ARS Sponsoring Live Panel Discussion On Patent & Intellectual Property Law Today

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ARS will be sponsoring the live broadcast of a panel discussion on patent and intellectual property law with some of the top legal practitioners in the U.S.

The live broadcast is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. PST). Please go to http://www.arsradiox.com for complete details.

“This show was set up to provide webmasters with general information relating to patent law and litigation,” said Becky Deforest, CEO of ARS. “The more informed we are, the better decisions we can make. I encourage everyone to join in for this informative presentation.”

Richard McKenna, partner in the national law firm of Foley & Lardner, will lead a panel of patent specialists to discuss the hot issues in patent law as it is applied and practiced in the Internet Age. Issues to be discussed include:

- Overview of the patent application process
- Validity of issued patents
- Re-examination of issued patents
- Enforcement of Patents including:
- Cease and desist letters
- Licensing
- Litigation process, such as discovery, Markman hearings, trial, and appeal
- Damage calculation
- Contributory infringement and inducement to infringe a patent

McKenna will be joined on the panel by Foley & Lardner lawyers Jeff Costakos, a partner specializing in patent litigation, and Paul Hunter, an associate specializing in counseling and patent prosecution of business method and Internet patents.

About Foley & Lardner

Foley & Lardner is a national law firm with nearly 1,000 lawyers, with more than 100 practicing Intellectual Property law. The law firm was recently ranked as one of the Top 10 Patent Prosecution firms and Top 10 Patent Litigation firms in the U.S. by IP Law and Business and Intellectual Property Today.