The eLearning Center for Gatlin Education Services

Distinguished practitioners present a wide variety of litigation topics, including the role of litigation in copyright protection, issue preclusion in claim interpretation, patent re-examination as an alternative to litigation, the use of Internet evidence in court, and a panel discussion on jury focus groups.

Intellectual Property Litigation
    I. Introduction
    II. Role of Litigation in Copyright Protection
        A. Litigation is a Tool
        B. Effect of the Internet on the Music Industry
        C. Need for New Business Models
    III. Issue Preclusion in Claim Interpretation
        A. Issue Preclusion and Claim Preclusion
        B. Evolution of Issue Preclusion
        C. Issue Preclusion in More Recent Cases
        D. Preclusive Effect of Markman Hearings
    IV. Re-Examination Versus Litigation
        A. Petti/Kasper Introduction
        B. Patent Re-Examination
        C. Patent Owner’s Prelitigation Strategy
            1. Prior Art Maneuver
            2. Preliminary Injunction Gambit
            3. Risks of Prelitigation Strategy
        D. Challenger’s Considerations
        E. Why a Challenger Might Choose Re-Examination
        F. Disadvantages of Re-Examination
        G. Litigation and Inter Partes Re-Examination
        H. Pending Legislation for Inter Partes Re-Examination
        I. Questions and Answers (Part 1)
        J. Questions and Answers (Part 2)
    V. Use of Internet Evidence in Court
        A. Introduction and Overview
        B. Web Site Trade Dress Examples
        C. More Examples: Framing, Metatags, Logos
        D. Transient Nature of Internet Evidence
        E. Preserving Internet Evidence
        F. Cache Memory Problem
        G. Displaying Internet Evidence in Court
        H. Judicial Notice of Internet Web Pages
            1. Citing Internet Web Pages
            2. Reliability of Citations to Web Pages
        I. Questions and Answers
    VI. Jury Focus Groups
        A. Panelist Introduction
        B. Focus Group Definition
        C. Focus Groups Versus Mock Juries
        D. Jury Consultants for Focus Groups
            1. Are Jury Consultants Needed?
            2. Why Jury Consultants Are Needed
            3. When Are Jury Consultants Needed?
        E. When Are Focus Groups Helpful?
            1. Local Prejudices
            2. Witness Credibility
            3. Jury Reaction to "Practice" Testimony
            4. Demonstrative Exhibits
                a. Using Graphic Consultants
                b. Teaching With Exhibits
            5. Presenting Technical Issues
            6. Willfulness and Damages
        F. Juror Profiles
        G. Focus Group Size
        H. Multiple Focus Groups
        I. Appropriate Expectations
        J. Informing Focus Group Participants
        K. Focus Group Techniques
        L. Questions and Answers
            1. Cost/Benefit Analysis
            2. Access to Focus Group Information
            3. Internet Users in the Jury
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