The George Mason University School of Law presents the Eighth Annual Symposium on Hot Topics in Patent Law co-sponsored by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

The full day program addressing some of the hottest topics in patent law will be held at the FDIC Virginia Square Seidman Center next to the GMU Law School in Arlington, Virginia.

The George Mason University School of Law, located just outside of Washington, D.C., was recently ranked as one of the top law schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. It has an extensive intellectual property law program and features leading jurists on its faculty.

This annual program includes a luncheon speaker, networking reception, and 6.0 hours of CLE credits (including 1 ethics credit) approved in Virginia. CLE credits may be available in additional states upon request.

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Date and Time

July 21, 2009
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location

Virginia Square Seidman Center
3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22226
(Virginia Square Metro, Orange Line)

Registration

Contact April Kemp (202) 824-3272 or event@bannerwitcoff.com

SCHEDULE

Time	Topic	Presenters
9:30	Welcome	Daniel Polsby, Dean & Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
9:40 – 10:25	Tafas v. Doll: Preparing for Resurgence of the New USPTO Rules	Elizabeth J. Haanes, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Robert G. Sterne, Sterne, Kesler, Goldstein & Fox
10:25 – 11:25	Post McKesson and Larson: A Prosecution Viewpoint on Avoiding Inequitable Conduct	Mercedes K. Meyer, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLC
11:25 – 11:35	BREAK	BREAK
11:35 – 12:20	Is T.S. Tech the Death Knell for Patent Litigation in the Eastern District of Texas?	V. Bryan Medlock, Jr. Sidley Austin, LLP
12:20 – 1:30	Work Sharing and International Cooperative Affairs LUNCH Sponsored by Banner & Witcoff	John J. Doll, Acting Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
1:30 – 2:30	Patentable Subject Matter Post-Bilski	Hon. Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
2:30 – 3:30	Girding Your Client’s Intellectual Property to Survive Bankruptcy	Peter McDermott, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Robert J. Kerwin, Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, P.C. Dean B. Watson, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
3:30 – 3:40	BREAK	BREAK
3:40 – 4:20	U.S. Patent Enforcement of Multinational Products	Hon. Liam O’Grady, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
4:20 – 5:00	Downstream Products After Kyocera v. ITC	Lynn I. Levine, Director, Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission
5:00 – 6:00	Reception	Sponsored by Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

See you in July, it will be HOT!