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Patent Litigation
The Third Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation.
Agenda 
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Day One: Thursday, Nov 07
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08:00-08:30
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Continental Breakfast
Guests welcome.
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08:30-08:45
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Overview of Conference & Morning Session
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Alcorn,
Braman,
Sterne
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08:45-09:45
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Case Management: Minimizing Costs, Length & Risk
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Bell,
Forrest,
Halverson,
Judge Saris
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09:45-10:00
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Morning Break
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10:00-12:00
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Scope of Waiver Privileges as a Defense to Willfulness
Includes ethics issues.
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Alcorn,
Bauer,
Lynch,
Martens,
Thayer
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12:00-01:30
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Lunch
Provided.
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01:30-03:15
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Reasonable Royalties for Emerging Technologies
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Bell,
Halverson,
Lynch,
Torkelson
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03:15-03:30
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Afternoon Break
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03:30-05:00
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Prefiling Investigations: How to Conduct Them & How Much is Enough
Includes ethics issues.
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Bartlit,
Dunner,
Niro,
Torkelson
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05:00-05:05
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Thursday Closing Remarks
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Sterne
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05:15-07:15
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Champagne & hors d'oeuvre Reception with Faculty
Guests welcome.
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Day Two: Friday, Nov 08
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Panelists |
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07:30-08:00
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Continental Breakfast
Guests welcome.
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08:00-09:30
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The CAFC: A Retrospective & Critique of its Impact on the Development of Patent Law
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Dunner,
Lynch,
Judge Michel
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09:30-09:40
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Break
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09:40-11:15
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The Role of the Specification and Section 112 in Claim Interpretation
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Forrest,
Martens,
Judge Michel,
Niro,
Thayer
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11:15-11:30
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Break
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11:30-01:00
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"Summary Judgment Trials" After Festo & Markman
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Bartlit,
Bauer,
Judge Saris,
Sterne
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01:00-01:30
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Lunch
Provided.
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01:30-02:30
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The Federal Circuit 2002
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Judge Michel
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02:30-02:35
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Conference Wrap-up
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Alcorn,
Sterne
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Panelists
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Chair
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Linda E.
Alcorn
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, Washington, DC
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Robert Greene
Sterne
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, Washington, DC
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Faculty
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Fred H.
Bartlit, Jr.
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, Denver, CO
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Steven M.
Bauer
Proskauer Rose, Boston, MA
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Dr.
Gregory K.
Bell
Vice President, Charles River Associates, Boston, MA.
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Richard G.
Braman
The Sedona ConferenceŽ, Sedona AZ
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Donald R.
Dunner
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Washington, DC
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Peter R.
Forrest
Gray Plant Mooty, Minneapolis, MN
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Sue
Halverson
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
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John F.
Lynch
Howrey LLP, Houston, TX.
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Don W.
Martens
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, Newport Beach, CA.
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The Hon.
Paul R.
Michel
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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Raymond P.
Niro
Niro Scavone Haller & Niro, Chicago, IL
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The Hon.
Patti B.
Saris
U.S. District Judge, Boston, MA.
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M. Patricia
Thayer
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, CA
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John S.
Torkelson
Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, TX.
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