Patent Year in Review: Key Decisions, Trends, and Strategies
Doctrine of Equivalents, PTAB Appeals, Obviousness, Written Description, Inequitable Condu...
February 25, 2021 • CLE • Live Webinar
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on recent trends and developments in patent practice. The panel will examine the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, and PTAB cases from the past year and discuss some of the key developments and strategies.
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Patent Claim and Specification Drafting and Prosecution
Avoiding Traps That Lead to Royalty Free Licensing of Patented Technology
March 11, 2021 • CLE • Live Webinar
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the impact of case law on daily U.S. patent practice. The panel will offer sound principles to prepare and prosecute patent applications to avoid traps for the unwary or careless claim terminology and untoward language in the specification. The panel wil...
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Biotech Patents and Section 101 Rejections: Meeting Patent Eligibility Requirements
Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Guidance to Overcome Rejections
March 25, 2021 • CLE • Live Webinar
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel through strategies for overcoming Section 101 rejections of biotech patents. The panel will review recent case law and USPTO guidance on Section 101 patent eligibility and offer strategies to address Section 101 rejections.
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Optimizing Enforceable Patent Claim Scope, Minimizing Costs for Global Patent Portfolios
Protection Differences in Different Jurisdictions, Where and When of Claims Amendment, Cos...
January 19, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel in drafting U.S.-origin patent applications to maximize prosecution opportunities outside the U.S. The panel will discuss optimizing enforceable claim scope while minimizing costs for the patent portfolio, focusing on "the big five" jurisdictions (U.S., EPO...
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After-Final Practice: Navigating PTO Options to Compact Patent Prosecution
Utilizing After-Final Consideration Pilot 2.0, Pre-Appeal Conference and More
January 14, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the various USPTO options for responding after the final rejection of a patent application. The panel will review the basics of each option and focus on strategic considerations and using different options. The panel will also update participants on the...
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Section 102 Prior Art and Section 103 Obviousness: Leveraging CCPA and Early Federal Circu...
Withstanding Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability
January 7, 2021 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) and the Federal Circuit in applying Sections 102 and 103 prior art and obviousness standards. The panel will examine lessons learned through CCPA and early Federal Circuit decisions,...
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Inducement in a Pharmaceutical, Post-Launch Non-Hatch-Waxman World
Evaluating the Effect of a Skinny Label, Implications of GSK v. Teva
December 17, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the Federal Circuit's recent GSK v. Teva decision, and any other relevant post-launch non-Hatch Waxman pharmaceutical litigations. The panel will also discuss strategies and tactics regarding claim language and label language, as well as types of evidenc...
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Refuting Obviousness With Secondary Considerations
Surviving or Defeating Validity Challenges, Lessons From Recent Federal Circuit and PTAB D...
December 15, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the use of secondary considerations to demonstrate or refute obviousness. The panel will examine what works and what does not when seeking to survive or defeat validity challenges. The panel will also review recent Federal Circuit decisions and PTAB prec...
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Challenging Pending Patent Applications: When, Where, and What Type
Navigating Third-Party Submissions, Protests, and Derivation Proceedings for Pre-Grant App...
December 10, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will examine challenging U.S. patent applications pre-grant and the factors to consider when deciding whether to challenge. The panel will discuss pre-issuance submissions of the relevant prior art, protests, and derivation proceedings, as well as the risks and ramifications of chal...
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Structuring Freedom to Operate Opinions: Reducing Risk of Patent Infringement
Combating Troubling FTO Results, Overcoming Potential Roadblocks, Addressing Impact of Pos...
December 8, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel preparing freedom to operate (FTO) opinions for companies developing new products. The panel will outline best practices for drafting FTO opinions to reduce infringement risks.
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Orange Book Listing Recent Developments
Impact on Prosecution of Pharmaceutical U.S. Patent Applications, Subsequent Orange Book L...
November 17, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the recent Orange Book developments and the implications for patent prosecution, listing, and litigation. The panel will examine in particular, contemporary thought about Form 3542 and pitfalls to avoid unless and until the Food and Drug Ad...
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Navigating the Chinese Patent System: What U.S. Patent Counsel Need to Know, Changes After...
Protecting IP Rights in China, Leveraging Recent Amendments, Understanding Current Litigat...
November 12, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide U.S. patent counsel and companies on Chinese patent law and what they need to know about the Chinese system. The panel will address changes to the Guidelines for Examination and new draft amendments, current litigation trends, and the Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL). T...
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Patent Design Arounds: Minimizing Risk of Infringement or Reducing Likelihood of Competito...
