The High Tech Law Institute invites you to participate in two upcoming patent conferences featuring Santa Clara Law Professor Colleen Chien:
October 26, 2012
Bancroft Hotel-Berkeley, CA
For many years, patent holders have made commitments to license patents that are necessary to practice a standard on reasonable, nondiscriminatory terms (RAND). The scope and content of that commitment is now being debated and tested in several forums, including US and foreign courts and regulatory bodies, the ITC, and the Standards Setting Organizations (SSOs) themselves. At this conference, economists and legal scholars will join practitioners from law firms and corporations to discuss these developments and the future of RAND, addressing such questions as: What is a RAND royalty and how should it be determined? Under what legal theories can the RAND obligation be enforced? Does a license offer have to be reasonable and non-discriminatory or does that requirement only apply to the negotiated result? Should injunctions or exclusion orders be available and, if so, under what circumstances? Are purchasers bound by prior RAND commitments? What reciprocal obligations are permitted? What is the proper role of SSOs and should their rules be updated? What should be the role of government regulators?
Visit the conference page for more information.
Co-sponsored by The High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara Law. Santa Clara Law students may register for the same reduced rate as Berkeley Law Students. Students, please email Julia Tier (jtier@law.berkeley.edu) if you are interested in taking advantage of this special offer.
Registration is open for the High Tech Law Institute’s fall academic conference "Solutions to the Software Patent Problem", on November 16, 2012 at SCU. Professor Chien is both a speaker and an organizer of this event, and will also feature new Santa Clara Law patent scholar Professor Brian Love in addition to a powerhouse roster of academic, industry and judicial scholars. Early bird pricing and discounts for alumni.
Register online at http://law.scu.edu/hightech/2012-solutions-to-the-software-patent-problem.cfm