Technology
Transfer Tactics will be offering an audioconference entitled "The Bilski Decision: Expert Strategies to
Manage Its Impact on University IP" on March 30,
2010 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EST).  Patent Docs author Dr. Kevin Noonan, a
partner at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP; Dr. Jim Baker,
Director of Technology and Economic Development at Michigan Technological
University; and Wesley Blakeslee, Executive Director of Johns Hopkins
Technology Transfer, will cover the Bilski
decision's implications for every step of the commercialization and patenting
process and deliver guidance for tech transfer, licensing, and legal
professionals, including:

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What's affected?  The scope extends
further than one might think, beyond software and IT;
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Understanding the machine-or-transformation test;
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Pre-disclosure:  Working with
faculty to configure innovations with M&T test in mind;
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Disclosure and triage/assessment: 
How should investment and patent criteria change post-Bilski?
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Patent strategy:
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Impact on non-U.S. rights;
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Using "do-not-publish" applications during pendency;
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Claim construction to match PTO guidance;
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Considering reissue applications for issued patents;
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Responding to rejections;
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Alternatives to patent protection: 
trade secrets, know-how, and copyrights;
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Assessing and minimizing impact on existing licenses;
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Recalibrating enforcement actions; and
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A bright side?  Impact on patent
trolls.

 The
registration fee for the audioconference is $197.  Those interested in registering for the audioconference, can
do so here or
by calling 239-263-0605.