Agenda

Friday, September 20, 2019, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CDT

   Recent cases affecting patent litigation

   Developments at the USPTO patent trial and appeal board

   Update on potential patent reform

   Best practices to avoid patent litigation

Webinar Instructions

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Credits

Engineers:
     1.0 PDH/Continuing Education Hour

Continuing Education Credit Information

These live interactive webinars offer continuing education credit to professional engineers in all states, excluding New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers licensed in Florida, Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), North Carolina, and North Dakota. Final acceptance of continuing education credits are determined by each state licensing board.

Speakers

Gregory Porter

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Partner with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Houston
Mr. Porter has extensive experience representing and advising companies in all aspects of patent, copyright and trade secret law, including acting as lead counsel in successful jury trials and preliminary injunction hearings, as well as advising on patent procurement and designing around competitor’s patents. He also has counseled Fortune 500 clients on the creation and management of their patent portfolios, led IP due diligence teams for major merger and acquisition transactions and participated in contested patent office proceedings such as inter partes reviews and reexaminations. Mr. Porter is also a frequent contributor to the firm’s CAFC blog (www.cafcblog.com), reviewing the latest IP decisions at the Federal Circuit Over the years, he has successfully litigated cases in a diverse range of technologies from oil field tools to polymers, telecommunications, and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Porter has drafted and prosecuted chemical, oil field and biotech patents.