Patent holding companies, patent assertion entities and other non-practicing entities (“NPEs”)— often pejoratively called “patent trolls”— are back in the headlines. NPE legislation is pending before Congress in multiple forms, over 3,000 infringement suits are being filed each year by patent owners who do not practice their patents, and the Federal Trade Commission is taking a closer look at the impact of NPEs on the economy.
At this seminar, a panel of experts representing NPEs, industry, government, and academia will examine the impact of NPEs on innovation and the economy—from both ends of the debate.
The program will contain practical, hands-on advice from experienced practitioners, along with policy discussion. This program is intended for intellectual property practitioners, in-house counsel, litigators, and anyone with an interest in this dynamic area of the law.

Fernando Alberdi, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

David Anderson, Vice President, Corporate Development, RPX Corporation

Neal Hannan, Attorney Advisor for Intellectual Property, United States Federal Trade Commission

James R. Klaiber, Pryor Cashman LLP

J.P. Son, Senior IP Counsel, Vonage Holdings Corp

6:00-6:05 pm
Welcome and Introductions
David A. Boag

6:05- 6:35 pm
How the AIA and Recent Supreme Court and Other Court Decisions Have Altered the Non Practicing Entity Playing Field
James R. Klaiber

6:35-7:00 pm
A Practical Corporate Perspective on Non-Practicing Entities
J.P. Son

7:00-7:10 pm
Break

7:10-7:35 pm
Throwing the Baby Out with the Bath Water: Where Universities Fit in the Debate on NPEs and Patent Reform
Fernando Alberdi

7:35-8:05 pm
The FTC’s Study of PAE Activity
Neal Hannan

8:05-8:35 pm
Patent Aggregation Entities and Mitigating Risk in the New Patent Economy
David Anderson

8:35-9:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
David A. Boag

This program provides 3.0 credits in professional practice for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided transitional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide transitional credit.

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Sponsoring Association Committee: Patents, James R. Klaiber, Chair; Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Fiona A. Schaeffer, Chair & IT Law, Joshua G. Graubart, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact: 
Ann Rappleye, Director, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6606 | ARappleye@nycbar.org or
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Darianne De Leon, Program & Sponsorship Coordinator, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6731 | ddeleon@nycbar.org