Microsoft v i4i Limited Partnership
July 2011
Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership - Patent Case of the Year? A Unanimous Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court . . . So, What Was All The Hubbub About . . . - LIVE IN DENVER
Program Description:
The faculty will discuss:
* the background of the case,
* highlights of the arguments
* 200 years of patent invalidity standards reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, including the evolution and current definition of several legal terms: burden of proof, standard of proof, burden of persuasion, substantially more likely than not, preponderance of the evidence, clear and convincing, and beyond a reasonable doubt.
Presented by Kirstin Jahn, Esq. and Scott Bechtel, CLP, MSIA
Agenda:
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Program (Lunch Provided)
Faculty:
Kirstin Jahn, Esq.
Jahn & Associates, LLC
Jahn & Associates, a boutique firm specializing in intellectual property law, was founded by Kirstin Jahn, Esq. in 1997 and has offices in Boulder, CO and Reno, NV. The firm handles litigation and licensing or patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret misappropriation in federal court. Ms. Jahn graduated from the University of Buffalo, School of Law in 1991 and practiced general litigation in New York for five years prior to starting her own firm and limiting her practice to intellectual property law. She is licensed in New York, Colorado, and Nevada, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ms. Jahn was lead counsel for AmiCOUR IP Group as Amicus Curie in support of i4i Limited Partnership in the U.S Supreme Court case Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership et al.
J. Scott Bechtel, CLP, MSIA
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
AmiCOURT IP Group
Scott Bechtel founded AmiCOUR IP Group and has a background in physics, engineering, business, and intellectual property management. He held key positions with TRW, Tektronix-Maxtek, and Competitive Technologies before forming AmiCOUR International and the AmiCOUR IP Group. Bechtel is the Vice-Chair and Chair Elect of the High Technology Sector of the Licensing Executives Society, sits on the ethics committee of Certified Licensing Professionals, Inc., and Chairs the Board of Directors of Wind Charmer Energy, Inc.
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $69.00 |
| CBA | $59.00 |
| PATENT | $29.00 |
- General Credits: 1.00
- Ethics Credits:
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