TOPIC
Catherine Lacavera will provide an overview of the patent litigation landscape in the high tech and computer space, including trends in filings, acquisitions and litigation, and the view from the defendant’s side of the courtroom.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Catherine Lacavera
Director of Litigation, Google
Catherine Lacavera joined Google in 2005. As Director of Litigation, she manages a team of 18 patent and intellectual property litigators and technical advisors. She oversees a docket of more than 100 pending patent and other intellectual property litigation matters both within and outside of the United States, including the Viacom and other copyright litigation against YouTube, the Apple, Microsoft and Oracle copyright and patent suits directed at Android, and keywords advertising trademark lawsuits. In addition to winning the YouTube lawsuits and various trademark matters, her team has had 15 victories on the merits in patent suits, including three jury trials in the Eastern District of Texas and multiple hearings before the International Trade Commission. Ms. Lacavera also advises on complex licenses and acquisitions, both within and outside the litigation context, including the acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Google was awarded 2011 Best Legal Department by Corporate Counsel Magazine and 2011 Litigation Department of the Year by International Law Office in the Global Counsel Awards. Prior to joining Google, Ms. Lacavera practiced patent litigation in New York City at a large global law firm.
Ms. Lacavera has her Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, and her law and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Toronto. She is admitted to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Registered In-House Counsel in California.
COST FOR ATTENDANCE
Cost for lunch: ten dollars ($10) for members and students, twenty-five dollars ($25) for non-members, payable at the meeting. Receipts will be available. Cheques should be made payable to the Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group.
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