Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Drafting and Defending Software Patents to Survive Section 101 and AIA Challenges — Anticipating and Minimizing the Risk of 101, 103 Rejections, Recent Court Guidance" on July 17, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Michael L. Kiklis and Stephen G. Kunin of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt will provide guidance to patent practitioners on how to draft patent applications to overcome both Section 101 and AIA challenges.  The webinar will review the following issues:

• What are the hurdles for patent counsel to demonstrate a software-related claim is not abstract?
• If an abstract idea is found, how can patent practitioners pass Alice’s step two?
• What guidance have the courts provided in recent decisions concerning patent eligibility for software-related inventions?
• What best practices should counsel use to help software-related inventions survive AIA challenges?
• What is the best way to defend against §101 pre-trial attacks?

The registration fee for the webcast is $297.  Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.