Category: Conferences & CLE’s

Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Coordinating Post-Grant Patent Opposition in Europe and the U.S. — Navigating Timing, Grounds for Opposition, Discovery, and Amendments to Maximize Protection in Both Jurisdictions" on February 26, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Michael J. Flibbert and Leythem A. Wall of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner…

January 20, 2014 – "Top Patent Law Stories of 2014" (McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP) – 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT) January 22, 2015 – "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…

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 5th Advanced Summit on Medical Device Patents on March 4-5, 2015 in Chicago, IL.  Topics for discussion at the conference will include: • What qualifies as obvious in the wake of KSR and Gilead?• The best methods for using IPRs in parallel to district court litigation;• Understanding…

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering two webinars on the USPTO's Section 101 Guidelines. The first webinar, entitled "USPTO Section 101 Guidelines:  Part 1," will be held from 12:30 – 2:15 pm (Eastern) on February 12, 2015.  June E. Cohan, Legal Advisor – Office of Patent Legal Administration, U.S. Patent &…

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar on "Prevailing Before the PTAB 'Death Squad': Practical Considerations for Petitioners and Patent Holders" on February 25, 2015 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  In this presentation, Patent Docs co-author and MBHB attorney Andrew W. Williams and MBHB attorney John M. Schafer will explore…

January 13-14, 2015 – Advanced Summit on Life Sciences Patents (American Conference Institute) – New York, NY January 14-15, 2015 – "The USPTO Revised Patent Eligibility Guidance" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 2:00 to 3:15 pm (ET) January 15, 2015 – "Obviousness Standard After the AIA: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance — Overcoming Challenges…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer two webinars on "The USPTO Revised Patent Eligibility Guidance" on January 14 and 15, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:15 pm (ET) each day.  The webinars will clarify the meaning of the new guidance, discuss which inventions are now more likely to be found patent eligible and how…

The Patent Litigation Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be holding a panel discussion webinar entitled "Have The Supreme Court's Octane and Highmark Decisions Obviated The Need For Legislative Changes to Section 285?" on January 15, 2015 from noon to 1:00 pm (ET).  Eric C. Cohen of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will…

January 8, 2015 – "Biosimilars: The Action Finally Starts" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 1:00 to 2:00 pm (ET) January 8, 2015 – "Proving and Avoiding Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution and Litigation — Leveraging Court Treatment Post-Therasense and the AIA's Answer to Inequitable Conduct Issues" (Strafford) – 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST) January 13-14,…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Biosimilars: The Action Finally Starts" on January 8, 2015 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  Kevin Nelson of Duane Morris LLP, Brian Slater of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, and Elizabeth Weiswasser of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP will discuss the impact of recent…