Event

UT Law 29th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute

Fish & Richardson Principal Kristi Sawert, Ph.D., will present "Discretionary Denial of Post-Grant Trial” at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law's 29th annual Advanced Patent Law Institute on Wednesday, November 6.

Fish is proud to support the Advanced Patent Law Institute, which covers the latest developments in patent law and features a sophisticated array of prosecution and litigation topics. Attendees will hear from nationally recognized faculty, including senior intellectual property counsel of major corporations, patent prosecution and litigation experts, U.S. District Court judges, and leading academics.

Discretionary Denial of Post-Grant Trial
Wednesday, November 6 | 3:00-3:45 p.m. CT

The America Invents Act affords the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director significant discretion not to institute trial even where an inter partes review or post-grant review petition satisfies statutory standards for institution. Director guidance and the board’s multifactor tests for the exercise of discretion have evolved significantly, and formal regulations have now been proposed. A panel of current and former administrative law judges discusses this critical hurdle for petitioners and the opportunity for patent owners.

Moderator:

  • David W. O'Brien, Partner, Haynes and Boone

Speakers:

  • Hon. Christopher (Kit) Crumbley, Partner, Bracewell
  • Hon. Amber L. Hagy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
  • Hon. Kristi L. R. Sawert, Principal, Fish & Richardson

For more information, or to register, click here.