Brinks Webinar | The Realm of Chemicals: Nanotechnology and Key Cases for 2017
Brinks attorneys Rashad Morgan, Aisha Hasan and Mark Jenkins will provide an insightful discussion on topics which will include: the National Nanotechnology initiative, update on the nanotech "patent thicket" and recent nanotech caselaw, and a synopsis of upcoming 2017 Supreme Court Cases relating to patent litigation.
Topics discussed will feature:
- Overview of the National Nanotechnology Initiative including:
- 2016 Strategic Plan, and goals
- Public Comments of the Strategic Plan, including the idea of open science – federally funded nanotechnology documentation open source
- Correlation between the intellectual property policies and the Strategic Plan
- 2016 Nanotechnology “Patent Thicket” update:
- What is the nanotech “patent thicket”
- Strategies for navigating the thicket
- Impact on litigation - 2016 case review
- Preview of three upcoming Supreme Court cases to be heard in 2017 addressing:
- Proper venue for patent litigation
- Suitable level of potential infringement exposure companies undergo when exporting components of a patented invention
- Appropriate scope of the common-law doctrine of patent exhaustion