IP Roundtables

Current Topic: The KSR Standard for Obviousness: A Pendulum Shift to 20/20 Hindsight?

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The Co-Chairs of the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation invite you to participate in one of the Committee’s most popular programs—the Roundtables. These gatherings are informal opportunities for participants to meet in small groups at convenient locations to discuss current issues in intellectual property litigation.

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• » Patent Holdup, Patent Remedies, and Antitrust Responses – The Role of Patent Remedies and Antitrust Law in Dealing with "Patent Holdups"
  March 2009
• » Not Just for Hackers Anymore? Use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Respond to Theft of Information
  January 2009
• » Copyright Protection in the Digital Age: Google Book Settlement and Beyond
  November 2008
• » A Discussion and Analysis of Four Hot IP Cases
  September 2008
• » Trademark Rights Vs. The Internet – Who is Winning the Battle?
  May 2008
• » The Attorney-Client Privilege – Navigating Recent Decisions and How They Affect Your Technology Company
  March 2008
• » TTAB Updates – Getting on Board with the Board’s New Rule Changes
  January 2008
• » Preemption – The Intersection of Right and Public Copyright
  November 2007
• » Willfulness, Preliminary Injunctions, Scope of Waiver, and the Role of Opinions Post-Seagate?
  September 2007
• » Who Is Liable for Speech in Cyberspace
  May 2007
• » Opinions of Counsel and the Scope of Waiver – Examining EchoStar and Seagate
  March 2007
• » Indirect Infringement – Dealing with Vicarious Liability
  January 2007
• » The Pros and Cons of Patent Litigation before the International Trade Commission
  November 2006
• » Upcoming Supreme Court Cases: Examining the Obviousness Test in KSR v. Teleflex and DJ Jurisdiction in Medimmune v. Genentech
  September 2006
• » The Satire/Parody Distinction in Copyright and Trademark Law
  May 2006
• » Litigating Software Patents
  April 2006
• » Employee Raiding Cases
  January 2006
• » The Dilution Dilemma
  November 2005
• » Summer's Big Three: Phillips, Merck and Grokster
  September 2005
• » Litigating IP and IT Contracts and Drafting Tips for Avoiding Litigation
  May 2005