Publications & Presentations

Steven E. Jedlinski

Manzo and Jedlinski, Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation, Practising Law Institute’s Patent Litigation 2008 Seminar (Oct. 2008).

Betsy J. Derwinski (Levstik)

E. Manzo & B. Levstik, Deference: The Unanswered Question, The Patent Lawyer, Spring 2006, at 4.

Edward D. Manzo

Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Bilski v. Doll, No. 08-964 (U.S. 2009).
Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2009) (Manzo ed., Thomson Reuters 2009).
Manzo, “Spiked” by the Written Description Requirement, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 3, Federal Circuit Column, at ? (Aspen 2009).
Manzo, Billion Dollar Jury Award Overturned: Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Infringement Necessarily Occurred, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 2, Federal Circuit Column, at 35 (Aspen 2009).
Manzo, Two en banc Fed. Cir. Rulings: In re Bilski and Egyptian Goddess, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 1, Federal Circuit Column, at 42 (Aspen 2009).
Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 13, 2009).
Patent Claim Interpretation—Global Edition, 2008-2009 ed. (Manzo ed., Thomson Reuters 2008).
Speaker, Claim Interpretation, IICLE, Chi. (Dec. 11, 2008).
Speaker, Global Patent Claim Interpretation II, West Legalworks, webcast (Nov. 18, 2008).
Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court, Phila. (Nov. 11, 2008).
Speaker, The Effect on Patent Litigation of the LG Electronics Case, West Legalworks, D.C. (Nov. 12, 2008).
Speaker, Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation, PLI, Chi. (Oct.24, 2008).
Speaker, The Patent Claim Construction Game ®, WIPLA, Milwaukee, Wis. (Oct. 17, 2008).
Speaker, Recent Developments in Patent Law: The Year in Review, IPLAC, Chi. (Oct. 10, 2008).
Speaker, Global Patent Claim Interpretation I, West Legalworks, webcast (Sept. 29, 2008).
Speaker, Comparative Int’l Claim Construction, St. Petersburg, Russia (Aug. 22, 2008).
Speaker, Current Case Law and Recent Federal Circuit Developments in Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Seattle, Wash. (July 16, 2008).
Speaker, New Federal Case Law Developments in Claim Construction; Implications of Patent Office Rule Changes, Law Seminars Int’l, Atlanta, Ga. (April 25, 2008).
Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2008) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Mar. 30, 2008).
Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Giles Rich Inn of Court, D.C. (Feb. 2008).
Co-Chairman & Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, Chi. (Feb. 2008).
Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Richard Linn Inn of Court, Chi. (Jan. 2008).
Co-Chairman & Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, S.F. (Jan. 9, 2008).
Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, West Legalworks, Boston (Nov. 15-16, 2007).
Speaker, Recent Developments in Patent Law: The Year in Review from MedImmune to eBay to KSR, IPLAC & West Legalworks Conf., Chi. (Oct. 12, 2007).
Speaker, Paper Side of Jury Litigation: Instructions, Special Interrogatories, Motions Special to Jury Practice, PLI Pat. Litig. Conf., Chi. (Oct. 11, 2007).
Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, Phila. (Oct. 10, 2007).
Manzo, Injunctions in Patent Cases after eBay, 7 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 44 (Fall 2007).
A Panel Discussion on Obviousness in Patent Litigation: KSR Int'l v. Teleflex, 6 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 595 (Summer 2007).
Speaker, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Seattle (July 10, 2007).
Speaker, Patent Claim Construction 2007: The Advanced Legal Forum, Thomson-West, Austin (May 21-22, 2007).
Manzo et al., Patent Insecurity, The Patent Lawyer, Winter 2007, at 4.
Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2007) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Mar. 30, 2007).
Co-Chairman, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 16, 2007).
Speaker, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, S.F. (Jan. 26, 2007).
Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 2006 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1067 (2006).
Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2006) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Nov. 15, 2006).
Panelist, Blood, Sweat, Toil and Tears: Licensing and the Art of the Deal, AIPLA Annual Meeting (D.C. Oct. 20, 2006).
Speaker, Litigation Issues in Patent Licensing, AIPLA Annual Meeting (D.C. Oct. 20, 2006).
Speaker, Intro. to IP Law, Ass’n of Chinese Scientists & Eng. (ACSE) Ann. Conf. (Sep. 26, 2006).
Manzo, IP Law and Competition for Retail Space, IndustryWeek.com, July 05, 2006, http://www.industryweek.com/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=12241.
Federal Circuit Review of Claim Construction Cases (2005) (Manzo ed., IPLAC 2006).
E. Manzo & B. Levstik, Deference: The Unanswered Question, The Patent Lawyer, Spring 2006, at 4.
Moderator, Willfullness in Patent Litigation, IPLAC & J. Marshall L. Sch. (Apr. 27, 2006).
Co-Chairman, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 17, 2006).
Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc., No. 04-1329 (U.S. 2006).
Edward D. Manzo et al., Proving Damages in Patent Trials, The Patent Lawyer, Winter 2005, at 14.
Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Phillips v. AWH, 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc).
Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2004) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2005).
Panelist, The Enablement/Written Description Debate of Patent Law, J. Marshall L. Sch. (Nov. 7, 2005) (with Fed. Cir. & N.D. Ill. judges).
Panelist, National Telebriefing regarding Phillips v. AWH, Law Seminars Int’l (Aug. 4, 2005).
Moderator, IPLAC Panel Discussion regarding Phillips v. AWH and Patent Claim Construction, J. Marshall L. Sch. (Sept. 2005).
Speaker, What a Patent Is and Is Not: The Basics of What is Patentable, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (July 25, 2005).
Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2003) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2004).
Speaker, Recent Legal Developments in Patent Mining, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Oct. 29, 2004).
Panelist, Implications of Federal Circuit En Banc Decision in Knorr-Bremse, IPLAC Litig. Comm. F., Chi. (Oct. 28, 2004).
Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2002) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2003).
Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2001) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2002).
Panelist, Markman Hearings, Substantive and Procedural Treatment, DePaul L. Sch. (Feb. 15, 2001).
Speaker, Laches and Estoppel in Patent Cases, Chi. B. Ass’n, Pat. & Trademark Comm. (Sept. 15, 1992).
E. Manzo & J. Mathias, Intellectual Property Law In Illinois (Cambridge Inst. 1988), republished as Protecting Your Intellectual Property Under Illinois Law (1989 & 1990).
Edward D. Manzo, Patents for the General Practitioner—Patent Litigation Primer, Nat’l L.J., Oct. 5, 1987.
Edward D. Manzo, Means Claims In Patent Infringement Litigation, J. Pat. Off. Soc’y, Mar. 1986.
Session Chairman, Legal Issues, Spring COMPCON ‘84 (IEEE 1984).


