by: Tom Hochstatter, President

Fall is a great season for us in the Intellectual Property industry. Many of the industry’s largest and most impactful events are this time of year. We work very hard to attend/sponsor/speak at as many as we can, but resources run thin and we can’t do them all.

One we will always participate in is here in Austin - the UT Law CLE: Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute - not simply because it is in our backyard, but also because the speakers, faculty and attendees are some of the industry’s foremost thought leaders. Check out the Faculty List and Agenda here.

Here are a few highlighted sessions we will be attending for sure:

Alice at Five: Section 101 Update - Steve Borgman, Vinson & Elkins LLP & Janice Le Ta, Baker Botts

Judicial Panel:
Hon. Alan D Albright, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Waco, TX
Hon. Susan J. Hightower, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX
Hon. Maryellen Noreika, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware - Wilmington, DE
Hon. Lee Yeakel, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas - Austin, TX

Year in Review: Federal Circuit and SCOTUS Update - Mark Lemley

The Evolution of the PTAB in the Last Year- Teresa Stanek Rea, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Raghav Bajaj, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Hon. Christopher Crumbley, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Lora Green, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

Case Law and Regulatory Antitrust Developments Post-Actavis - Danielle “DJ” Healey, Fish & Richardson, P.C.

If you are attending this year’s Institute please stop by our booth to say “Hi”, enter our always fabulous sweepstakes drawings for awesome local #ATX merchandise and learn what’s new with Techson and Limestone. We’ll be sure to surprise and delight!

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