Boilerplate contract provisions that can bite you in IP litigation. Please join us to learn about how common contract clauses concerning ownership, forum selection, releases, and non-disclosure agreements may impact IP litigation Our Speakers: John Sganga - Partner, Knobbe-Martens An experienced and proven advocate and trial lawyer, John Sganga has spent over three [...]

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED The genome-editing technology known as CRISPR has taken the world by storm, with profound implications for genomic research as well as new product development in fields ranging from industrial biotech and agriculture to human diagnostics and therapeutics.  A tidal wave of patent filings and a complex network of licensing arrangements [...]

Views from the Bench: Discussion of Patent Trials by Judges of the Southern District of California Panelists: Hon. Judge Marilyn L. Huff, Hon. Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo, District Judges, and Hon. Judge Linda Lopez Moderator: Eric Acker of Morrison & Foerster LLP Date: Thursday, February 27, 6:00 pm Location: San Diego Marriott Del Mar, 11966 El Camino [...]

Join us and hear from Gene Quinn, President & CEO, IPWatchdog, Inc.  Gene Quinn is a patent attorney and a leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy. Mr. Quinn is the Founder of IPWatchdog.com, which he started in 1999, and currently serves as President & CEO. According to IAM Magazine, Mr. Quinn “has reshaped [...]

Obviousness determinations by the Federal Circuit and the district courts before and after KSR Please join us as Professor Ted Sichelman from the University of San Diego School of Law reports results from the most comprehensive study to-date of obviousness determinations by the Federal Circuit and the district courts before and after the Supreme Court's landmark [...]