Sweeping USPTO Patent Rule Changes for Continuations and Claims
Understanding the New Obligations under the Complex Rules
Recording of a 90-minute CLE teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Recorded event now available
Description
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published significant changes for continuation and claim examination practice on August 21.
These complicated rules will impact both IP rights and strategy. IP counsel should consider the effect of these rules on their client’s or company’s patent portfolio management and patent litigation strategies.
Although the continuation rules are effective as of November 1, the rules concerning the number of claims in an application also impact pending applications that have not received a first office action on the merits.
Listen as our panel of IP specialists examines the new rules package, the implications of these rules, and strategies for dealing with the changes.
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What should counsel and IP owners know about the most signficant changes the USPTO put into place?
- What will be the practical and immediate impact of the new rules for IP owners and counsel?
- What new strategies should counsel consider and implement in dealing with the USPTO under the new rules?
Faculty
Marc E. Brown,
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery, Los Angeles
He heads the patent procurement practice in the firm's L.A. office and focuses on computer hardware, software, the Internet, electronics and biomedical devices and handles high-technology litigation.
Bernard Codd,
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery, Washington, D.C.
He focuses on patent prosecution and opinions in the areas of semiconductor device and manufacturing, battery, fuel cell, photolithography, chemical, metallurgy, and polymer technologies.
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