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This CLE will include:

1. Practical tips for patent prosecutors, counselors, and litigators, based on recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit decisions. E.g., treasures defendants hope to find specifications; 10 ways to diversify claim sets; 10 uses for a prior art reference; what types of clearance opinions remain useful at trial; doing more in Markman, and some defenses of the future.

2. Predictions for the state of functional claiming and claim indefiniteness in 2020.

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This jam-packed session will focus on the broad picture of where patent litigation is headed, including particular trends in commercially significant cases, NPE cases, and the “ankle biters”. Topic areas include: • What are the trends in NPE plaintiffs? • What’s happening with reasonable royalty damages? • The…

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Event Materials: Updates of JPO Initiatives This presentation material is provided by the Japan Patent Office as a courtesy to the WSPLA members. The use of the slides and any information contained therein by the recipient does not constitute legal advice.   Presenter: Hitoshi ITO…

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Event Materials: Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Your Patent Infringement and Related IP Claims; Appendix – Insurance Coverage for Patent Infringement Lawsuits This presentation material is provided by David Gauntlett as a courtesy to the WSPLA members. The use of the slides and any information contained therein…

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Event Materials: Representing Clients in Related Technology: Ethical Conflicts in Patent Prosecution This presentation material is provided by Paul Stewart as a courtesy to the WSPLA members. The use of the slides and any information contained therein by the recipient does not constitute legal advice….

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Speakers: Will Covey, Deputy General Counsel and Director, OED, USPTO John Cabeca, Director, West Coast Regional Office, USPTO John Kirkpatrick, Patent Pro Bono Administrator, USPTO Danielle Holmes, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation John Whitaker, Counsel to the Firm, Lane Powell Tom Wong, Assistant General Counsel,…