IP Alerts News & Events Media Coverage Publications & Presentations Legal Resources	Publications & Presentations Steven E. Jedlinski Manzo and Jedlinski, Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation, Practising Law Institute’s Patent Litigation 2008 Seminar (Oct. 2008). Betsy J. Derwinski (Levstik) E. Manzo & B. Levstik, Deference: The Unanswered Question, The Patent Lawyer, Spring 2006, at 4. Edward D. Manzo Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Bilski v. Doll, No. 08-964 (U.S. 2009). Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2009) (Manzo ed., Thomson Reuters 2009). Manzo, “Spiked” by the Written Description Requirement, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 3, Federal Circuit Column, at ? (Aspen 2009). Manzo, Billion Dollar Jury Award Overturned: Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Infringement Necessarily Occurred, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 2, Federal Circuit Column, at 35 (Aspen 2009). Manzo, Two en banc Fed. Cir. Rulings: In re Bilski and Egyptian Goddess, IP Litigator, vol. 15, No. 1, Federal Circuit Column, at 42 (Aspen 2009). Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 13, 2009). Patent Claim Interpretation—Global Edition, 2008-2009 ed. (Manzo ed., Thomson Reuters 2008). Speaker, Claim Interpretation, IICLE, Chi. (Dec. 11, 2008). Speaker, Global Patent Claim Interpretation II, West Legalworks, webcast (Nov. 18, 2008). Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Benjamin Franklin American Inn of Court, Phila. (Nov. 11, 2008). Speaker, The Effect on Patent Litigation of the LG Electronics Case, West Legalworks, D.C. (Nov. 12, 2008). Speaker, Ethical Issues in Patent Litigation, PLI, Chi. (Oct.24, 2008). Speaker, The Patent Claim Construction Game ®, WIPLA, Milwaukee, Wis. (Oct. 17, 2008). Speaker, Recent Developments in Patent Law: The Year in Review, IPLAC, Chi. (Oct. 10, 2008). Speaker, Global Patent Claim Interpretation I, West Legalworks, webcast (Sept. 29, 2008). Speaker, Comparative Int’l Claim Construction, St. Petersburg, Russia (Aug. 22, 2008). Speaker, Current Case Law and Recent Federal Circuit Developments in Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Seattle, Wash. (July 16, 2008). Speaker, New Federal Case Law Developments in Claim Construction; Implications of Patent Office Rule Changes, Law Seminars Int’l, Atlanta, Ga. (April 25, 2008). Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2008) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Mar. 30, 2008). Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Giles Rich Inn of Court, D.C. (Feb. 2008). Co-Chairman & Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, Chi. (Feb. 2008). Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, Richard Linn Inn of Court, Chi. (Jan. 2008). Co-Chairman & Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, S.F. (Jan. 9, 2008). Speaker, The Claim Construction Game ®, West Legalworks, Boston (Nov. 15-16, 2007). Speaker, Recent Developments in Patent Law: The Year in Review from MedImmune to eBay to KSR, IPLAC & West Legalworks Conf., Chi. (Oct. 12, 2007). Speaker, Paper Side of Jury Litigation: Instructions, Special Interrogatories, Motions Special to Jury Practice, PLI Pat. Litig. Conf., Chi. (Oct. 11, 2007). Speaker, New Developments in Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int'l, Phila. (Oct. 10, 2007). Manzo, Injunctions in Patent Cases after eBay, 7 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 44 (Fall 2007). A Panel Discussion on Obviousness in Patent Litigation: KSR Int'l v. Teleflex, 6 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 595 (Summer 2007). Speaker, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Seattle (July 10, 2007). Speaker, Patent Claim Construction 2007: The Advanced Legal Forum, Thomson-West, Austin (May 21-22, 2007). Manzo et al., Patent Insecurity, The Patent Lawyer, Winter 2007, at 4. Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2007) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Mar. 30, 2007). Co-Chairman, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 16, 2007). Speaker, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, S.F. (Jan. 26, 2007). Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., 2006 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1067 (2006). Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit (2006) (Manzo ed., West Legalworks Nov. 15, 2006). Panelist, Blood, Sweat, Toil and Tears: Licensing and the Art of the Deal, AIPLA Annual Meeting (D.C. Oct. 20, 2006). Speaker, Litigation Issues in Patent Licensing, AIPLA Annual Meeting (D.C. Oct. 20, 2006). Speaker, Intro. to IP Law, Ass’n of Chinese Scientists & Eng. (ACSE) Ann. Conf. (Sep. 26, 2006). Manzo, IP Law and Competition for Retail Space, IndustryWeek.com, July 05, 2006, http://www.industryweek.com/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=12241. Federal Circuit Review of Claim Construction Cases (2005) (Manzo ed., IPLAC 2006). E. Manzo & B. Levstik, Deference: The Unanswered Question, The Patent Lawyer, Spring 2006, at 4. Moderator, Willfullness in Patent Litigation, IPLAC & J. Marshall L. Sch. (Apr. 27, 2006). Co-Chairman, Seminar on Patent Claim Construction, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Feb. 17, 2006). Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Illinois Tool Works, Inc. et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc., No. 04-1329 (U.S. 2006). Edward D. Manzo et al., Proving Damages in Patent Trials, The Patent Lawyer, Winter 2005, at 14. Amicus Curiae Brief on Behalf of IPLAC in Phillips v. AWH, 415 F.3d 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (en banc). Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2004) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2005). Panelist, The Enablement/Written Description Debate of Patent Law, J. Marshall L. Sch. (Nov. 7, 2005) (with Fed. Cir. & N.D. Ill. judges). Panelist, National Telebriefing regarding Phillips v. AWH, Law Seminars Int’l (Aug. 4, 2005). Moderator, IPLAC Panel Discussion regarding Phillips v. AWH and Patent Claim Construction, J. Marshall L. Sch. (Sept. 2005). Speaker, What a Patent Is and Is Not: The Basics of What is Patentable, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (July 25, 2005). Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2003) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2004). Speaker, Recent Legal Developments in Patent Mining, Law Seminars Int’l, Chi. (Oct. 29, 2004). Panelist, Implications of Federal Circuit En Banc Decision in Knorr-Bremse, IPLAC Litig. Comm. F., Chi. (Oct. 28, 2004). Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2002) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2003). Federal Circuit Review of Markman Issues (2001) (Edward D. Manzo ed., IPLAC 2002). Panelist, Markman Hearings, Substantive and Procedural Treatment, DePaul L. Sch. (Feb. 15, 2001). Speaker, Laches and Estoppel in Patent Cases, Chi. B. Ass’n, Pat. & Trademark Comm. (Sept. 15, 1992). E. Manzo & J. Mathias, Intellectual Property Law In Illinois (Cambridge Inst. 1988), republished as Protecting Your Intellectual Property Under Illinois Law (1989 & 1990). Edward D. Manzo, Patents for the General Practitioner—Patent Litigation Primer, Nat’l L.J., Oct. 5, 1987. Edward D. Manzo, Means Claims In Patent Infringement Litigation, J. Pat. Off. Soc’y, Mar. 1986. Session Chairman, Legal Issues, Spring COMPCON ‘84 (IEEE 1984).