The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Damages After Western Geco: Impact on Patent Litigation Strategy and Client Counseling" on July 12, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Buckmaster de Wolf of General Electric Co.; Bart Eppenauer of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP; and Blair Jacobs of Paul Hastings LLP will focus on the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Western Geco v. Ion on patent litigation strategy, as well as client counseling and discuss the following topics:

• How Western Geco might impact decisions regarding the location of R&D, manufacturing, and contract signing.
• The immediate and long-term effects on litigation strategy for both plaintiffs and defendants.
• Whether the impact will be limited to § 271(f)(2) cases or may be broader.
• What kind of proof plaintiffs will need to bolster their claims for worldwide damages.
• How the question of proximate cause "could limit or preclude damages in particular cases," an issue the Court explicitly declined to address.

The registration fee for the webinar is $135 (government and academic rates are available upon request).  Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.