Navigating Claims, Specifications, Prosecution History, Prior Art, and Other Key Considera...
November 10, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on how to leverage design arounds to reduce the risk of patent infringement. The panel will also discuss what counsel can do when drafting patent applications to minimize the likelihood that competitors can design around the patent.
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Patent Inventorship: Best Practices for Determination and Correction
Distinguishing Between Inventor and Contributor; Navigating Joint Inventorship, Disclosure...
November 5, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on identifying and determining inventorship and will offer best practices for correcting errors regarding inventorship. Our experienced panel will provide perspectives gained from working with the AIA since its passage and outline lessons from recent court...
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International Design Patent Protection: Developing a Global IP Strategy
October 15, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on protecting design patents in the global marketplace. The panel will discuss the critical differences between the patent laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions and will offer best practices for U.S. companies and counsel to develop a global intellectual...
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Section 112(a) Enablement and Written Description Issues in Life Science Cases: Leveraging...
Capitalizing on Past Precedent to Withstand 112(a) Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validi...
September 29, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the PTAB, the CCPA, and the Federal Circuit regarding the application of Section 112 written description and enablement requirements in life science patent cases. The panel will examine lessons learned from these decisions and off...
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Obviousness Standard: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance
Overcoming Challenges of Obviousness and Attacks on Patent Validity
September 17, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the evolving obviousness standard. In a post- KSR v. Teleflex world in which obviousness is at times confused with patent eligibility under Section 101, how is the Federal Circuit's treatment of obviousness issues changing? How does the P...
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Antibody Patenting: U.S. and Asian Perspectives
Meeting Patentability Requirements in the USPTO, JPO, and CNIPA
September 10, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the patentability requirements at the USPTO, JPO, and CNIPA when claiming antibodies, recent case law that could impact those claims, and how to protect antibody inventions in light of the latest developments.
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Provisional Patent Applications: Preserving IP Rights
Assessing Whether to Use and Strategies to Leverage Provisional Applications
August 13, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will discuss provisional patent applications, their benefits and limitations, and best practices for leveraging the applications. The panel will examine when and why to use provisional applications and the issue of tying non-provisional patent applications to provisional application...
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Patent Exclusivity Health Checks for Small Molecules: Are Your U.S. Patents Ready to Maxim...
Phase II Efficacy Trials, Phase III Clinical Trials, NDA Submission, Approval, Marketing
August 11, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the essentials of patent exclusivity that are in critical need of independent checking. The panel will discuss crucial health checks on U.S. patent exclusivity for small molecules in Phase II efficacy trials and proceedings through large-sc...
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Patents and Export Control Compliance: Managing Risk and Avoiding Unintentional Violations
Minimizing Export Control Liability in Patent Application Preparation, Development, and An...
August 6, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent and other counsel on navigating the intersection of patents and export control laws. The panel will examine the challenges facing patent owners, when and where export control issues arise, and related licensing issues. The panel will offer best practices for comply...
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Evidence at the PTAB: Evolving Standards, New Precedential and Informative Decisions
Best Practices for Submitting and Challenging Evidence in PTAB Proceedings
July 23, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel through the evolving evidentiary standards at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The panel will examine decisions recently designated as precedential or informative and their impact on the standards. The panel will of...
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Patent Prosecution Malpractice: Minimizing the Risk of Claims
Recognizing and Eliminating Problem Behavior, Identifying Client Conflicts, Court Treatmen...
July 14, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on minimizing the risk of malpractice claims in patent prosecution. The panel will examine common pitfalls and problematic behavior as well as how the courts have dealt with recent malpractice claims in the patent context.
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Maximizing Patent Prosecution Opportunities in Europe: Tactics for Counsel When Drafting U...
Navigating Differing USPTO and EPO Legal Standards While Maintaining U.S. Patent Strategy
July 13, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel in drafting U.S.-origin patent applications to maximize prosecution opportunities in both the U.S. and Europe. After discussing each area, the panel will offer best practices for U.S. patent application drafters to protect inventions in Europe without sacri...
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Sect. 112 Indefiniteness in Chemical and Biotech Patent Claims
Drafting and Prosecuting Patent Claims That Will Hold Up Under Any Definiteness Standard
July 7, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on how recent Federal Circuit and PTAB case law impact daily patent practice. The panel will offer best practices to navigate pre- and post-issuance scrutiny for compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112(b).
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Overcoming 101 Rejections for Computer and Electronics Related Patents
Leveraging USPTO Guidance and Recent Decisions to Meet 101 Patent Eligibility Requirements
June 25, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel for overcoming Section 101 rejections for computer and electronics related patents. The panel will review recent case law and USPTO guidance on 101 patent eligibility and offer strategies to address Section 101 rejections.
