Schedule
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Friday, February 22, 2017
UT Law School, 727 E Dean Keeton St. Austin, TX 78705
8:30 AM: Registration Opens – Francis Auditorium; Includes breakfast
9:15 AM: Opening Remarks; Dean Ward Farnsworth, University of Texas School of Law – Austin, TX
9:30 AM: PTO Priorities
Hear the USPTO’s perspective regarding the current state of patent law
Hope Shimabuku, USPTO Director – Dallas, TX
10:15 AM: Break
10:25 AM: Does Administrative Patent Law Promote Innovation?
Explore whether the current state of administrative patent law actually promotes innovation
Professor Rochelle Dreyfuss, NYU School of Law – New York City, NY
Professor Lisa Ouellette, Stanford Law School – Stanford, CA
Professor Michael Burstein, Cardozo School of Law – New York City, NY
11:25 AM: Break
11:35 AM: Ethics in IP – Investing in a Client’s Patent
A lunch talk about the ethical issues present when investing in a client’s patent
Professor John Dzienkowski, University of Texas School of Law – Austin, TX
12:35 PM: Break
12:45 PM: Agency Roles in District Court Litigation
A discussion about how PTAB trial practices compare to district court practices
Judge Alan Albright, Western District of Texas – Waco, TX
Judge Christopher Crumbley, Patent Trial and Appeal Board – Austin TX
1:45 PM: Break
1:55 PM: The (De)Stabilizing Effect of Administrative Adjudication
Survey whether an Article 1 or Article 3 approach to patent law provides greater stability
Professor Greg Reilly, Chicago-Kent College of Law – Chicago, IL
Allyson Ho, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, LLP – Dallas, TX
David McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP – Dallas, TX
2:55 PM: Break
3:05 PM: Administrative Effects on the Plaintiff-Defendant Balance
Discuss whether adjudicative PTO activities are neutral between plaintiffs and defendants and what implications recent court decisions will have regarding NPEs in the future
Professor Megan La Belle, Catholic University School of Law – Washington, D.C.
Eagle Robinson, Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP – Austin, TX
Dr. Puneet Kohli, Baker Botts, LLP – Austin, TX
James E. Quigley, McKool Smith, PC – Austin, TX
4:05 PM: Break
4:15 PM: Shape of the Patent Administrative State
Hear from one of the leading IP intellectuals about the current shape of the patent administrative state
Professor John Duffy, University of Virginia School of Law – Charlottesville, VA
5:00 PM Closing Remarks & Happy Hour – Susman Godfrey Atrium
Sponsors
McKool Smith, Baker Botts, Haynes Boone, and Norton Rose Fulbright