Category: Conferences & CLE’s

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering an Inventor Info Chat webinar on January 17, 2019, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) to provide a demonstration and discussion of "MyUSPTO and USPTO.gov accounts."  The presentation will demonstrate the customizable homepage that serves as the launch pad into all of USPTO-related activities.  Attendees…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Biologics and Biosimilars: FDA Initiatives and Guidance, Approvals and Exclusivity, Patent Prosecution, Litigation" on January 22, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Shana K. Cyr and Mark J. Feldstein of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner and Kurt R. Karst of Hyman Phelps & McNamara will provide…

D Young & Co will be offering three European patent prosecution & litigation webinars on January 22, 2019.  The three webinars, which will be presented by Antony Craggs (Solicitor Advocate), Garreth Duncan (European Patent Attorney), and Uli Foerstl (Rechtsanwalt), will be offered at the following times (and then will be available on-demand): 1:00 pm GMT…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Drafting and Defending Software Patents: Meeting Sections 102, 103 and 112 Requirements" on January 24, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Michael L. Kiklis of Bass Berry & Sims and Stephen G. Kunin of Maier & Maier will guide patent practitioners on how to draft their software…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET) on January 10, 2019.  In the latest webinar, on the "Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance," USPTO Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Bob Bahr and Senior Legal Advisor Matthew Sked will…

January 3, 2019 – "International Post Grant Practice: Strategic Considerations Before the USPTO, EPO and CNIPA" (Intellectual Property Owners Association) – 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET) January 8, 2019 – "New EU Guidelines for Patenting AI and Machine Learning Technologies: Comparison With U.S. Approach — Navigating EPO and USPTO Rules to Maximize Patent Protection" (Strafford)…

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Inequitable Conduct After Regeneron: What Litigators, Patent Prosecutors, and Patent Owners Need to Know" on January 10, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET).  Prof. David Hricik of Mercer University School of Law, Kevin Noonan of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP, and…

Strafford will be offering a webinar 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 17, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Erika H. Arner and Michael J. Flibbert of Finnegan…

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) Patent Litigation Committee will be offering a webcast entitled "Supreme Court Patent Law Update 2019" on January 10, 2019 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (EST).  George Webb, Director & Counsel for Industry Relations, Rice University; Kirk T. Bradley of Alston & Bird LLP; and Lawrence M. Hadley of…

Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Patent Eligibility and Engineered Natural Products — Overcoming 101 Challenges, Leveraging Options to Obtain IP Protection" on January 15, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST).  Virginia L. Carron, Jessica L.A. Marks, and Erin M. Sommers of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will guide patent counsel on…