Sonnenschein Attorneys Travel to China for Patent Litigation Workshop
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Beijing Intellectual Property Office will host a litigation workshop presented by attorneys from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, and Boss & Young.
The Sonnenschein litigation workshop faculty will include Alexander J. Hadjis, Yar R. Chaikovsky, Joel N. Bock, and Yan Wang, all veteran patent trial attorneys who have successfully tried and litigated numerous high-stakes patent cases involving companies located around the world, and former U.S. International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge Delbert R. Terrill, Jr.
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October 16, 2007
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Chang-Fu-Gong Hotel, Beijing
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An interactive workshop for Sonnenschein and the Beijing Intellectual Property Office to provide insight and training into the real-world aspects of U.S. patent litigation. Mr. Hadjis, Mr. Chaikovsky, Judge Terrill, Mr. Bock, and Mr. Wang will deliver and comment on a live mock Markman hearing, a taped mock deposition, and discovery in the U.S. judicial system. There will also be a panel discussion at the conclusion of the program.
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The success of today's products increasingly depends on features covered by patents. As more high-tech products are designed and manufactured throughout the world and exported to the U.S., courts in the U.S. and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) are being used as the battlegrounds to decide which company can capitalize on innovations in the marketplace. To compete, companies must navigate around patents of other companies or use their own patents to protect their successful innovations. This requires an understanding of the litigation dynamics in U.S. courts and at the ITC.
Patent claim interpretation proceedings, otherwise known as "Markman hearings," the performance of company witnesses, and discovery are the most important aspects of virtually every patent case. To win, it is important to know what to do and what to avoid when preparing and conducting Markman hearings, preparing witnesses to testify, and participating in discovery. This workshop will focus on these aspects of a patent litigation |
Download the workshop description in Chinese.
Download the workshop agenda in Chinese and English.
Download the Patent Litigation description in Chinese.
Download workshop faculty bios in Chinese.
