Announcing the 2020 Patent Progress Writing Competition

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We are pleased to announce the 2020 Patent Progress writing competition.  

This competition, open to current law students, solicits scholarship regarding patent law.  This year’s general topic is new issues in patent law and policy related to the trend towards complex multi-component products.  Examples of such issues include apportionment of damages, the smallest saleable patent practicing unit, and design patent damages for partial designs.

The winner of the competition will receive $1,000 in cash and may be asked to present a shortened version of their paper on Patent Progress.  Full rules are available on the competition’s home page.

Joshua Landau

Joshua Landau is the Patent Counsel at the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), where he represents and advises the association regarding patent issues.  Mr. Landau joined CCIA from WilmerHale in 2017, where he represented clients in patent litigation, counseling, and prosecution, including trials in both district courts and before the PTAB.

Prior to his time at WilmerHale, Mr. Landau was a Legal Fellow on Senator Al Franken’s Judiciary staff, focusing on privacy and technology issues.  Mr. Landau received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S.E.E. from the University of Michigan.  Before law school, he spent several years as an automotive engineer, during which time he co-invented technology leading to U.S. Patent No. 6,934,140.

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