The
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar
entitled "Obviousness:
'Objective Evidence' Redux, and Other Lessons from Recent Federal Circuit
Decisions" on October 30, 2013 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of William Solander of
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto; Kara Stoll of Finnegan, Henderson,
Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; and Dale Davis of General Electric Co. will
discuss how to use recent case law to leverage secondary considerations to best
advantage.  The panel will also discuss:

• Recent important litigation victories for patent owners at the Federal Circuit,
including Transocean v. Maersk, Plantronics v. Aliph, and Leo v. Rea;
•
The importance of proving a causal nexus between the patent and secondary
considerations;
•
How best to use objective evidence in front of the USPTO; and
•
Issues stemming from the need to collect and analyze objective evidence
generated within a corporate environment and the market.

The
registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are
available upon request).  Those
interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.