Conference Agenda: October 29, 2012

9:00 Opening Remarks by Chairperson

9:15 Keynote: Understanding the Impact of Recent Law Changes on Patent Litigation

• Take this opportunity to consult with judges about Judge Rader’s New Model Order and its impact on litigation
• Learn exactly what is expected under similar default standards
• Receive advice on how to avoid sanctions

Chief Judge James Donald Smith
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
The United States Patent and Trademark Office

10.00 The Key Challenges and Opportunities Facing Pharmaceutical Companies

• How pharmaceutical data analytics can assist in the mitigation of Medicaid Fraud.
• The implications of data analytics on patent portfolio management.
• The hidden benefit of patent litigation cost containment derived from information governance related initiatives.

Richard Davis
CEO
Litigation Logistics

11:15 Discussing the Unique E-Discovery Considerations When Managing Global Operations

• Navigating and managing E-discovery when you have parent companies based overseas or foreign affiliates
• Considerations of privacy and data protection laws in other countries
• Prepare your litigation team for same

1:15 Utilizing Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles to Develop a Good E-Discovery Strategy

Rachel Kuhns
Legal Discovery Specialist
Pfizer

2:00 Ensuring Information Protection in the Electronic Communication Age

In today’s age of Electronic Communication and “always connected” life style the ability to properly protect, monitor and disseminate information being transferred becomes more difficult. To this end finding new innovative processes and solutions to ensure proper protection and distribution of information is paramount.

• Identify websites for potential risk.
• Learn strategies for strengthening policy to ensure proper protection of all E-Communication.
• Learn techniques for assessing and auditing E-Communication initiatives
• Identifying concerns in Mobile Computing
• Understanding the roles of the Legal, IT, and Records Management departments in the process

3:30 Litigating Patent Cases Under Judge Rader’s New Model Order

• Understand the rationale behind Judge Rader’s Model Order
• Discuss the pros and cons of the model order and similar default standards
• Analyze the future of patent litigation in light of the new model order

4:15 End of Conference