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On July 28, 2020, the Federal Circuit Bar Association and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, in cooperation with The Sedona Conference, presented a panel discussion on hard issues in patent infringement litigation today: the current state of play for willfulness, patent eligibility, FRAND, and ways to manage the uncertainty of each. 

Federal Circuit Appellate Judge Kathleen M. O’Malley and Federal District Court Judges Alan D. Albright (WDTX) and Cathy Ann Bencivengo (CASD) joined The Sedona Conference Patent Litigation Working Group Chairs Matt Powers and Eric Hutz for an engaging discussion on these issues.

On June 12, 2020, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Berkeley Judicial Institute, ChIPs, and CLI presented a panel discussion on the evolving judicial landscape and the opportunities it presents for junior lawyers and associates.

Federal District Court judges Alan D Albright (WDTX), Barbara Lynn (NDTX), and Jon S. Tigar (NDCA) proffered insights about their initiatives to provide speaking opportunities for young attorneys, their career paths and the evolution of their practices over time, and their points of view on some changes that have taken place over the last several months as a result of COVID-19.