Second Annual Naples Midwinter Patent Experts Conference

The topics for discussion include:

• Patent legislation, both from the standpoint of a critical analysis of pending bills and whether other legislation may better reach the results sought;


• Section 101 patent eligibility after Bilski, Prometheus, and Myriad; the law of obviousness post KSR;


• De novo review of claim construction rulings;


• The implications of the Medtronic case now before the Supreme Court on patent licensing in the wake of Medimmune;


• The impact of the Federal Circuit’s decision in Fresenius v. Baxter on patent validity challenges; and


• The ITC’s domestic industry requirement; and proposed reform of appellate jurisdiction in patent cases.