All Symposium events will take place in the Wieboldt building next to the Northwestern University School of Law. The panel discussions will take place in Wieboldt 150, and the Cocktail reception will be located in Wieboldt 540.
10:00 a.m.: Registration Opens
10:45 a.m.: Welcoming Remarks
11:00 a.m.: Debate on In re Bilski
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Featuring: Bob Irvine, Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Lauren Katzenellenbogen, Partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Moderator: R. David Donoghue, Partner at Holland & Knight and creator-author of the Chicago IP Litigation Blog
12:30 p.m.: Keynote Speaker Luncheon
Featuring: The Honorable James F. Holderman,
Chief Justice for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
2:00 p.m.: Panel of Tafas v. Dudas, Patent Rules Changes and Patent Reform
Featuring: Chris Singer, Partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert
& Berghoff LLP
Sean Seymore, Professor at Washington & Lee University School of Law
Matthew Sag, Professor at DePaul University College of Law
4:00 p.m.: Discussion of Employer Assignment Agreements after DDB Technologies v. MLB Advanced Media
Featuring: Mike Baniak, Partner at McDonnell Boehnen
Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
Todd Dawson, Vice President of Legal Affairs at Zimmer, Inc.
5:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