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Protecting IP Rights in Joint Development Agreements and Strategic Alliances
Structuring JDAs to Apportion Contributed, Joint, and Derivative IP; Planning for Involunt...
June 9, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on negotiating and structuring joint development agreements (JDAs) to allocate IP ownership. The panel will discuss the key provisions of the JDA to protect IP rights and avoid unintended consequences.
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Patent Infringement Risks for Companies Manufacturing COVID-19 Related Products Protected...
Available Protections, Limitations to Immunity, and Minimizing Liability Risks
June 4, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the patent infringement risks involved with manufacturing goods protected by third-party patents to help with the COVID-19 battle. The panel will examine possible protections available to companies and will address ways to minimize potential damages in a...
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Global Patent Litigation: Trends, Tools, and Strategies to Enforce Your Patent Rights Glob...
Data Metrics, Win Rates, and Other Key Considerations for Parties Pursuing a Global Approa...
June 2, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the enforcement of patent rights globally. The panel will examine global patent litigation to protect IP rights in the worldwide marketplace. The panel will discuss current global litigation trends and the tools necessary when determining if, when, and w...
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Functional Claiming for Software Patents: Leveraging Recent Court Treatment
Surviving 112(f) and Disclosing Functional Basis for Software to Meet Heightened Standard...
May 19, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on functional claiming in software patents and USPTO prosecution. The panel will examine recent court treatment and explain how to navigate the issue of functionality given the uncertainties in the prosecution and litigation contexts.
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Design Patents: Meeting Obviousness and Novelty Requirements
May 12, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel prosecuting and litigating design patent claims. The panel will examine recent USPTO and court treatment of novelty and obviousness issues and offer best practices for prosecuting and defending against obviousness and novelty attacks in litigation.
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Inherency Doctrine in Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Navigating Court and USPTO Treatment, Proving Anticipation, Overcoming Inherency Rejection
May 5, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the inherency doctrine in patent prosecution and litigation. The panel will examine how the courts and the USPTO have treated and are treating the issue. The panel will also discuss what it takes to prove anticipation by inherency and offer...
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Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege in Patent Proceedings
Protecting Confidential Communications With Patent Counsel or Patent Agents
April 23, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel in navigating the challenges of preserving and controlling the attorney-client privilege in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), including both ex parte proceedings (i.e., the prosecution of patent application and reexaminations) a...
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Drafting Software Patents to Survive Section 101 and AIA Challenges
Anticipating and Minimizing the Risk of 101, 103 Rejections, Recent Court Guidance
April 16, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners on how to draft their patent applications to overcome both Section 101 and AIA challenges. This panel has decades of experience in Section 101 and has represented patent owners numerous times in AIA reviews.
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Paragraph IV Litigation, IPRs, and New Settlement Risks
Interplay Between Paragraph IV Litigation and IPRs, Multiple Generic Challengers, Key Issu...
March 31, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on pharmaceutical-related patent challenges from strategy to settlement. The panel will discuss the interplay between Paragraph IV litigation and post-grant proceedings, and where multiple generic challengers fit in the exclusivity scheme. The presenters will also...
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Negotiating IP Rights in Industry Sponsored Research Agreements
Structuring Ownership, Licensing, Assignment, Confidentiality, Publication, and Use Provis...
March 24, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on negotiating and structuring industry-sponsored research agreements (SRAs) to allocate IP ownership. The panel will outline the challenges of SRAs with nonprofit organizations and discuss key provisions of the SRA to protect IP rights and avoid unintended conseq...
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IP Protection After U.S.-China Trade Deal: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets
Navigating the Evolving Landscape for Piracy and Counterfeiting, Bad Faith Marks, Geograph...
March 17, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on the implications of the U.S.-China trade deal for IP protection. The panel will discuss the changes and their impact on IP. The panel will examine steps companies can take to prepare for the changes as they go into effect and how to leverage th...
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Software Patents: Enablement, Definiteness, Means Plus Function, Step Plus Function, On Sa...
March 12, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on software patents and the issues of enablement, definiteness, means plus function and step plus function, on sale, and public use. The panel will review key Federal Circuit cases, the USPTO guidelines and PTAB decisions, and will offer bes...
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Patent Ownership and the Impact of Interactions with Others
Risks to Ownership, Managing Agreements With Other Parties, Patent Prosecution Strategies
March 5, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the impact interactions with others can have on patent ownership. The panel will discuss the interplay between conception and joint inventorship that can become critical to patent ownership in departing-employee and customer-interaction scenarios. The pa...
