Program at a Glance

8:00 AM  Registration / Breakfast

8:45 AM  Welcome Remarks

• Frederick M. Lawrence, Dean, George Washington University Law School

• Alan Grimaldi, Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Practice, Howrey LLP

9:00 AM  Judges Panel: Tips and Trends for Litigating in the Busiest Patent Districts in the Country

• Hon. TS Ellis, Eastern District of Virginia

• Hon. Chad Everingham, Eastern District of Texas

• Hon. Sue L. Robinson, District of Delaware

• Hon. Ronald Whyte, Northern District of California

• Mary A. Woodford, Vice President, Cornerstone Research

Moderator: William Rooklidge, Co-chair, Intellectual Property Practice, Howrey LLP

10:30 AM  Break

10:50 AM  International Perspective: Litigating Your Patents in Europe  

• Dr. Klaus Grabinski, Presiding Judge, Patent Chamber, Düsseldorf District Court

• Ms. Rian Kalden, Judge, Patent Chamber, District Court of The Hague

• Mark Hodgson, Partner, Howrey LLP

Moderator: Willem Hoyng, Partner, Howrey LLP

12:00 PM  Luncheon Address 

• Hon. Kimberly Moore, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

1:30 PM  International Trade Commission: Views of the Future of Section 337

• Hon. Theodore R. Essex, United States International Trade Commission

• Lynn Levine, Director of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, United States International Trade Commission

• Dean A. Pinkert, Commissioner, United States International Trade Commission

Moderator: Bert Reiser, Partner, Howrey LLP

2:30 PM  Break 

2:45 PM  A View from the Inside: Fortune 500 IP Counsel Share Their Perspectives on Managing IP Litigation in Challenging Times

• Buckmaster de Wolf, Senior Counsel, Litigation and Legal Policy, General Electric Company

• Noreen Krall, Vice President and Chief IP Counsel, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

• Chip Lutton, Chief Patent Counsel, Apple Inc.

• Douglas K. Norman, Vice President and General Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly and Company

Moderator: Matthew Moore, Partner, Howrey LLP

4:00 PM  Patent Infringement Damages: The Real Problem

• John M. Whealan, Associate Dean for Intellectual Property Law, George Washington University Law School

• Martha Gooding, Partner, Howrey LLP

5:00 PM  Cocktail Reception