Who Rules Patents? A Discussion with Chief Judge Randall R. Rader

Intellectual Property Practice Group Teleforum

Having completed work on the America Invents Act in 2011, Congress is now considering further patent revision legislation. While some observers argue that the patent system is broken, in dire need of repair, others assert that the patent system has fostered innovation in technology, communications and elsewhere, which has permitted remarkable advances and robust economic expansion in those sectors in an otherwise tepid economy. Is the business world overrun with patent suits, or are judges already empowered to control nuisance litigation? What parts of the current patent revision efforts are true reform, and which are unwarranted government intrusions? What are the respective roles and expertise of the judiciary and the legislature when it comes to patents, patentability, fee-shifting, patent-licensing, and more? These and other issues will be discussed by Chief Judge Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Featuring:

• Hon. Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Having completed work on the America Invents Act in 2011, Congress is now considering further patent revision legislation. While some observers argue that the patent system is broken, in dire need of repair, others assert that the patent system has fostered innovation in technology, communications and elsewhere, which has permitted remarkable advances and robust economic expansion in those sectors in an otherwise tepid economy. Is the business world overrun with patent suits, or are judges already empowered to control nuisance litigation? What parts of the current patent revision efforts are true reform, and which are unwarranted government intrusions? What are the respective roles and expertise of the judiciary and the legislature when it comes to patents, patentability, fee-shifting, patent-licensing, and more? These and other issues will be discussed by Chief Judge Randall R. Rader, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Featuring:

• Hon. Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

Call begins at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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