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8:30 A.M.

STATE OF THE COURT
Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
8:40 A.M.

FEDERAL CIRCUIT RULES UPDATE
Jan Horbaly, Circuit Executive and Clerk of Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
8:50 A.M.

MEDIATION PROGRAM UPDATE
James M. Amend, Chief Circuit Mediator
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
9:00 A.M.

LITIGATION TODAY: THE VIEW FROM THE TRIAL COURT 

 

Moderator:
S. Jay Plager, Senior Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Panelists:

Roderick R. McKelvie, Partner,
Covington & Burling LLP

Kathleen M. O'Malley, District Judge
United States District Court    for the Northern District of Ohio

Donald C. Pogue, Judge
United States Court of International Trade

Mary Ellen Coster Williams, Judge
United States Court of Federal Claims

William G. Young, District Judge
United States District Court   for the District of Massachusetts
9:50 A.M.

LITIGATION TODAY: THE VIEW FROM THE PARTIES 

Moderator:
Raymond C. Clevenger, III, Senior Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Panelists:
Andrew Cadel, Managing Director and
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Sheila C. Cheston, General Counsel and Director
BAE Systems

Jeanne E. Davidson, Director,
Civil Division
United States Department of Justice

James J. Johnson, General Counsel
Procter & Gamble

David J. Kappos, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel,
    Intellectual Property Law
IBM Corporation
10:50 a.m.

BREAK
11:00 a.m.

EN BANC SESSION OF THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT

Moderator:
Daniel M. Friedman, Senior Circuit Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Chief Judge:
Paul R. Michel

CIRCUIT AND SENIOR CIRCUIT JUDGES:

Pauline Newman Haldane Robert Mayer
S. Jay Plager Alan D. Lourie
Raymond C. Clevenger, III Randall R. Rader
Alvin A. Schall William C. Bryson
Arthur J. Gajarsa Richard Linn
Timothy B. Dyk Sharon Prost
Kimberly A. Moore
11:45 a.m

BREAK

12:30 p.m. LUNCHEON - INDEPENDENCE BALLROOM
1:30 p.m.

WELCOME
The Chief Justice of the United States

LUNCHEON SPEAKER
Paul D. Clement,
Solicitor General of the United States
2:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  • United States Court of Federal Claims and
         the Boards of Contract Appeals
  • International Trade
  • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
  • United States Merit Systems Protection Board
  • Patent and Trademark