeld, Foley General Commercial Litigation and IP Litigation Partner
- Steven A. Moore, Foley IP Litigation Senior Counsel
- Catherine Sun, Foley Shanghai Office Managing Partner and Asia Practice Chair
For more information, please contact Delia Dai at [email protected] or (001) 312.832.4506.