The 7th Annual Corporate IP Counsel

Join the Keynote Session to discuss the most important Supreme Court cases in the last 12 months and their impact on the industry. Hear from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as they lay the foundation for the conference discussions.

Due to the rulings of Limelight v. Akamai, along with other recent cases, applicants must adhere to more stringent requirements to ensure claims have appropriate focus.

• Explore Limelight v. Akamai and other divided infringement cases
• Uncover claiming strategies in light of these decisions
• Discuss potential changes based on pending or future cases

There have been a tidal wave of decisions from the Federal Circuit, District Courts, and Patent Office invalidating patents on patent-eligibility grounds since the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International. While some computer implemented inventions have survived, understanding how to disclose and draft claims to survive patent-eligibility challenges is becoming more and more difficult. This panel addresses:

• How the new test is being applied by the Courts and the PTAB
• What types of claims have survived patent-eligibility challenges and why
• The new forums where patent-eligibility challenges are being raised

• Define IP monetization and what it should involve and include
• Discover the numerous ways IP can be monetized and what it can produce
• Examine multiple types of monetization agreements, focusing on IP licensing terms and conditions and potential issues that may arise

• Discuss the interaction between federal and state trade secret law
• Explore ways to keep corporate information confidential and enhance your patent program
• Uncover how to use trade secrets to enforce corporate goals
• Examine best practices for an internal program

• Uncover best practices for combating NPEs
• Examine how changes in state law will impact NPE activity
• Examine defensive pools and other mitigating tools

Not all IP matters can be resolved in house, and it is difficult to determine when to bring in outside assistance and how to work together successfully.

• Debate scenarios where outside counsel should be engaged to work with in house counsel
• Discover how to collaborate with outside counsel to meet the goals of the organization
• Enhance partnerships with foreign counsel in prosecution matters