Kilpatrick Stockton partner Steve Gardner will discuss important Federal Circuit opinions from the last half of 2007 and what they mean for in-house counsel. Practical tips will be provided for patent litigation, opinions, prosecution, and licensing. Topics discussed will include:
  • the Federal Circuit's application of the Supreme Court's 2007 decision in KSR and its impact on the obviousness inquiry;
  • the Federal Circuit's application of the Supreme Court's 2007 decision in MedImmune and the lowering of the bar on declaratory judgment jurisdiction;
  • the changing use of the enablement requirement under 35 USC 112 to narrow and invalidate claims;
  • replacement of the duty of due care with a new "objective recklessness" standard for willful infringement in In re Seagate;
  • the scope of privilege waiver when disclosing an opinion of counsel in defense of a willfulness accusation;
  • approval of compulsory licensing for post-trial infringement by the Federal Circuit; and
  • several others topics, including patentable subject matter under 35 USC 101, divided direct infringement, priority claims, and post-Twombly motions to dismiss.

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