The Federal Circuit Visits Santa Clara Law

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals traveled to Silicon Valley in November, 2008. A three-judge panel heard oral arguments here at Santa Clara Law on November 4th. Below is the list of events that surrounded this exciting occasion.

Slide show of Federal Circuit Court visit

In anticipation of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals' panel of judges hearing oral arguments on the campus of Santa Clara Law on November 4, SVIPLA and the High Tech Law Institute will present a panel of former Federal Circuit law clerks to discuss cases affecting intellectual property. Panelists will include Heather Mewes of Fenwick & West and Madison Jellins of Alston & Bird.

 

MCLE: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour. SVIPLA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

A preview of the cases to be heard on the 4th will be given by attorneys from Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman; McDermott Will & Emery; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Lunch will be served. Everyone is welcome. To read the briefs of the cases to be heard, click here: law.scu.edu/hightech/federal-circuit-court-contents.cfm

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals will sit at Santa Clara Law on November 4, 2008. A panel of three judges will hear cases from 10 a.m. to noon in the Law School's moot court room. Seating in the moot court room is by invitation only. The oral arguments will also be simulcast to the de Saisset Museum on campus. Seating at the Museum is free and open to the public.

 

To hear the oral arguments, visit the following site: http://oralarguments.cafc.uscourts.gov/

 

You may search by the date 11/4/2008, or you may search by case number.  The following cases were heard at Santa Clara Law:

 

Hooker v. U.S. 2008-5059

Rancher v. DVA 2008-7058

Mathworks v. Comsol 2008-1283

Sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute and the Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Association.

 

Following oral arguments, lunch with the judges will be held in the Mission Room of the Benson Center on campus. Towards the end of lunch, there will be short remarks from the presiding judge followed by a 30 minute question and answer period.

On November 5, 2008, the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology; the High Tech Law Institute; the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; and the Federal Circuit Bar Association will host a program titled "The Federal Circuit Visits the Valley - Discourse and Dinner" at the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto. This event is now full.