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2007 High Technology Protection Summit

Friday and Saturday, July 20 and 21, 2007

This conference covers advanced issues of legal protection of technology presented by speakers from patent offices, and industry and inventors.

July 20, Morning

*Session 1: Patent Jurisprudence in the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit*
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Dean, University of Washington School of Law
8:35 a.m.	Keynote Speech: The Role of Supreme Court in Patent Jurisprudence Professor Mark Janis, University of Iowa School of Law
9:05 a.m.	Panel Discussion 1: Disconnect or Tension? Interplay between the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Moderator Professor Martin Adelman, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC Panelists Hon. Avern Cohn, U.S. District Court Judge, Detroit, Michigan Hon. Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC Erik Puknys, Finnegan Henderso,n Farabow, Garnett & Dunner LLP, Palo Alto Professor Tetsuya Obuchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
10:35 a.m	Open Discussion
10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.	*Panel Discussion 2: MedImmune v. Genentech: Impact on Patent and Licensing Practice Resulting From Changes brought by the Supreme Court* Moderator Mr. Ramsey Al-Salam, Perkins Coie, LLP, Seattle Panelists Mr. Barry Bretschneider, Morrison & Foerster,Northern Virginia Prof. Rochelle Dreyfuss, New York University, New York Mr. Lawrence Pope, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Chicago, Illinois
12:15 a.m.	Open Discussion
12:30 p.m.	Lunch Break

July 20, Afternoon

*Session 2: Nonobviousness Standard*
1:30 p.m.	Keynote Speech: Nonobviousness Test Prof. Mark Lemley, Stanford Law School
2:00 pm	Panel Discussion 1: Nonobviousness Standard in Patent Prosecution Moderator and Commentator Mr. Stephen Kunin, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., Alexandria Speakers John Whealan, Solicitor, USPTO Speaker, JPO Prof. Heinz Goddar, Univ. of Bremen, Boehmert & Boehmert Michael D. Stein, Woodcock Washburn LLP Mr. Larry Bassuk, Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas
3:30 p.m.	Open Discussions
3:45 p.m.	Coffee Break
4:00 p.m.	Panel Discussion 2: Nonobviousness in Courts Moderator and Commentator Prof. Mario Franzosi, Univ. of Bergamo Panelists Honorable Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC Ms. Debbie Nye, Foley & Lardner, Del Mar Speaker, IP High Court of Japan Dr. Jochen Pagenberg, Bardehle, Pagenberg, Dost, et al., Munich
5:30 p.m.	Open Discussion
5:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks
6:30 p.m.	Reception (Hosted by Seed IP Law Group)

July 21, Morning

*Session 3:* Patenting Human Embryonic Stem Cells
9:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion: Patentability, Access and Ethical Issues Moderator Professor Janice Mueller, University of Pittsburg School of Law Speakers Professor Joseph Straus, Max Planck Instiute Professor Sean O’Connor, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle Professor Anna Mastroianne, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle
10:30 a.m.	Open Discussion
10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break
*Session 4:* Recent Developments in Inequitable Conduct
11:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion: Impact of USPTO New Rules and International Patent Prosecution Moderator Professor Toshiko Takenaka, CASRIP, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle Speakers Mr. Paul Meiklejohn, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Seattle Mr. David Carlson, Seed IP Law Group, Seattle Mr. Shinjiro Ono, Yuasa & Hara, Tokyo
12:30 p.m.	Open Discussion
12:45 p.m.	Closing Remark
12:50 p.m.	Adjourn