Events at: The Elm CIty (Graduate) Club

Attorney Andrew Williams of Wolf, Greenfield and Sacks, P.C. presents on: What Ever Happened to the Patent Troll Problem? – The Past and Future of Patent Reform Legislation

— In 2013, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, to help curb the perceived patent troll problem.  Even though this legislation was never enacted, the Supreme Court has rendered several decisions in the past few years that seeming addressed the concerns about so-called abusive patent assertion.  Is there still a need for legislation to reform the patent system, or has the pendulum swung so far that legislation is now required to respond to the Supreme Court patent jurisprudence?

The Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association (CIPLA) is pleased to announce its next meeting in the 2022-2023 schedule.    Please join us for a discussion, led by Susan Kohlmann, Partner at Jenner & Block, of Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC, argued on March 22, 2023, in which the Supreme Court of the United […]