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Patent Post-Grant Practice provides a comprehensive review of contested proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), including Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs), Post-Grant Review (PGRs), and Covered Business Method Proceedings (CBMs). These proceedings have become the most widely used method of challenging the validity of issued patents. Understanding their role is essential for any patent litigation practice. The course…
The first commandment of patent prosecution should be to know your patent examiner. To do this patent practitioners need to take into account examiner time constraints and production goals, what examiners needs to see to allow an application, and must have an appreciation for what examiners are being instructed to do by supervisors.
Over the last five weeks there has been a seismic shift in the way the Federal Circuit views the resolution of patent eligibility issues during patent infringement litigation. In Berkheimer, the Court reversed summary judgment of invalidity on §101 grounds. Days later the Court in Aatrix Software reversed the grant of a motion to dismiss on §101 grounds.
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Join us Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 4pm ET i the Senate Hart Office Building, Room 902, for a program titled How to Evaluate Disruptive Inventions. Following our speakers and panel discussion there will be an an open house and reception where you can meet inventors and see their inventions.
Washington, D.C., LES Chapter presents: Updates from the Commissioner for Patents Program Description: Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld will provide updates on a number of ongoing priorities at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. These priorities include patent pendency, patent quality, and stakeholder outreach. Speaker: Andrew H. Hirshfeld Commissioner for Patents U.S. Patent and Trademark Office To Register For…
As the USPTO has stepped up efforts to make data publicly available, new tools have emerged providing more data about patent prosecution than ever before. But it is not always clear how to apply this macro-level information within an existing practice—a particular challenge as one seeks to keep big picture goals on track, and avoiding discarding what is already working.…
Join Gene Quinn, patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, for a free webinar discussion – Global Patent Landscape 2018: Where to File and Why – on Thursday, March 22, 2017, at 12pm ET. Joining Gene will be Patrick Kilbride, Vice President of International Intellectual Property for the U.S. Chamber’s Global Innovation Policy Center.
Why should you be thinking about enterprise-wide training on IP fundamentals? Because unlike ever before in history, IP touches every part of businesses. This means that IP opportunities and risks are everywhere! Simply, from top to bottom, you and your colleagues must speak the language of IP. Unfortunately, people typically don’t want to invest their time in corporate training. So,…