2011 Chicago-Kent Supreme Court IP Review (SCIPR)
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Chicago-Kent Supreme Court IP Review (SCIPR) is a conference designed to provide intellectual property practitioners, jurists, legal academics and law students with a review of IP cases from the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Term, a preview of cases on the docket for the 2011 Term, and a discussion of cert. petitions to watch.
Approximately 6.25 hours of IL MCLE credit is anticipated.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:45 am
Registration
8:45 - 8:55 am
Welcome remarks - Dean Harold Krent , Chicago-Kent College of Law
8:55 - 9:45 am
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems -- Bayh-Dole Act, assignments and patent rights of universities that receive federal funds
Moderator: Professor Christopher Seaman , Chicago-Kent College of Law
Lawrence Rosenberg , Jones Day, counsel to Stanford
Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss , New York University Law School
David Frederick , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC; counsel to State of Vermont
9:50 – 10:40 am
Costco v. Omega -- Copyright first-sale doctrine based on where goods are made and sold
Moderator: Professor Ronald Staudt , Chicago-Kent College of Law
Aaron Panner , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC; counsel to Omega
Seth Greenstein , Constantine Cannon LLP
Carter Phillips , Sidley Austin LLP
10:40 – 10:55 am
Coffee break
10:55 – 11:45 am
Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership -- Standard of proof for patent invalidity
Moderator: Michael Harlin , McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd.
The Honorable Kathleen O'Malley , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professor Mark Lemley , Stanford Law School
Paul Wolfson , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
11:45 am –
12:40 pm
Lunch -- Sponsored by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
12:40 – 1:30 pm
Colloquy: "Challenges of IP Cases and Administration in the 21st Century
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Moderator: Raymond Niro , Niro, Haller & Niro Ltd.
The Honorable Kathleen O'Malley , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
The Honorable James Holderman , Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northen District of Illinois
The Honorable David Kappos , Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
1:30 – 1:45 pm
Coffee break
1:45 – 2:35 pm
Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A. -- Standard of proof for inducement of patent infringement
Moderator: Scott Burrow , Banner & Witcoff Ltd.
Ted Cruz , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP; counsel to SEB S.A.
Professor Mark Lemley , Stanford Law School
The Honorable James Holderman , Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northen District of Illinois
2:40 – 3:30 pm
Golan v. Holder -- Constitutionality of Section 514 of URAA; removal of works from the public domain
Moderator: Bart Lazar , Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Professor Edward Lee , Chicago-Kent College of Law; former counsel to Golan
Eric Schwartz , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
3:30 – 3:45 pm
Coffee break
3:45 – 5:00 pm
Preview of 2011 Term (Mayo Collaborative Serv. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc, Kappos v. Hyatt, Caraco Pharm. Labs. Inc,. v. Novo Nordisk AS) ; Cert. petitions to watch; Supreme Court IP practice
Moderator: Professor Carolyn Shapiro , Chicago-Kent College of Law
Professor David Schwartz , Chicago-Kent College of Law
Aaron Panner , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC; counsel to Hyatt
Lawrence Rosenberg , Jones Day
David Frederick , Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel PLLC
Carter Phillips , Sidley Austin LLP
Paul Wolfson , Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
5:00 – 6:30 pm
Reception -- Sponsored by McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd.
Questions? Please contact Ms. Patricia O'Neal at ipconference@kentlaw.edu or 312.906.5128.