The America Invents Act: Experts Discuss Practical Applications and Litigation Strategies
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act represents one of the most significant changes to U.S. patent law since the U.S. Patent Act of 1952. There is, however, substantial uncertainty about the law's legal and practical implications on clients involved in patent litigation – and questions regarding how attorneys can best assist clients to prevail in intellectual property disputes at trial.
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Join us on Thursday, December 15 for our upcoming 90-minute webinar, The America Invents Act: Strategies for Litigation Now and in the Future. This webinar will provide an overview of the new rules, the rationale behind certain rules, and practical guidance for clients and trial lawyers involved in patent litigation.
The webinar's expert speakers from the intellectual property group at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. will cover how various aspects of The America Invents Act such as the new hybrid first-to-file system, expansion of prior art, prior commercial use defense, the elimination of best mode and the joinder provision will change the litigation landscape. The program will also focus on how clients should change their current practices to best protect their intellectual property rights and prevail at trial.
Attendees will get expert advice to answer critical questions relating to the practical application of patent legislation including:
- Understanding the practical effect of the America Invents Act on current patent litigation strategies
- Advice for both clients and their attorneys to handle the substantive changes to patent law under the America Invents Act
- Changing their current practices to best protect their intellectual property rights and prevail at trial
With potentially astronomical monetary fines and awards at stake in patent disputes, it's critical that practitioners understand the impact of the America Invents Act on the litigation.
About the Speakers
Cyrus Morton is a partner in the intellectual property group at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. He is a named inventor on a patent from his time at 3M and is a registered patent attorney. Mr. Morton's practice, however, focuses on litigation. He served as trial counsel in Grantley Patent Holdings, Inc. v. Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a patent infringement case where more than $89 million was awarded to his client. Most recently, he represented Personal Audio LLC in a trial against Apple Inc. over playlist technology, and his client was awarded more than $12 million in damages. Mr. Morton has extensive experience in both plaintiff and defense cases, including the interplay between litigation and reexamination which will be increasingly important under the America Invents Act.
Mr. Morton earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he was Director of the Intellectual Property Moot Court and Competition Team Member of the Student Intellectual Property Law Association, and a B.A. in Physics, magna cum laude, from Hamline University.
Li Zhu / Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Li Zhu is an associate in the intellectual property litigation group at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. He has written and published on venue transfer matters relating to high-stakes patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas. He previously worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Childhood and Neglected Diseases at The Scripps Research Institute, and he has a scientific background in bio-engineering. Mr. Zhu earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota School of Law and a B.S. from the University of California, San Diego.
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