Philip D. Segrest, Jr., Partner, Husch Blackwell to Speak at Knowledge Congress LIVE Webcast

NEW YORK - June 30, 2016 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Philip D. Segrest, Jr., Partner, Husch Blackwell will discuss "How to Effectively Deal with NPE Patent Litigation" during a Knowledge Congress LIVE Webcast today, June 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (ET).

For further details and an updated list of speakers, please visit:

https://theknowledgegroup.org/all-events-list/live-webcasts/event-homepage/?event_id=1597

Event Summary

Patents incentivize invention and creativity, support commercialization, and allow innovators and inventors to protect their investments. As patents have become a necessity to support commercialization, a new class of patent owners, referred to as non-practicing entities (NPEs) or pejoratively called "patent trolls," has emerged. These NPEs are formed for the sole purpose of acquiring and asserting patents. Hardly a threat initially, nowadays lawsuits brought by NPEs account for more than 60% of all patent litigation. These lawsuits present challenges not present in patent litigation between competitors, because the parties do not face parallel risks from the process.

In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss specialized defense strategies and tools for handling NPE litigation, and recent developments, trends and challenges related to NPEs in patent litigation.

Key topics include:

§  Non-Practicing Entities: An Overview

§  How to Define an NPE

§  NPE Proofing

§  NPE Patent Litigation: Background and Trends

§  Minimizing the Threats of NPE Patent Litigation

§  Impact of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank and other U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

§  Best Strategies for Responding to NPE Lawsuits

§  Other Defense Tools

About Philip Segrest

Philip Segrest is a partner in the Chicago office of Husch Blackwell, where his practice focuses on patent litigation and other aspects of intellectual property law, including prosecution, licensing, and counseling. He began his career as a law clerk at the Federal Circuit, and since entering private practice twenty years ago his work has included dealing efficiently with cases asserting claims against entire industries, technologies, or standards. His extensive litigation and patent prosecution experience includes information and computer related technologies, including data compression, e-commerce systems, business methods and other technologies in electrical, mechanical and chemical technical arts, as well as extensive experience with pharmaceutical patent litigation. In addition to his trial experience, Philip has briefed and argued numerous appeals at courts including the Federal Circuit.  Philip has also taught patent law as an adjunct professor at DePaul University College of Law, and frequently speaks and writes on patent law topics.

About Husch Blackwell

Husch Blackwell is an industry-focused, full-service litigation and business law firm with locations in 15 U.S. cities and in London. We represent national and global leaders in major industries including energy and natural resources; financial services; food and agribusiness; healthcare, life sciences and education; real estate, development and construction; and technology, manufacturing and transportation.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.