New Day, New Target: Changing Venue and Methods for Enforcing IP

27 January 2010 Palo Alto, CA Past Event

Location

Garden Court Hotel
520 Cowper Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.322.9000

Contact Information

Zulaikha Rahim 
zrahim@foley.com

Agenda

8:00 a.m. — Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. — Program

The rules of the game are changing. Developing new cost-effective strategies to manage IP litigation in today's environment is more critical than ever.

Please join us at Foley’s Silicon Valley Breakfast Briefing for a discussion on recent changes to the landscape of patent litigation as well as recent trends in business and legal practices for both defendants and plaintiffs, including:

  • The Impact of Recent District Court Cases on Plaintiff's Choice of Venue for Patent Lawsuits including the Eastern District of Texas
  • Recent Trends and Considerations in Identifying "Patent-Friendly" Districts, Including Statistics on Delays and Outcomes
  • The Growing Trend of Multi-Defendant Patent Cases and Developing Cost-Effective Joint Defense and Collaboration Strategies
  • The Impact of Recent Case Law and Trends in Naming End-Users, Retailers, and Customers and How to Manage Indemnification Issues and Respond in Litigation
  • Recent Trends and Considerations in Use of Reexamination Filings During or in Anticipation of Litigation

Guest Speaker: Harvey Anderson, General Counsel, Mozilla   

The discussion will be led by Foley attorneys:

  • Robert (Bob) E. Camors, Of Counsel, IP Litigation Practice
  • George C. Best, Partner, IP Litigation and Appellate Practices

Foley will apply for CLE credit after the breakfast briefing.

New Day, New Target: Changing Venue and Methods for Enforcing IP

Location

Garden Court Hotel
520 Cowper Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650.322.9000

Contact Information

Zulaikha Rahim 
zrahim@foley.com

Agenda

8:00 a.m. — Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. — Program