This presentation included:

• An overview of the implementation of Alice by district courts and the PTO;
• A discussion on the ethical implications of developing subject matter eligibility case law, including the attorney’s duty of competence and issues surrounding frivolous claims or defenses; and
• A panel discussion regarding the current and future state of the practice in view of the changing Alice landscape.

Panel Members:

• Jerry Riedinger, Patent Litigation Partner, Perkins Coie (Moderator)
• Phyllis Turner-Brim, Vice President, Chief IP Counsel, Intellectual Ventures
• Steve McGrath, Senior Corporate Counsel, Patent and IP Litigation, T-Mobile
• Christina McCullough, Patent Litigation Partner, Perkins Coie
• Brooke Taylor, Litigation Partner, Susman Godfrey
• Rajiv Sarathy, Patent Prosecution Partner, Perkins Coie

Panelists included a defense litigator, a plaintiff’s litigator, two corporate counsel, and a software prosecution attorney.