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Conflicts in Patent Prosecution: Avoiding the Ethical Pitfalls
Minimizing Risks of Malpractice Liability and Ethics Sanctions
February 25, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the conflicts issues that often arise in patent prosecutions. The panel will outline best practices to identify and address the risks--and to minimize conflicts that can lead to malpractice liability and ethical violations.
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EU Guidelines for Patenting AI and Machine Learning Technologies: Comparison With U.S. App...
Navigating EPO and USPTO Rules to Maximize Patent Protection
February 5, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners in overcoming the challenges when seeking patent protection for artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) inventions. The panel will examine the guidelines from the European Patent Office (EPO) and compare the EU approach with the U.S. app...
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Patent Reexamination and Patent Reissue as Litigation Tools
Insulating Your Patent Portfolio From New Threats
January 28, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with an overview of the current USPTO's Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) and patent litigation landscape with an eye toward emerging trends and challenges for patent owners. The panel will offer best practices to minimize the threat of post-grant patent...
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Patent Litigation in China: Navigating the Chinese System and IP Courts
January 16, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will offer guidance to counsel for companies operating in the Chinese market on asserting patents and avoiding and defending patent infringement litigation. The panel will also outline best practices for counsel involved in infringement disputes in China.
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Patents and the Expectation of Success Doctrine
What is Reasonable, Tension With Enablement, Best Practices for Patent Drafting and Patent...
January 8, 2020 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the doctrine of expectation of success. The panel will examine how much is reasonably needed as well as the tension between the doctrine and enablement. The panel will discuss recent cases and will offer best practices for patent drafting...
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Leveraging Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces
Protecting the "Look and Feel" of GUIs, Understanding Current U.S. and Global Prosecution...
November 26, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on protecting graphical user interface (GUI) in the U.S. and around the world. The panel will examine the advantages of design patent protection over other forms of IP and offer best practices for obtaining meaningful design protection for GUI.
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Antibody Patenting After Amgen v. Sanofi: U.S. and European Perspectives
Meeting Written Description and Obviousness Requirements
November 20, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the patentability requirements in the USPTO and EPO for claiming a broad genus of antibodies, recent case law that could impact those claims, and how to best protect antibody inventions in light of the recent developments.
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Drafting and Prosecuting Patent Applications to Withstand PTAB Scrutiny
Building Reasonable Claim Construction to Avoid Unpatentability and Using Declarations to...
November 19, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications to achieve the broadest claim interpretations that avoid unpatentability and provide a basis for proving infringement. The panel will offer best practices to solidify novelty, non-obviousne...
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Invalidity Opinions in Patent Litigation
Shielding Against Liability, Reducing Exposure to Enhanced Damages, Attorney-Client Privil...
November 14, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the use of invalidity opinions in defense of patent infringement claims. The panel will discuss the issue of waiver of the attorney-client privilege and other factors when considering invalidity opinions. The panel will provide best pract...
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Markush Claims in Patent Prosecution and Litigation: Leveraging Federal Court Guidance
Constructing Group Claims, Navigating Comprising and Consisting of, Avoiding Improper Reje...
October 31, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on Markush claims in the prosecution and litigation of patents. The panel will review the original case, Ex Parte Markush, and other critical cases. The panel will discuss the ongoing debate about what Markush groups mean, how to best handle patent prosecut...
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PTAB Trial Practice: New Trial Guidance, and Precedential and Informative Decisions
Implications for Discretionary Institution, Discovery, Claim Construction, Joinder, Amendm...
October 10, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with insights on the new Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial practice guidance, focusing on claim construction, amendment practice, additional discovery, joinder, institution decisions, and much more. The panel will discuss the implications of the...
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Structuring Patent Indemnification Provisions
Allocating Infringement Risk While Accounting for Changes to PTAB Estoppel and Statutory B...
October 1, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to IP owners, licensees, and licensors to protect their interests by allocating patent infringement risks during negotiations of indemnification provisions in a patent license or vendor contract. The panel will offer best practices for negotiating and structurin...
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Patent Ownership Rights: Structuring Assignment and Employment Contracts
Key Provisions, Implications for Litigation, Recent Court Treatment
September 17, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on securing patent ownership to inventions created by employees or independent contractors. The panel will discuss essential provisions and strategies when structuring employee-assignment and contractor agreements. The presenters will discuss the implications for...
