BOSTON, June 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stephen T. Schreiner and
Patrick A. Doody, partners at the law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, will speak
at the 2007 Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA)
Spring Seminar on June 8 and 9 in Laguna Niguel, Calif. The conference
features intellectual property experts including two United States
Congressmen -- the Honorable Darrell Issa and the Honorable Dana
Rohrabacher -- with discussion of the Patent Reform Act of 2007 as well as
other issues pertaining to the quality and overall health of the U.S.
patent system.
Both Schreiner and Doody will speak on the panel: "Do Not Fix That
Which Is Not Broken In the U.S. Patent System." Schreiner will review how
the proposed legislation includes a number of beneficial changes that will
improve patent quality and reduce litigation abuse. He will also discuss
changes to the patent system that, as proposed, may be harmful to the goals
of enhanced patent quality and litigation reform use. For example, the
proposed changes to the law of venue and willfulness will likely improve
the patent system, whereas the proposals for a new open-ended post-grant
review regime and a new framework for damages assessments will likely
undermine the goals of patent reform.
Doody will examine whether patent law reform is needed to weed out "bad
patents" that are symptomatic of a patent system that is broken and in need
of radical adjustments. Rather Doody proposes if there is a problem, it is
the filing of baseless patent lawsuits -- a practice that can be
appropriately curbed through the judicial system.
Schreiner is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department and member
of its IP Litigation Practice. He focuses on all aspects of IP law
including patent litigation, patent prosecution, counseling and due
diligence related to electronics, signal processing, software, ecommerce,
business methods, digital television, telecommunications, interactive
media, the Internet and other areas.
Doody is a partner in the firm's Litigation Department and member of
its IP Litigation Practice. He primarily focuses on IP with particular
emphasis on patent infringement litigation, client counseling, due
diligence, licensing and transactional matters, patent prosecution and
freedom to operate opinions.
The LAIPLA Spring Seminar will take place June 8 - 10 at the
Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, Calif. It is presented by The Los Angeles
Intellectual Property Law Association, The San Diego Intellectual Property
Law Association, The Orange County Patent Law Association, and the Ventura
County Bar Association IP Section.
Where: Ritz-Carlton
1 Ritz Carlton Dr.
Dana Point, CA 92629
(949) 240-2000
Website: http://www.montagelagunabeach.com
Conference Website: http://www.laipla.org/
SOURCE Goodwin Procter LLP
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http://www.montagelagunabeach.com http://www.laipla.org
CONTACT:
Jenna McPhee, +1-617-897-8272,
jenna.mcphee@porternovelli.com, for Goodwin Procter LLP; or Jill
Reilly of Goodwin Procter, +1-617-570-8783,
jreilly@goodwinprocter.com
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