Leveraging Post-Grant Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB
Best Practices for Patentees and Third Parties in Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review and Covered Business Method Patent Challenges
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will discuss post-grant patent practice and offer best practices for counsel to either patentees or third parties in inter partes review, post-grant review, and covered business method challenges.
Outline
- Inter partes review
- Best practices for patentees
- Best practices for third parties
- Post-grant review
- Best practices for patentees
- Best practices for third parties
- Covered business method patent challenges
- Best practices for patentees
- Best practices for third parties
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How has post-grant practice developed since the PTAB started?
- How is the PTAB adapting to the increased workflow and what rule changes are anticipated in the months ahead?
- What are the best practices for these proceedings together with concurrent litigation?
- How are patentees adapting to the threat of PTAB challenges and what concurrent office proceedings are available to hedge against such attacks?
Faculty
Thomas J. Fisher
Partner
Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt
Mr. Fisher chairs the firm’s Litigation practice group and co-chairs the IP Transactions practice group. He... | Read More
Mr. Fisher chairs the firm’s Litigation practice group and co-chairs the IP Transactions practice group. He focuses on litigating complex electrical, mechanical, and computer software patents in federal district courts, in § 337 proceedings before the ITC, and in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has worked extensively with electrical and mechanical technologies. He also drafts opinions and counsels domestic and foreign clients on patent portfolio development, intellectual property issues related to corporate transactions, licensing, litigation avoidance, risk management, and post-litigation tactics.
CloseScott A. McKeown
Partner
Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt
Mr. McKeown focuses on post-grant counseling, litigation and related prosecution issues. He leads the... | Read More
Mr. McKeown focuses on post-grant counseling, litigation and related prosecution issues. He leads the Reexamination/Reissue team responsible for electronics, wireless communications, software and computer-related inventions and business methods. He handles post-issuance proceedings at the USPTO including reissue applications, ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings and appeals to the BPAI.
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