Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Evolving PTAB Trial Practice: Navigating Complex Procedural Rules — Strategically Using Routine and Additional Discovery, Requests for Joinder, and Motions to Amend" on February 4, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Greg H. Gardella and Scott A. McKeown of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt will provide guidance…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Caught in a web — how the court in Kimble v. Marvel ruled on whether payment of royalties for an expired patent in unlawful per se" on February 9, 2016 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm (Eastern).  Courtenay C. Brinckerhoff of Foley &…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "NPE Patent Litigation: Latest Developments — Leveraging Alice, Federal Rules Amendments, and Patent Office Proceedings in Defending Infringement Disputes" on January 27, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  R. David Donoghue of Holland & Knight and Dana M. Herberholz of Parsons Behle & Latimer will provide guidance…

January 6, 2016 – "Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit — Conducting PTAB Trials With Eye to Appeal, Determining Errors for Appeal, Understanding PTO Practice and Federal Circuit Law" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 7, 2016 – "STRANGLEHOLD! Written Description and Functional Claiming in the Chemical and Biotech…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Dallas Office will be hosting a program focusing on tips and strategies for filing and managing ex parte appeals and AIA trials on January 7, 2016 from 9:00 to 11:30 am am (CT) at the Dallas USPTO, Terminal Federal Building Annex, 207 South Houston Street, Dallas, TX.  The program…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer two one-hour webinars on double patenting.  The first webinar, entitled "Double-Patenting: Impact of Gilead on Bio and Pharma," is being offered on January 7, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Tim Babcock of Akros Pharma Inc., Jack Brennan of Fish & Richardson, and Jeremy Lowe of…

December 17, 2015 – "Section 102 and Prior Art: Navigating the Expanded Scope of Prior Art and AIA Exceptions" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 6, 2016 – "Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit — Conducting PTAB Trials With Eye to Appeal, Determining Errors for Appeal, Understanding PTO Practice…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Obviousness Standard After the AIA: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance — Overcoming Challenges of Obviousness and Attacks on Patent Validity" on January 21, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  W. Todd Baker of Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt, and Jon L. Schuchardt of Dilworth IP will…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Eligibility Post-Alice: Practical Advice for Navigating the Current 35 USC § 101 Regime" on January 20, 2016 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Paul Kitch of Nixon Peabody will moderate a panel consisting of David Beck of Viavi Solutions, Inc., Valerie…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Strategic Use of Patent Reissue: Determining Whether and When to Pursue a Reissue Application — Correcting Errors, Responding to an IPR Challenge and Mastering the Recapture Rule" on January 14, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Dr. Shing-Yi (Cindy) Cheng, Deborah M. Herzfeld, and Thomas L. Irving…