John Dragseth, Principal, Fish & Richardson P.C. to Speak at the Knowledge Congress’ Event on Clarifying KSR and Its Impact on Patent Law on November 20, 2007
New York, NY, November 09, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused teleconferences has announced today that John Dragseth, Principal of Fish & Richardson P.C. will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming teleconference entitled: “Clarifying KSR and Its Impact on Patent Law”. This 2.5-hour event is scheduled for November 20, 2007, Tuesday, at 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST. (For further details of the event and an updated list of panelists, please visit: http://knowledgecongress.org/2007.ksr.htm)
The recent Supreme Court Ruling KSR v Teleflex which dismissed "obvious" or rigid interpretation in favor of "flexible" may perhaps usher one of the most significant with the eighth changes in Patent law in decades. How will KSR affect your ability to protect your companies intellectual property?
The Knowledge Congress has assembled panel of distinguished experts to help make these policies clear to the organizations most impacted. The panel will present their findings in a two-and-a-half hour teleconference.
About Mr. John Dragseth
John Dragseth is a Principal of Fish & Richardson P.C. His practice emphasizes complex analytical and writing work in patent law—including federal appeals, patent prosecution, pre-suit and due diligence investigations, and patent opinions. He writes and lectures frequently on a variety of patent law topics.
Mr. Dragseth has led the briefing on more than 30 appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he was previously a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III. He has extensive experience in taking over cases on appeal and framing them for the Federal Circuit, while working closely with trial counsel. As part of his appellate practice, he frequently consults with trial teams to ensure that they are properly preparing their cases for the best result on appeal. Mr. Dragseth focuses on technologies in the fields of medical devices, software, electronics, and business methods.
He grew up on a small grain and sugar beet farm and was a law clerk at Honeywell Inc. (1994-1995), and a consulting project engineer in the medical group at Ellerbe Becket, Inc. (1991-1993). He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.
About Fish & Richardson P.C.
Fish & Richardson P.C. is an international law firm with more than 425 lawyers in 11 offices throughout the United States as well as in Munich, Germany. The firm is one of the largest in the United States practicing intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law and offers global services that include worldwide IP strategy and representation in multi-national litigation. Founded in 1878, the firm represented Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright Brothers. For more than 125 years we have served great innovators, helping to protect countless ideas, nurture discoveries, and bring new concepts to market. The firm prosecuted and litigated many of the fundamental patents of an industrialized America, serving corporations creating the cutting-edge technologies of the day: the telephone, the air-brake, the steam turbine, the automobile, and the radio. Frederick Fish, the firm's founder, was for many years the acknowledged leader of the patent bar of the entire country at a time when patents were more important than they had ever been. Today, the firm continues to represent great innovators working in cutting-edge technologies. In fact, Fish represents 11 of the top 25 World's Most Innovative Companies, as identified in a Spring 2007 Business Week survey.
For more information about Mr. John Dragseth and Fish & Richardson P.C., please visit: http://www.fr.com/
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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The recent Supreme Court Ruling KSR v Teleflex which dismissed "obvious" or rigid interpretation in favor of "flexible" may perhaps usher one of the most significant with the eighth changes in Patent law in decades. How will KSR affect your ability to protect your companies intellectual property?
The Knowledge Congress has assembled panel of distinguished experts to help make these policies clear to the organizations most impacted. The panel will present their findings in a two-and-a-half hour teleconference.
About Mr. John Dragseth
John Dragseth is a Principal of Fish & Richardson P.C. His practice emphasizes complex analytical and writing work in patent law—including federal appeals, patent prosecution, pre-suit and due diligence investigations, and patent opinions. He writes and lectures frequently on a variety of patent law topics.
Mr. Dragseth has led the briefing on more than 30 appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, where he was previously a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III. He has extensive experience in taking over cases on appeal and framing them for the Federal Circuit, while working closely with trial counsel. As part of his appellate practice, he frequently consults with trial teams to ensure that they are properly preparing their cases for the best result on appeal. Mr. Dragseth focuses on technologies in the fields of medical devices, software, electronics, and business methods.
He grew up on a small grain and sugar beet farm and was a law clerk at Honeywell Inc. (1994-1995), and a consulting project engineer in the medical group at Ellerbe Becket, Inc. (1991-1993). He earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.
About Fish & Richardson P.C.
Fish & Richardson P.C. is an international law firm with more than 425 lawyers in 11 offices throughout the United States as well as in Munich, Germany. The firm is one of the largest in the United States practicing intellectual property, litigation, and corporate law and offers global services that include worldwide IP strategy and representation in multi-national litigation. Founded in 1878, the firm represented Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and the Wright Brothers. For more than 125 years we have served great innovators, helping to protect countless ideas, nurture discoveries, and bring new concepts to market. The firm prosecuted and litigated many of the fundamental patents of an industrialized America, serving corporations creating the cutting-edge technologies of the day: the telephone, the air-brake, the steam turbine, the automobile, and the radio. Frederick Fish, the firm's founder, was for many years the acknowledged leader of the patent bar of the entire country at a time when patents were more important than they had ever been. Today, the firm continues to represent great innovators working in cutting-edge technologies. In fact, Fish represents 11 of the top 25 World's Most Innovative Companies, as identified in a Spring 2007 Business Week survey.
For more information about Mr. John Dragseth and Fish & Richardson P.C., please visit: http://www.fr.com/
About The Knowledge Congress
The Knowledge Congress is an organization that produces teleconferences that examine regulatory changes across a variety of industries. “We bring together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour teleconferences to study the impact of changing regulations.” To contact or to register to an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org.
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