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Patent Litigation
Our Sixth Annual Conference on Patent Litigation is Thursday-Friday, October 27-28, 2005, and will be focusing on, inter alia, claim construction post-Phillips, Markman hearings, treble damages post-Knorr-Bremse, arbitration and mediation, creation of a special patent trial court, management of patent litigation costs and "trolling for dollars."
Agenda 
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Day One: Thursday, Oct 27
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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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Welcome and Overview of Program
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Braman
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08:45-10:15
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Claim Construction post-Phillips: Is "Certainty" Really a "Certainty?": Presentation of WG5 Output re: Markman Hearings & Claim Construction
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Banner,
Bass,
Judge Illston,
Malloy,
Judge McKinney
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10:15-10:30
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Morning Break
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10:30-12:00
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Treble Damages Post Knorr-Bremse
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Judge Illston,
Lee,
Lupo,
McMahon
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12:00-01:15
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Lunch
Provided.
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01:15-02:30
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Escaping The District Court: Is Arbitration/Mediation Jumping From The Frying Pan Into The Fire?
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Halverson,
Lemere,
Malloy,
Van Nest
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02:30-02:45
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Afternoon Break
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02:45-05:00
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Is Creation of A Special Patent Trial Court The Answer? What Does The History Of The Federal Circuit Court Of Appeals Tell Us?
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Bass,
Gonzalez,
Judge Illston,
Lee,
Judge McKinney,
McMahon,
Schutz
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05:30-07:00
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Reception
Guests welcome.
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Day Two: Friday, Oct 28
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08:00-08:30
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Continental Breakfast
Guests welcome.
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08:30-10:00
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Patent Litigation Costs - Where Are We Heading?
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Gonzalez,
Lee,
Lupo,
Meyer,
Niro,
Schutz
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10:00-10:15
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Morning Break
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10:15-12:00
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Strategies for the Management and Control of Litigation Costs, from Both Corporate and Outside Counsel Perspectives
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Halverson,
Lemere,
Judge McKinney,
Schwartz,
Van Nest
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12:00-01:00
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Lunch
Provided.
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01:00-02:30
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"Trolling for Dollars:" The Non-Manufacturing Plaintiff vs. the Deep Pocket Defendant
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Lemere,
McMahon,
Meyer,
Niro,
Schutz,
Van Nest
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Panelists
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Chair
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Mark
Banner
Banner & Witcoff, Chicago, IL
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Raphael V.
Lupo
McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C.
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Faculty
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Kenneth C.
Bass, III
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox, Washington, D.C.
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Cecilia H.
Gonzalez
Howrey LLP, Washington, D.C.
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Sue
Halverson
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.
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The Hon.
Susan
Illston
U.S. District Judge, N.D.CA, San Francisco, CA
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William F.
Lee
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
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Mary Ann G.
Lemere
American Standard Companies, Piscataway, NJ
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Timothy J.
Malloy
McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Chicago, IL
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The Hon.
Larry J.
McKinney
Chief Judge, SD IN, Indianapolis, IN
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Terrence P.
McMahon
McDermott, Will & Emery, Palo Alto, CA
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Paul K.
Meyer
Navigant Consulting, San Francisco, CA
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Raymond P.
Niro
Niro Scavone Haller & Niro, Chicago, IL
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Ronald J.
Schutz
Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN
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Herbert F.
Schwartz
Ropes & Gray, New York, NY
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Robert A.
Van Nest
Keker & Van Nest LLP, San Francisco, CA
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