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WHAT IS A MEMORABLE MOMENT OR LESSON LEARNED FROM A SESSION RELATED TO THE IP LITIGATION GROUP?
JFB: In approximately February 2017, Paul Linden and I realized that providing free lunches results in significantly higher atten- dance at our group meetings.
PJL: We’ve had many quality presentations by local attorneys, but, for me, some of the most memorable have come when newer attorneys step up for the first time and deliver really exceptional talks.
IN WHAT WAYS HAS THE FIELD OF IP LITIGATION EVOLVED SINCE YOU BEGAN PRACTICING?
JFB: For me, the two most significant developments include passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (the “AIA”) and the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands LLC. Among other things, the AIA created new post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes review, which make it signifi- cantly easier for accused infringers to attack the patentability of asserted patents. And the TC Heartland case changed how courts applied the patent venue statute, limiting where patent owners are able to sue accused infringers.
PJL: There have been many significant developments in intel- lectual property litigation since I began practicing, including major revisions to governing statutes (e.g., American Invents Act, numerous decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States, and, most recently, the move toward conducting many litigation activities such as court hearings and depositions by video confer- ence rather than travelling in person.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER ACTIVITY?
PJL: Grabbing Graeter’s with my family. JFB: Running in the early morning.
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