Emerging Issues in Technology and the Law: A View from the Bench and Hot Topics in Patents, Antitrust and the Life Sciences
Hon. Susan Y. Illston
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Honorable Susan Y. Illston was appointed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in May 1995. Her chambers are located in San Francisco, California, where the District Court has many active intellectual property matters. Judge Illston has presided over numerous notable cases, including the Balco steroids cases; the trial of Barry Bonds; the multidistrict litigation involving allegations of price-fixing among LCD flat-screen manufacturers, In re TFT-LCD Flat Panel Antitrust Litigation; and the patent trial of Verinata Health, Inc. & Illumina, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.
Before joining the bench, Judge Illston was a partner in the law firm of Cotchett, Illston & Pitre, in Burlingame, California, specializing in civil litigation practice with emphasis on commercial litigation. Judge Illston is a member of various professional organizations, including the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and the International Society of Barristers. She received her B.A. at Duke University in 1970 and her J.D. at Stanford in 1973.
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