FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2002 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission today announced times, location, and participants for the July 10 and July 11, 2002 sessions in their joint hearings on "Competition and Intellectual Property Law and Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy." These sessions will explore the jurisprudence of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including substantive trends and analysis, the Court's jurisdiction, and its choice of law decisions. The general public and press are invited to attend. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Written comments from interested parties may be submitted to the FTC.
July 10: FTC - Room 432 FEDERAL CIRCUIT JURISPRUDENCE: SUBSTANTIVE TRENDS AND ANALYSIS 9:30 a.m. - noon Trends in Federal Circuit Jurisprudence 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Patent Law Analysis in Federal Circuit Jurisprudence Participants: Dan L. Burk, Julius E. Davis Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Pauline Newman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law John F. Duffy, Associate Professor of Law, William and Mary School of Law Stephen G. Kunin, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, United States Patent and Trademark Office Glynn S. Lunney, Jr., Professor of Law, Tulane Law School Richard R. Nelson, George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs, Political Science, Business, and Law, Columbia University F. M. Scherer, Roy E. Larson Professor of Public Policy and Management, Harvard University Gerald Sobel, Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP Herbert C. Wamsley, Executive Director, Intellectual Property Owners Association July 11: FTC - Room 432 FEDERAL CIRCUIT JURISPRUDENCE: JURISDICTION, CHOICE OF LAW, AND COMPETITION POLICY PERSPECTIVES 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Participants: The Honorable T. S. Ellis, III, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Mary L. Azcuenaga, Partner, Heller Ehrman White & McAullife LLP Charles P. Baker, Partner, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto Mark T. Banner, Partner, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., and Chair-Elect, American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law R. Bhaskar, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Business School Roxanne C. Busey, Partner, Gardner Carton & Douglas, and Chair, American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Pauline Newman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law George G. Gordon, Partner, Dechert James B. Kobak, Jr., Member, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP Stephen G. Kunin, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, United States Patent and Trademark Office Cecil D. Quillen, Jr., Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Research Matthew F. Weil, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery Further information about these sessions will be posted on the Antitrust Division's web site, www.usdoj.gov/atr/hearing.htm and the FTC's web site www.ftc.gov/opp/intellect/index.htm as it becomes available.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Gina Talamona, Office of Public Affairs, DOJ 202-514-2007 Cathy MacFarlane, Office of Public Affairs, FTC 202-326-3657 STAFF CONTACTS: Frances Marshall, Antitrust Division 202 -305-2520 William Cohen, Office of the General Counsel, FTC 202-326-2110 Hillary Greene, Office of the General Counsel, FTC 202-326-2346 02-385
Source: US Department of Justice