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Supplemental Exams for All Technologies: Emerging Powerful Tool for Patent Owners
Benefits and Limitations, Strategic Use, Assessing Enforceability of Patent Portfolios
August 29, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on supplemental examination (SE) requests related to patents for all technologies. The panel will discuss SE successes and limitations. The panel will also provide insight into the strategic use of SE.
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Objective Evidence in IPRs: Demonstrating Sufficient Nexus
Linking Evidence and Merits of Claimed Invention, Leveraging Prosecution Declarations
August 21, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on how to demonstrate nexus between objective evidence of non-obviousness and the claimed invention. The panel will offer best practices using analysis and explanation to link objective evidence to the merits of the claimed invention.
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Application of Section 101 in Life Sciences Patents: Leveraging Revised USPTO Guidelines,...
Implications for Patent Prosecution, Litigation and Reform
August 15, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
The CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on patent eligibility in life sciences patents, examining the latest Federal Circuit decisions, Patent Trial and Appeal Board cases, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidance. The panel will offer best practices for navigating the interplay betwe...
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USPTO Recent Precedential and Informative Decisions: Lessons for PTAB Practice
Guidance on Issue Joinder, New Evidence at Rehearing, Live Testimony at Oral Hearing, RPI,...
July 18, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) precedential or informative decisions. The panel will discuss what they mean for the introduction of new evidence at rehearing, issue joinder, live testimony at oral hearings, and the PTAB's discretion to d...
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Patent Infringement Letters: New Considerations and Best Practices for Senders and Recipie...
Implications of Jack Henry & Assoc. Decision, Leveraging Letters, Response Strategies for...
May 16, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the use of patent infringement demand letters. The panel will discuss considerations and strategies for both the sender and recipient. The panel will offer best practices for determining whether and when to send a letter as well as responding to an infri...
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Drafting Patent Applications for AI Systems
Overcoming Patent Eligibility, Inventorship, and Enablement Challenges and Avoiding Reject...
April 23, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners on overcoming the challenges, including patent eligibility and enablement, when seeking patent protection for AI systems. The panel will also discuss what can be done to anticipate and minimize the risks of Section 101 or Section 112 rejections.
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Design Patents: Meeting Obviousness and Novelty Requirements
April 16, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel prosecuting and litigating design patent claims. The panel will examine recent USPTO and court treatment of novelty and obviousness issues and offer best practices for prosecuting and defending against obviousness and novelty attacks in litigation.
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Developing a Life Sciences Patent Portfolio
Prosecution, Orange Book /Purple Book Listing, IP Acquisitions, Licensing, Collaborations,...
March 28, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on developing a life sciences patent portfolio. The panel will examine key considerations and strategies counsel should employ to build the company's patent portfolio and protect its IP.
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Functional Claiming for Mechanical and Electrical Arts
Surviving 112(f) and Disclosing Functional Basis to Meet Heightened Standard of Review
March 7, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on functional claiming in electrical and mechanical arts patents and USPTO prosecution. The panel will examine recent court treatment and how to navigate the issue of functionality given the uncertainties in the context of prosecution and litigation.
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Section 112 Issues in IPR Proceedings: Using Section 112 as a Sword or a Shield
Addressing Section 112 Issues in IPR Petitions, Establishing Priority or Earlier Critical...
February 14, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance on Section 112 issues that arise during an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding. The panel will address the PTAB's response to assertions that claims do not comply with 112 and will discuss related claim construction issues. The panel will offer best practices...
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Blocking Patents: Impact of Acorda Therapeutics on Obviousness Analysis
Non-Obviousness and Commercial Success, Cross Licensing, Searches
January 31, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will discuss the expanded doctrine of blocking patents. The panel will discuss the Acorda decision and secondary considerations. The panel will also address how the decision impacts the obviousness analyses, licensing, and invalidity/validity/opposition searches.
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Preparing for and Navigating PTAB Appeals Before the Federal Circuit
Conducting PTAB Trials With Eye to Appeal, Determining Errors for Appeal, Understanding PT...
January 17, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on preparing a PTAB case for appeal to the Federal Circuit. The panel will also offer strategic tips for conducting a PTAB trial with an eye to appeal and best practices for prevailing on appeal.
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Patent Eligibility and Engineered Natural Products
Overcoming 101 Challenges, Leveraging Options to Obtain IP Protection
January 15, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on patent eligibility issues with engineered natural products. The panel will examine the key considerations in determining patentability and review recent case law. The panel will also address alternatives for getting IP protection for engineered natural p...
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New EU Guidelines for Patenting AI and Machine Learning Technologies: Comparison With U.S....
