Recent Patent Trends and Best Practices for Corporations
Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP and UBIC Patent Partners Inc. will present an afternoon of informative lectures on recent trends in patent litigation, including patent trolls in the U.S. and Japan and the effect of recent supreme court rulings on patent law.
The event will be Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2-5 p.m. EST, at the Archie K. Davis Conference Center, RTP Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
There is no cost to attend this seminar, and the lectures will be presented by experienced practitioners in U.S. and foreign patent law and litigation.
Topics and speakers will be “Combating Patent Trolls,” Robert J. Kenney, Partner, BSKB; “Downstream Effects of Recent Rulings by the Supreme Court to Induce Pattern Reform,” Michael K. Mutter, Partner, BSKB; and “Patent Troll Preventive Measures Practiced by Japanese Corporations,” Hajime Shirasaka, CEO of UBIC Patent Partners, Inc.
A cocktail reception will be held immediately following the presentations.