Party with the Patent Judges

Assuming the attendee list is public, it should be pretty easy to get the judges attending the "conference" recused from IP related cases from now on.

I've always been on the fenice bout patents. At a very ignorant level, they are instruments of unfair revenue. But give it some thought and they make so much practical sense. They spur private innovation.

Without patent protection, what incentive do pharmaceuticals have to spend millions of $ on vaccines? As noble a cause as greater good is, greater good doesn't put food on the table.

Secondly, patents promote the spread of knowledge - you have to reveal your secret in order to protect it.

The list of speaking judges is public - including the chief judge of the patent circuit

From the comments: "It is discouraging for many large companies who have invested large sums of money in buying legislators to pass the laws they need to generate large profits to have these laws upended by some random judge. It is easy enough to buy the executive and legislative branches of government but the judicial branch is more difficult. This looks like a creative way of bridging this gap and preserving profits."

Score one for those who viewing the state as a rent-seeking entity focused on dividing the spoils...