Electronic and High-Tech Patents: Recent Developments in Licensing, Venue, Damages, and Functional Claiming

Keep current on developments affecting patents in the electronic and high-tech industries. Please join Finnegan attorneys for an interactive discussion on:

• Recent Issues in High-Tech Licensing, Including FRAND Licensing - Discussion on recent U.S. case law affecting licensing in the high-tech industry, including the implications of U.S. and global trends surrounding licenses to standard-essential patents.
• Extraterritorial Limits on Damages and Its Impact on High-Tech - Recent developments affecting extraterritorial damages and indirect infringement including an analysis of the risks and opportunities implicated by the cert petition filed in WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corporation.
• Issues and Strategies on Functional Claiming - Update on functional claiming from the courts and PTO, including practical suggestions for claiming strategies.
• Considerations and Strategies on Venue - Update on recent developments in district court venue after TC Heartland, including strategies on venue challenges.

The speakers will discuss the practical implications of recent developments and how they present risks and opportunities related to patent rights. They will offer guidance on navigating through recent changes in law and provide strategies on how those in the electronic and high-tech industries can thoughtfully address those challenges.

Speakers:
Justin A. Hendrix
Doris Johnson Hines
Luke J. McCammon
Jacob A. Schroeder

Date: 
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Time: 
2:00 - 6:00 p.m. 

Location:
Palo Alto, California

How to Register: To attend, please register by Monday, February 5.

MCLE Credit: Finnegan confirms that this activity has been certified for 2.5 hours of California MCLE.

Who Should Attend: General counsel and in-house patent counsel in electronics and high-tech fields with responsibility for/interest in protecting a company’s intellectual property.