Category: Conferences & CLE’s

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…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on the "Top Patent Law Stories of 2015" on January 21, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  For the past eight years, the Patent Docs weblog has presented an annual, end-of-the-year review of the top stories in patent law.  In this presentation, Patent Docs co-authors…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "STRANGLEHOLD! Written Description and Functional Claiming in the Chemical and Biotech Arts" on January 7, 2016 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Carla Mouta of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, LLP will moderate a panel consisting of Kenneth Jenkins of Mintz…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "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" on January 6, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Erika H. Arner and Michael J. Flibbert of Finnegan…

December 10, 2015 – "Optimal Use of Provisional Patent Applications: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid" (Technology Transfer Tactics) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern) December 10, 2015 – "Patent Litigation and Motions to Stay in Light of IPRs, PRGs and CBMs — Leveraging Stays, Understanding Court Treatment, Navigating the Interface of Hatch-Waxman Litigation" (Strafford)…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Litigation and Motions to Stay in Light of IPRs, PRGs and CBMs — Leveraging Stays, Understanding Court Treatment, Navigating the Interface of Hatch-Waxman Litigation" on December 10, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Erika H. Arner, Linda J. Thayer, and Jeffrey C. Totten of Finnegan Henderson…

December 1, 2015 - Efficient patent prosecution (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Dallas Office) – 2:30 to 5:30 pm (CT) – Dallas, TX December 2, 2015 – "USPTO's Subject Matter Eligibility: An Update" (Knowledge Group) – 3:00 to 5:00 pm (ET) December 2, 2015 – "Searching, Inventorship, & the Inventor Interview: Practical Legal & Business Considerations"…

The Corporate Counsel Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be offering a webcast entitled "Trade Secrets — A Primer For Practitioners" on December 4, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (EST).  Charles Matson, Senior Counsel – Innovation, Procter & Gamble will moderate a panel consisting of R. Mark Halligan of FisherBroyles, LLP;…

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Section 102 and Prior Art: Navigating the Expanded Scope of Prior Art and AIA Exceptions" on December 17, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Anthony D. Del Monaco, Doris Johnson Hines, and Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to patent…

Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Optimal Use of Provisional Patent Applications: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid" on December 10, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm (Eastern).  Timothy Lohse and Dale S. Lazar of DLA Piper will discuss the benefits and limitations of provisional applications, and the best practices for using…