ÿþ<title>Advanced Patent Prosecution: Hot Topics in 2010 - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 6px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2">Schedule times listed below are for the live seminar. Times for replays may differ due to varied start times and abbreviated lunch and break periods. Please refer to the </font></i><b> <font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">DATES/LOCATION</font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> tab for individual replay start times.</font></i></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:30  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">REGISTRATION &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  9:50 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice: A Review of the Recent Court Decisions Concerning Patent-Eligible Subject Matter for the Patent Prosecutor </font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">A <i>Bilski</i> case insider offers her take on the Supreme Court oral arguments and record number of amicus curiae briefs </font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Recent court decisions on patent-eligible subject matter </font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">The next <i>Bilski?</i> A look at statutory subject matter cases waiting in the wings</font></p></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Erika Harmon Arner</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:50  10:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:00  10:50 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Latest Developments in <i>Inter Partes</i> Reexam Practice and Case Law Update</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update on latest decisions relating to reexamination and in particular <i>inter partes</i> reexamination</font></p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update of latest trends seen in prosecution of ongoing <i>inter partes</i> reexaminations</font></p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update of latest trends in use of <i>inter partes</i> reexaminations for strategic purposes</font></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Greg H. Gardella</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:50  11:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:00  11:15 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:15 a.m.  12:05 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">EPO Patent Prosecution Practice: What Should U.S. Attorneys Know and Do </font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Why the latest EPO Rule changes are going to force US attorneys to become expert European claim drafters</font></p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How failing to play in accordance with the new rules will hit your clients in the pocket</font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What attorneys need to do to avoid these problems, maximize protection and reduce European prosecution costs</font></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Nicholas Fox</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:05  12:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:15  1:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:15  2:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">The Shifting Sands of Software Patenting: Strategies for Protecting Today s Computer-Based Innovations</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Strategies for implementing the USPTO s interim guidance</font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Lessons from recent Board of Patent Appeals decisions </font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Special challenges to software claims under 35 USC 112 and 103</font></p></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Erika Harmon Arner</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:00  2:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">How to Address Subject Matter Rejections in Patent Prosecutions: A Panel Discussion</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Erika Harmon Arner, Greg H. Gardella, Brad D. Pedersen &amp; Mark T. Skoog, Ph.D.<br> Timothy E. Bianchi (moderator)</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:45  3:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:00  3:45 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Patent Law Reform Update: What It May Mean for the Average Practitioner</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update on the status of various legislative bills concerning patent law changes</font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update of status of Patent Office rulemaking (various topics)</font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">An update of status of ongoing process changes proposed at the Patent Office</font></p></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Brad D. Pedersen</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:45  4:30 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><b> <font face="Arial" size="2">The Value of IP Insurance to Patent Lawyers and Clients</font></b></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Real life examples of instances where IP insurance was important in IP disputes </font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How IP insurance &quot;evens the playing field&quot; in IP disputes</font></p></li> <li> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Overview of the types of IP insurance available</font></p></li> </ul> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"><i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Chuck Baxter &amp; Alex Fjelstad</font></i></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>