General credits: 1.00

 

With the release of the en banc Opinion in In re Bilski, the Federal Circuit decided that the machine-or-transformation test would determine whether a claim is drawn to a patent-eligible process under § 101. We are delighted to welcome two of the key participants to discuss the case from an inside perspective, and provide insight into how the Opinion will change the landscape for software and business method patents.

 

The Luncheon will feature:

 

R. Carl Moy - Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law: 1996-, Chair, Committee on Patent Legislation, American Bar Assn. Section of Intellectual Property Law, 1993-95; Chair, Committee on Patent and Trademark Office Affairs-Patents, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, 1995-; Bds. of Eds., Patent World, 1993-, & AIPLA Quarterly J., 1994-; and

 

David Hanson, Director and Partner, Webb Law Firm.  Mr. Hanson is the distinguished patent litigator who argued on behalf of Mr. Bilski before the en banc panel of the Federal Circuit on May 8, 2008; and

 

Tom Krause, Associate Solicitor for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.  Mr. Krause litigates and provides advice in various IP matters for the PTO. He was heavily involved in the In re Bilski and In re Nuijten cases, and has extensive knowledge and experience on § 101 cases.