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WG9/10 Annual Meeting 2020 Agenda

DAY 1 - Thursday, November 19 (all times ET)
TimeSessionPanelists
11:15 — 11:25Check-in      
11:25 — 11:30Welcome and IntroductionsHutz, Powers, Weinlein
11:30 — 12:45[Panel 1] The Role of Patents in Biopharma v. High-Tech Industries: Can One Patent System Effectively Accommodate Both? Bencivengo (J), Fishman, GeiszlerGroombridge*, Johnson, KoreaLieberman, Liu, Menell, Pearson, Udupa
12:45 — 1:00Break 
1:00 — 2:30

[Panel 2] The Evolving Relationship Between Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies

Armond, Banowit, BarneyCheney (J), Fink (J), Haapala (J), Kim (J), Munoz, Smith, Stroud*, Thompson
2:30 — 2:45Break 
2:45 — 4:15

[Panel 3] Streamlining Lower-Value Patent Cases

Albright (J), Beard, Burke (J), Chatterjee, Ferguson, Freeman (J), Powers, Saunders, Vidal*
4:15 — 4:35Keynote Address: The Importance of Balance in the IP System by USPTO Director Andrei IancuIancu
4:35 — 5:05Open discussion: What's next for WG9&10? How can I get more involved?Hutz, Powers, Rea
    
DAY 2 - Friday, November 20 (all times ET)
TimeSessionPanelists
11:15 — 11:25Check-in      
11:25 — 11:30Welcome and IntroductionsHutz, Powers, Rea, Weinlein
11:30 — 1:00[Panel 4] Unique Problems and Opportunities Posed by Global Patent LitigationBowbeer (J), Busey, Cooper, Grzimek, Huang, Jordan (J)Powers, Rea*, San MartinTrenton
1:00 — 1:15Break 
1:15 — 2:45[Panel 5] The Global Implications of Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) and Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) LitigationGeiszlerGiles, Grzimek, Huang, Hutz*, Long, Lynn (J), Marshall, O'Malley (J), Selwyn, Stark, Vary
2:45 — 3:00Break 
3:00 — 4:30[Panel 6] Judicial RoundtableBurke (J), Freeman (J), Jordan (J)Lynn (J)Powers*, Standish (J)
4:30 — 4:35Closing Statements 
     

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