277.3 sec. 001 - Patent Litigation II: PTAB and ITC (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Steven Charles Carlson (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: Jeffrey G Homrig
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
M 6:25 PM - 9:05 PM
Location: Law 145
From August 18, 2025
To November 25, 2025
Course End: November 25, 2025
Class Number: 33106
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 12
As of: 04/05 07:13 AM
The patent litigation landscape has greatly expanded over the past two decades to encompass PTO proceedings and investigations at the International Trade Commission. This course provides in-depth, hands-on exploration and training in these important tribunals. It also provides students with substantial skills training including petition drafting, motion and brief writing, depositions, oral advocacy, and strategic analysis. This class complements the basic patent litigation class, which focuses on district court litigation and appeals.
Although total enrollment is limited, students on the waitlist are encouraged to come to the first day of class, because many students adjust their schedules, and room usually opens up for all.
While not absolutely required, all students are strongly encouraged to attend the first class.
Jeff Homrig has a JD from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He is an experienced trial lawyer and patent litigator and is Vice-Chair of Latham & Watkins' global intellectual property practice. He is one of the coauthors of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide, 3rd Ed., which is published by the Federal Judicial Center and provided to all federal judges as a best practices guide for handling patent cases.
Steve Carlson is a law graduate of Yale Law School. He is a partner in the Silicon Valley office of Robins Kaplan LLP, where his practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. He is a co-author of the book Patents in Germany and Europe: Procurement, Enforcement, and Defense, and is also a coauthor of the Patent Case Management Judicial Guide, 3rd Ed.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
This class fulfills Option 2 of the J.D. writing requirement for all students in the course. All students must write 30 pages and complete a draft. |
Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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