Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Obviousness of Biologics Inventions: Strategies for Biologics Claims in the U.S., Europe and China" on January 31, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Bryan C. Diner and Carla Mouta-Bellum of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, Amy Feng of Wu Feng & Zhang, and Hazel Ford of…

January 9, 2018 – "After-Final Practice: Navigating PTO Options to Compact Patent Prosecution — Utilizing After-Final Consideration Pilot 2.0, Pre-Appeal Conference and More" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 9, 2018 – "Sequence Listings and Patent Applications" – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET) January 9, 2018 – "Unlocking Open Data for our Patent…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "USPTO on Using Declarations Regarding Prior Art under the AIA" on January 11, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Kathleen Fonda, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Courtenay Brinckehoff of Foley & Lardner LLP; and…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) on January 9, 2018.  The latest webinar, entitled "Unlocking Open Data for our Patent Customers" will be hosted by Thomas A. Beach, Chief Data Strategist, and Scott Beliveau, Branch Chief of…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Drafting Software Patents to Survive Section 101 and AIA Challenges — Anticipating and Minimizing the Risk of 101, 103 Rejections, Recent Court Guidance" on January 23, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Michael L. Kiklis and Stephen G. Kunin of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustad will provide…

The Knowledge Group will offer a webcast entitled "Paragraph IV Litigation: Best Practices and Practical Tips in 2018" on January 31, 2018 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm (ET).  Paul B. Sudentas of Locke Lord LLP and Nigamnarayan Acharya of Baker Donelson will provide an in-depth analysis of the current trends and recent updates involving case…

January 4, 2018 – "Patent Drafting for Machine Learning: Structural Claim Limitations, Avoiding 101 or 112 Rejections" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 9, 2018 – "After-Final Practice: Navigating PTO Options to Compact Patent Prosecution — Utilizing After-Final Consideration Pilot 2.0, Pre-Appeal Conference and More" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be offering a program on "The Ramifications of TC Heartland and Recent Decisions About Venue in Patent Cases" on January 10, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm (EST) at the FCBA office in Washington, DC.  Andew R. Sommer of Winston & Strawn LLP will moderate a panel…

Foley & Lardner will be offering a webinar entitled "PTAB — A Year in Review" on January 18, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (CST).  George Beck, Andrew Cheslock, and Steve Maebius of Foley & Lardner LLP will discuss the year's major developments and how they may impact practice before the PTAB going forward, and…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Strategic Use of Patent Reissue: Whether and When to Pursue a Reissue Application — Correcting Errors, Responding to an IPR Challenge and Mastering the Recapture Rule" on January 18, 2018 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Amelia Feulner Baur of McNeill Baur, and Thomas L. Irving and Jill…