Navigating EPO and USPTO Rules to Maximize Patent Protection
January 8, 2019 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent practitioners in overcoming the challenges when seeking patent protection for artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) inventions. The panel will examine the new guidelines from the European Patent Office (EPO) and compare the EU approach with the U.S....
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Navigating the USPTO Examiner Count System and Other USPTO Programs
December 18, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance on leveraging the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) Examiner Count System to prosecute patents more effectively. The panel will provide insight into the count system and offer strategies for interacting with patent examiners.
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Apportioning Patent Damages: Analysis, Calculations for Multi-Component Products, Impact o...
Implications of Apportionment for Patent Drafting, Licensing and Enforcement
December 6, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on apportionment of patent damages. The panel will review how the courts have treated the issue of damages apportionment and will discuss the damages analysis as well as calculating damages for multi-component products. The panel will also consider how appo...
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Conflicts in Patent Prosecution: Avoiding the Ethical Pitfalls
Minimizing Risks of Malpractice Liability and Ethics Sanctions
December 4, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide IP counsel on the conflicts issues that often arise in patent prosecutions. The panel will outline best practices to identify and address the risks--and to minimize conflicts that can lead to malpractice liability and ethical violations.
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Antibody Patenting After Amgen v. Sanofi: U.S. and European Perspectives
Meeting Written Description and Obviousness Requirements
November 7, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the patentability requirements in the USPTO and EPO for claiming a broad genus of antibodies, recent case law that could impact those claims, and how to best protect antibody inventions in light of the recent developments.
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Advice of Counsel Defense in Patent Litigation and Protecting Attorney-Client Privilege
Limiting Scope of Discovery, Safeguarding Confidential Communications and Information
October 2, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with an examination of the role of the advice of counsel defense in patent infringement cases in the aftermath of Halo, and the temporal and subject matter scope of the potential waiver of the attorney-client privilege and work product protection when an...
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Using Broadest Reasonable Interpretation to Your Advantage in Patent Prosecution
Establishing Scope of Claims, Avoiding Sect. 112(f), Preserving Enforceability
September 27, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent prosecution under the broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) standard. The panel will provide practical lessons for using BRI to your advantage in prosecution by examining recent Federal Circuit and USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions.
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Evolving PTAB Trial Practice: Navigating Complex Procedural Rules
Strategically Using Routine and Additional Discovery, Requests for Joinder, and Motions to...
September 12, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on trends in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) trial practice, focusing on motion opportunities, amendment, concurrent reissue/reexamination, evidentiary opportunities, petition missteps and much more.
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Navigating the Patent Prosecution Highway and Other Accelerated Filing Options
Evaluating the Different Options, Weighing the Benefits and Risks, Obtaining Patent Protec...
August 21, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the use of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and other ways to fast track examination. The panel will examine the pros and cons of options and will discuss factors to consider when determining whether to pursue accelerated prosecution an...
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Supplemental Examination Requests: Benefits and Limitations, Strategic Use
Assessing Enforceability of Patent Portfolios, Evaluating the High Burden
May 9, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on supplemental examination requests generally and specific to chemical patents. The panel will examine the supplemental examination successes and its limitations. The panel will also provide insight on the strategic use of supplemental examinations.
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Managing Patent Infringement Risk in Product Development
February 22, 2018 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on identifying and addressing patent infringement risk in the product development process. The panel will examine how the courts have applied Halo and offer strategies for minimizing patent infringement risk.
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Amending Patents in PTAB Proceedings: Implications of Aqua Products
Navigating the Evolving Post-Grant Landscape, Considerations for Motions to Amend Proposin...
December 14, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the changes prompted by the Federal Circuit's decision in Aqua Products. The panel will discuss what practitioners--whether representing patent owners as petitioners or patent owners defending challenged claims--should consider relating to...
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Licensing Standard Essential Patents and Protecting IP Rights
November 21, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for licensing standards-related patents. The panel will offer best practices for overcoming the challenges of standard essential patents (SEP) licensing and SSO disclosure requirements and protecting patent rights.
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Drafting Patent Counsel Engagement and Disengagement Letters
Structuring Scope of Engagement, Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest and Other Key Prov...
July 27, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare patent counsel to structure engagement letters and disengagement letters. The panel will highlight the key terms of the engagement and disengagement letter and discuss negotiation strategies.
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Responding to Patent Demand Letters: Leveraging State Laws on Bad Faith Assertion of Paten...
Determining What to Include or Exclude in Response, Minimizing Risk of Litigation
March 2, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for responding to demand letters. The panel will discuss legal and strategic considerations, as well as current and proposed state laws addressing bad faith assertion claims. The panel will also discuss what to include or exclude in the respon...
