The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Enablement and Written Description in the Spotlight" on December 1, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET).  Paul Berghoff of McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will moderate a panel consisting of Larry Coury of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Stephanie Donahue of Sanofi; Henry Hadad of Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co.; and Stuart Watt of Amgen, Inc. that will discuss the issues and arguments concerning the current state of enablement and written description law and where the law may be headed.

The registration fee for the webinar is $150 for non-members or free for IPO members (government and academic rates are available upon request).  Those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

Fox Forensic Accounting will be offering a webinar entitled "Key Considerations in Valuing Intellectual Property" on December 1, 2022 at 12:00 pm (CT).  Shawn Fox and David Wharton of Fox Forensic Accounting will discuss:

• Types of Intellectual Property
• Rationale for IP Valuations
• Applicable Valuation Standards
• Valuation Methodology
• Case Studies

Those wishing to register for the webinar can do so here.

The Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) PTAB/TTAB Committee will be offering a remote program entitled "PTAB Ten Years After: Where Are We Now and Where are We Going?" on December 1, 2022 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm (ET).  Sharon Goswami of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP  will moderate a panel consisting of Hon. Kevin Cherry, Administrative Law Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Mark Taylor of Microsoft; and Megan Raymond of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.  The panel will look backwards and provide an update of the use of Inter Partes Reviews and Post-Grant Reviews, recent actions of the Director, and the prospect for post-grant proceedings in the future.

The webinar is complimentary for FCBA members and students, $50 for government/academic/retired non-members, and $175 for private practitioner non-members.  Those interested in registering for the program, can do so here.

OxFirst Limited will be offering a webinar entitled "UPC Judges Released — A Conversation on the Unified Patent Court" on November 28, 2022 from 15:30 to 16:30 (GMT).  Vittorio Cerulli Irelli of Trevisan & Cuonzo, Cyrille Amar of Amar Goussu Staub, Ulrich Blumenröder of Grünecker, and Sebastian Ochs will discuss the current status and latest appointments on the Unified Patent Court.  The panelists will bring their in-depth knowledge of the French, German, and Italian patent litigation landscapes.

While there is no cost to participate in the program, those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

As part of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Stakeholder Offerings and Resources (SOaR) virtual training series, the Office will be offering a training session on the eligibility requirements of patents for inventions, under title 35 U.S.C. § 101.  The training session will be offered on November 29, 2022 from 9:00 to 10:00 am ET; November 30, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET; and December 1, 2022 from 3:00 to 4:00 pm ET.  The training session will:

• Review the 35 U.S.C. § 101 statute
• Provide examples of how to apply it
• Cover legal requirements and categories

Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here (November 29), here (November 30), and here (December 1).

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Ethics Issues in IP: Transactions, Prosecution, and Litigation" on November 29, 2022 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET).  Michelle Greer Galloway of Cooley, LLP and Eric Prager of Venable, LLP will discuss the following topics:

• New rules and key opinions
• Confidentiality and privilege in IP cases, including issues arising from protective order violations
• Duty of loyalty and conflict issues
• Duties related to candor to the USPTO and courts
• Duties regarding third parties
• USPTO OED rule changes and disciplinary decisions

The registration fee for the webinar is $150 for non-members or free for IPO members (government and academic rates are available upon request).  Those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Anticounterfeiting & Antipiracy and AI & New Emerging Technologies Committees will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "AI and Machine Learning for Effective IP Protection" on November 30, 2022 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm (ET).  Sumon Dasgupta of Jordan IP Law, Tim Golder of Allens, Helen Saunders and Michael Sweeney of Corsearch, and Kenya Williams of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will discuss how AI and machine learning has revolutionized IP enforcement in the online environment—for example through platforms incorporating AI that assist in identifying online sales of counterfeit products, and will also provide brand owner, patent practitioner, and legislative perspectives on AI & machine learning.

The registration fee for the webinar is $150 for non-members or free for IPO members (government and academic rates are available upon request).  Those interested in attending the webinar should register here.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be launching its Women's Entrepreneurship (WE) initiative, a community-focused, collaborative, and creative program to inspire women and tap their potential to meaningfully increase equity, job creation, and economic prosperity on November 30, 2022 at 1:00 pm (ET) at the USPTO's Clara Barton Auditorium North in Alexandria, VA.  USPTO Director Kathi Vidal will be joined by several leading women entrepreneurs, funders, and strategists to launch a new initiative to increase and empower women entrepreneurs in the United States.

Additional information regarding the program can be found here.  Those interested in registering for the event, can do so here.

Juristat will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "End-Loading at the USPTO: Will Examiner Procrastination Impact Your Practice?" on November 30, 2022 at 1:00 pm (ET).  The webinar will dig into the latest data and reveal:

• Juristat's annual list of the USPTO examiners known to procrastinate
• The assignees whose applications are most impacted by end-loading
• Office action seasonality at the USPTO to help anticipate spikes in workload

Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.