Kilpatrick Stockton partner Steve Gardner will discuss important Supreme Court and Federal Circuit patent cases from the second half of 2008 and what opinions in those cases mean to in-house counsel. Practical tips will be provided for patent litigation, opinions, prosecution, and licensing. Topics discussed will include:

• the impact of the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in In re Bilski on software and business method patents;
• the Federal Circuit's en banc decision in Egyptian Goddess and its impact on design patent law;
• the trend towards a stricter application of the enablement requirement of 35 USC 112;
• recent cases on obviousness and anticipation;
• recent cases on claim construction; and
• many others.

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Dial-in information and presentation materials will be sent, via e-mail, one day prior to the program.