On
Thursday, November 19, 2009, the American University Washington College of Law
Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and the Federal
Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be offering a panel discussion entitled
"Patentable Subject Matter After the Bilski Oral Argument."  The panel discussion, which will be
held in Room 603 at the Washington College of Law, will take place from
4:30-6:30 pm (EST).  Panelists for the
program will include:  Raymond T.
Chen, Solicitor of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Counsel for Respondent;
J. Michael Jakes of Finnegan Henderson and Counsel of Record for Petitioners,
Nancy Linck of Rothwell, Figg and Counsel for Amicus Curiae Biotechnology Industry Oragnization (BIO); and
Randolph Moss of WilmerHale and Counsel for Amici
Curiae Bank of America et al.  The panel discussion will be moderated
by Thomas C. Goldstein of Akin, Gump and Counsel for Amicus Curiae American Bar Association, and Professor Joshua
Sarnoff of the American University Washington College of Law and Counsel for Amici Eleven Law Professors and the AARP.

A
webcast of the panel discussion will be available for a registration fee of $15
(government/academic/retired FCBA member), $35 (government/academic/retired
nonmember), $65 (private practitioner FCBA member), or $105 (private
practitioner nonmember). 
Instructions for accessing the webcast can be found here.  Those interested in obtaining group
pricing and university law schools interested in free internet participation
should contact Elisabeth Reed at reed@fedcirbar.org.