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Trade Secrets and Patents: A Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Intellectual Property
Evaluating the Protection Options, Weighing the Benefits and Risks
February 16, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for IP counsel in determining whether trade secret or patent protection is the optimal mode for inventions and technologies. The panel will outline best practices for counsel to consider in determining the optimal form of protection.
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Leveraging Latest Patent Decisions, Navigating New Complexities, Cases to Watch in 2017
Key Lessons on Patent Eligibility, Deference on Appeal, Venue, Estoppel, Continuation Pate...
January 26, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will discuss the latest key federal court and PTAB decisions, provide insights into lessons from the decisions for patent counsel and their clients going forward, and offer best practices for handling patent issues in light of the developments.
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Preparing for Pharma PGRs: Lessons for Patent Owners From PGR Denials
Leveraging Successful IPR Arguments, Strengthening Patent Applications to Survive PGR Peti...
January 19, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to prepare patent counsel for pharma-related America Invents Act (AIA) post-grant reviews (PGRs). The panel will provide theories for surviving a declared PGR with instituted claims intact, or, even better, achieving denial of institution. Two of the panelists...
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Navigating Administrative Law in Patent Appeals Involving Review Proceedings
Identifying and Preserving Administrative Errors in IPR Proceedings; Impact of Recent Cour...
January 12, 2017 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the impact of administrative law in patent appeals. The panel will examine the effect of recent Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions on the role of administrative law in post-grant proceedings and what it means for patent counsel goi...
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Design Patents and IPR: Challenging and Defending Validity at the PTAB
Navigating Prior Art and Obviousness Analyses, Leveraging IPR for Design Patents
October 18, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on navigating the inter partes review (IPR) process for challenging design patents. The panel will provide insight into the issues the PTAB considers essential when determining whether to institute IPRs of design patents. The panel will also d...
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Defending Patents in IPR Proceedings: Best Practices to Mitigate Risks of Claim Cancellati...
Leveraging Preliminary Responses, Using Experts, Filing Motions to Amend and Substitute Cl...
September 20, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel representing patent owners in defending their patents in inter partes review (IPR) challenges. The panel will discuss IPR strategy, lessons from recent PTAB rulings, and best practices to mitigate risk of cancellation of patent claims.
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Drafting and Prosecuting Patent Applications to Withstand PTAB Scrutiny
Building Reasonable Claim Construction to Avoid Unpatentability and Using Declarations to...
September 1, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications to achieve the broadest claim interpretations that may avoid unpatentability and yet still provide a basis for proving infringement. The panel will offer best practices to solidify novelty,...
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Challenging Patents in IPR: Strategies for Filing Petitions
Determining Whether and When to File, Filing Multiple Petitions on the Same Patent, Constr...
August 4, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel representing petitioners in challenging patent validity in inter partes review (IPR) challenges. The panel will discuss IPR strategy, including the benefits and risks of filing multiple petitions on the same patent and claim construction. The panel w...
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Pharma and Chemical Patent Applications: Meeting Written Description Requirement
Demonstrating Evidence of Possession of the Invention, Navigating the Guidelines, Maintain...
July 26, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel to ensure chemical and pharmaceutical patent applications meet the written description requirement. The panel will outline lessons for counsel from Federal Circuit and PTAB decisions. The panel will offer their perspectives and strategies to a...
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Willful Patent Infringement and Enhanced Damages After Halo
Navigating the New Standard Under 35 U.S.C. 284 Following Supreme Court Ruling
July 19, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the Supreme Court's new standard for enhanced damages under 35 U.S.C. Sec. 284. The panel will explain the Court's recent decision and its implications.
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Navigating the New EU Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court
Strategic Considerations for U.S. Applicants and Patentees
April 21, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the new EU Unitary Patent System and the European Unified Patent Court. Also covered will be the nuts and bolts of the systems as well as strategic considerations for U.S. applicants and patentees with European portfolios.
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Building a Winning Evidentiary Record at the PTAB (and Surviving Appeal)
Selecting and Tailoring Evidence, Timing of Submission by Petitioner and Patent Owner, and...
April 14, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance for navigating evidentiary issues in PTAB trials. The panel will look at PTAB evidentiary standards, address types of permitted discovery, contrast the weight versus admissibility of evidence, review timing requirements, and examine evidenti...
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Negotiating Technology Transfer Agreements
Structuring Key Provisions, Anticipating and Avoiding Drafting Pitfalls, Addressing Cross-...
February 25, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for drafting technology transfer and licensing agreements. The panel will discuss key clauses in the contracts and offer best practices for negotiating the agreements and avoiding common pitfalls.
