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DC Event

Date:
March 24, 2005

Time:
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Speaker:
Ken Frankel , Partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Title:
Federal Circuit’s Holding that Patent Creates Presumption of Market Power for Antitrust Tying

The Federal Circuit recently held that, for Sherman Act §1 claims based on tying a patented product to an unpatented product, the patent creates a rebuttable presumption that its owner has market power in a relevant market for the patented product, in Independent Ink, Inc. v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Consequently, even the most commercially insignificant patent can yield this presumption, easing the burden for an antitrust plaintiff. Ken Frankel, a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, will discuss the basis behind this decision and its impact on licensing and litigation.

Speaker Bio:
Ken Frankel is a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, in the firm’s Reston, Virginia office. Ken’s practice focuses on patent litigation, including patent antitrust and misuse issues, as well as counseling on those issues. Prior to joining Finnegan Henderson, Ken was an attorney in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division for 16 years, where he handled patent-antitrust issues, criminal price fixing cases, and mergers in high tech industries. He served as the Chairman of the AIPLA’s Antitrust Committee for several years and has often spoken on patent-antitrust issues.

Location:
Nixon Peabody LLP
Suite 900
401 9th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-2128
Office: 202-585-8250

Cost and Registration:
$20 for LES members
$25 for non-members

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