PATENT INTERFERENCES RULES & PRACTICE
CONFERENCE
The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade
Center
Washington, DC
December 2, 2008
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Moderators
Michael
J. Blake
IPO Patent Interferences Committee Chair
Eastman Chemical Co.
Todd
R. Walters
IPO Patent Interferences Committee Vice-Chair
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
GENERAL SESSION - I
Introduction to Board of Patent Appeals and
Interferences
Hon.
Michael R. Fleming
USPTO, Chief Administrative Patent Judge
Presentation
Slides
Interference Basics
Herbert
D. Hart, III
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
Presentation
Slides
Donna
M. Meuth
WilmerHale
Presentation
Slides
GENERAL SESSION - II
The Black Hole Revisited
Hon.
Bruce H. Stoner, Jr.
Former USPTO Chief Administrative Patent Judge
Greenblum & Bernstein, PLC
Presentation
Slides
John
L. LeGuyader
USPTO
Presentation
Slides
A View from the Eyes of KSR, The Board’s
Approach to Deciding Cases and the Decline in Pending
Interferences
Hon.
James T. Moore
USPTO, Administrative Patent Judge
Presentation
Slides
Joan
Ellis
Venable, LLP
Presentation
Slides
Joseph
Lucci
Woodcock Washburn, LLP
Presentation
Slides
Paper
- "How Obvious An Impact? Gleaning Trends From The Board's Interference
Decisions Invoking KSR"
Effective Preparation of Witnesses and Defense on
Cross-Examination
Group
Outline
Group
Presentation Slides
Michele
C. Bosch
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner,
LLP
Barbara
C. McCurdy
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
LUNCHEON
Carl
B. Horton
Chief IP Counsel
General Electric Co.
General Session III
Interference Appeals to the Federal Circuit
Oliver R.
Ashe, Jr.
Ashe, P.C.
Presentation
Slides
Robert
M. Schulman
Hunton & Williams LLP
Presentation
Slides
Interference Appeals Before a District Court
Hon.
Joseph J. Farnan, Jr.
U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Erin
M. Dunston
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Paper
- "146 Actions - Tips for Obtaining the Best Second Bite at the Same
Apple"
Appendix
1 - "Patent, Trademark and Copyright Laws"
Appendix 2 -
Enzo
Complaint
Enzo
Answer
UMass
Complaint
UMass
Answer
Stryker
Complaint
A Perspective from Corporate Practitioners
Michael
J. Blake
Eastman Chemical Co.
Gerald E. Deitch
Formerly with DuPont
Sandra
Wells
Affymetrix, Inc.
The Constitutionality of Interference Decisions
Prof.
John F. Duffy
George Washington University
Paper
- Are Administrative Patent Judges Unconstitutional?
A Summary of Recent Interference Decisions
Charles
L. Gholz
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Paper
- "Recent Developments in Interference Law"
Presentation
Slides
General Session IV
The Aftermath of the University of CA
Hon.
Richard Torczon
USPTO, Administrative Patent Judge
Presentation
Slides
Michael
T. Siekman
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC
Presentation
Slides
Ethical Considerations in an Interference
Proceeding
Barry
E. Bretschneider
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Presentation
Slides