Strafford
will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "AIA Impact on Section 103 and Non-Obviousness:
Navigating Timing Changes, Post-AIA Treatment of KSR, and Secondary Considerations to Meet Patent Validity
Requirements" on June 25, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (EDT).  Thomas L. Irving and Erika H. Arner of Finnegan
Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to patent counsel
regarding the impact of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) on section
103 and non-obviousness, and offer best practices for meeting the
non-obviousness requirement for patent validity.  The panel will review the following
questions:

• How has the AIA impacted the determination of
obviousness?
• How has the Federal Circuit treated the issues of
non-obviousness?
• What practices should counsel employ in order to
meet the non-obviousness requirement?

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.