Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "USPTO Post-Grant Proceedings After New Patent Reform Law" on September 28, 2011 from 1:00 – 2:30 PM (EDT).  Scott McKeown of Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt and Kevin Laurence of Stoel Rives will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners and inventors on the new America Invents Act's post-grant system, including post-grant review proceedings, special transitional post-grant review of business method patents and supplemental examinations.  The webinar will review the following questions:

• What are the grounds for post-grant challenges now?
• How will current reexamination practice change?
• What are the new options, how will they be implemented, and when?
• How do the changes of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act alter the strategic use of post grant proceedings parallel to litigation?
• What are the relevant deadlines and best practices?

An interactive Q&A session will follow the presentation.

The registration fee for the webinar is $297 ($362 for registration and CLE processing).  Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.