Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding five sessions of its Patent Litigation 2008 seminar this fall in San Francisco (September 22-23), McLean, VA (October 6-7), Chicago (October 23-24), Atlanta (November 10-11), and New York (November 17-18).  Each session of the Patent Litigation 2008 seminar will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Recent developments in patent law and its impact on patent litigation;
• Claim construction and proving infringement;
• Demonstration of a direct and cross-examination of a technical expert contending for obviousness;
• Discovery issues in patent litigation;
• Preliminary and permanent injunctions and declaratory relief in patent cases;
• Section 337 litigation at the ITC and other rocket dockets;
• Opinion letters, representation issues and the impact of the Knorr-Bremse decision;
• Demonstration of a closing argument:  Tips from a patent trial lawyer and a jury consultant;
• Prosecuting a patent that holds up in litigation;
• Proving damages and issues to consider in pursuing and defending the damages case; and
• Ethical issues in patent litigation.

A full program for the Patent Litigation 2008 seminar can be found at one of the following links:  San Francisco, McLean, VA, Chicago, Atlanta, and New York.  The registration fee for each session is $1,495. Those interested in registering for the conference can do at one of the following links:  San Francisco, McLean, VA, Chicago, Atlanta, and New York.