Thursday (6 hours, 1.25 ethics)
The State Bar of Texas presents its 5th Annual Patent Litigation Course--the PREMIER seminar in the field. Get the latest updates in patent litigation and learn insider tips and trends from the experts. Located at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Patent Litigation promises not only to educate your mind but to enrich your spirit with the natural beauty and splendor of America's most renowned glacier-formed lake!
7:30a Registration and Continental Breakfast
8a Welcoming Remarks and Course Introduction
8:15a Strategies for Going Forward From Both Sides of the Docket - Peter J. Ayers, Austin * Hilda Contreras Galvan, Dallas
Volkswagon and TS Tech
Venue Transfer Motions
9:30a Wilfulness and Opinions of Counsel - Mark C. Nelson, Dallas
Discovery Implications
Ethics Issues
Inducement
How to challenge wilfulness pleadings
10a Break
10:15a Texas Judges Tell Us How - Jerry R. Selenger, Dallas (Moderator) * Hon. Lee Yeakel III, Austin * Magistrate Hon. William F. Sanderson, Dallas * Hon. Charles Everingham, Tyler * Hon. Keith P. Ellison, Houston
Try a Winning Patent Case
Win a contentious discovery battle
11:45a Luncheon Presentation - Trying Cases to a Texas Jury - Stephen D. Susman, Houston (Moderator) * Don C. Nichols, Odessa * Jason Bloom, Dallas
What works in different parts of the state
Focus groups
How a jury consultant can help you win your case
1p In-House Counsel’s View of the Changing Nature of Purchasing Legal Services - Steven C. Malin, Dallas (Moderator) * Jeffrey T. Zachmann, NY * Jay C. Johnson, Plano * R. Bruce Wark, Dallas
Division of work between in-house and outside counsel
Budget cuts
Acquiring new work in the changing economy
2p Interplay Between Litigation and Re-Exam - Sharon A. Israel, Houston (Moderator) * David L. McCombs, Dallas * Andrew G. DiNovo, Austin
Mechanics
Timing
Rate of Success
Why and when to do it
Downside to re-examine
3p Adjourn to Golf Tournament sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
Friday (6.5 hours, .75 ethics)
8a Continental Breakfast
8:30a Best Practices for In-House and Outside Counsel Working Together to Obtain a Common Objective - Damon Young, Texarkana * Ronald A. Antush, Irving * James W. Repass, Houston * Charlotte Rutherford, Houston
9:30a View of the Trial from an Appellate Lawyer - Richard Stanley, Houston
10:15a Break
10:30a Strategies in Local Patent Rules in Texas and Elsewhere - Gale R. "Pete" Peterson, San Antonio (Moderator) * Robert J. McAughan, Jr., Houston * Clyde M. Siebman, Sherman * Hon. Lee Yeakel, Austin
Review and comparison of local patent rules in the Texas
legislature
What are other courts doing outside of Texas that might
impact us in Texas?
Tips and facts when dealing with local rules
What is coming down the pipeline - trends for the future
Claim construction
Justifying your Markman terms
11:45a - Luncheon Presentation - E-Discovery Update - William L. La Fuze, Houston (Moderator) * Jennifer B. Wuamett, Austin * David A. Chaumette, Houston
Spoliation
Best practices
Update on cases
Mechanics of e-discovery compliance
Protective order issues
1:15p Infringement Theories: Divided, Indirect, or Just Capable? - Barton E. "Bart" Showalter, Dallas
1:45p Common Discovery Issues Involving Foreign Companies - E. Glenn Thames, Jr., Tyler * Sanford E. Warren, Dallas
2:15p Hot Topics in Damages - Alan Albright
Royalty and injunctions
Recent damages cases
Injunctions and accounting
3:15p Experts Discuss Strategic Discovery Planning and Making the Most of your Rule 26(f) Conference - Gordon T. Arnold, Houston
4p Adjourn