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NPE Patent Litigation: Latest Developments
Leveraging Alice, Federal Rules Amendments, and Patent Office Proceedings in Defending Inf...
January 27, 2016 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to IP counsel on recent developments that impact how companies deal with non-practicing entities (NPEs). The panel will also discuss settlement and defense strategies in patent suits with NPEs.
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Navigating Functionality in Design Patent Prosecution and Litigation
Evaluating Ornamentality vs. Functionality, Overcoming Obviousness Challenges, Leveraging...
December 8, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel on functionality in design patent litigation and in the USPTO prosecution. The panel will examine recent court treatment and how to navigate the issue of functionality given the lack of certainty in both the prosecution and litigation contexts.
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Leveraging Experts for USPTO Prosecution and PTAB
Developing Strong Patentability Records to Strengthen Claims Against IPR and PGR Challenge...
November 12, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for patent counsel on leveraging the use of experts in patent prosecution and at the PTAB to develop and strengthen patentability records. The panel will offer best practices on of how and when to use experts in patent prosecution to strengthen claims against i...
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Objective Evidence in IPRs: Demonstrating Sufficient Nexus
Linking Evidence and Merits of Claimed Invention, Leveraging Prosecution Declarations
November 5, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on demonstrating nexus between objective evidence of non-obviousness and the claimed invention. The panel will offer best practices using analysis and explanation to link objective evidence to the merits of the claimed invention.
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Hedge Fund IPR Challenges to Pharma Patents: Latest Developments and Strategies to Strengt...
Lessons From PTAB Denial of Acorda Therapeutics IPR, Celgene's Sanctions Motion, and More
October 12, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with guidance on the recent inter partes review (IPR) challenges by hedge funds to pharmaceutical patents, examining the patents that are being attacked and the grounds for attack. The panel will discuss the lessons learned from these challenges and will...
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USPTO Rule Changes for PTAB Trial Proceedings
Navigating Changes to New Testimonial Evidence, Rule 11-Like Requirement, Claim Constructi...
October 1, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with an in-depth review of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) newly proposed rule changes for PTAB trial practice. The panel will discuss the potential implications of the changes and address what counsel needs to do now regarding matters that...
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Induced Infringement in Patent Litigation: Implications of Commil USA v. Cisco Sys. Inc.
Leveraging Opinions of Counsel Focused on Non-Infringement, Protecting IP Rights and Conta...
August 20, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the implications of the Supreme Court's Commil USA v. Cisco Sys. Inc. decision for induced infringement claims. The panel will discuss practical issues for companies seeking to contain their patent liability risk and outline steps to protec...
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Advanced Issues for Patent Claim Construction: Leveraging Recent Court Guidance
Navigating New Standard of Review, Interplay With Litigation and Choice of Law, and Contin...
July 30, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel regarding the impact of recent court decisions and the guidance they provide on claim construction. The panel will offer their experiences and practical approaches for addressing claim construction issues.
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Section 103 and Non-Obviousness Post-AIA
Navigating Timing Changes, Federal Court Treatment, and Secondary Considerations to Meet P...
July 23, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel regarding the impact of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) on Section 103 and non-obviousness. The panel will offer best practices for meeting the non-obviousness requirement for patent validity.
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Leveraging Post-Grant Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB
Best Practices for Patentees and Third Parties in Inter Partes Review, Post-Grant Review a...
July 9, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar 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.
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Navigating Section 112(a) Enablement and Written Description
Withstanding 112(a) Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability
June 4, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on leveraging Federal Circuit and PTAB decisions and offer strategies to overcome Sec. 112 challenges or, in the context of AIA's post grant proceedings, and specifically inter partes review (IPR) and post grant review (PGR), how to utilize th...
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Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: Navigating the New USPTO Guidance
Analyzing Subject Matter and Avoiding Rejection Under the USPTO's Detailed Framework
April 16, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will examine the new USPTO Interim Guidance and the analysis for determining patent subject matter eligibility. The panel will provide best practices for applying the new guidelines in application drafting and prosecution, and will also provide insight into how the Interim Eligibili...
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Parallel Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB and Federal Court Post-AIA
Navigating Litigation Stays, Discovery and Settlements Concurrent With PTAB Review
March 19, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel involved in challenging or defending patent validity on the impact of concurrent proceedings at the USPTO and in the courts on stays, discovery and settlements. The panel will offer best practices for dealing with concurrent litigation and USP...
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Overcoming Sect. 101 Rejections Post-Alice Corp.
Leveraging USPTO Guidance and Recent Decisions to Meet Sect.101 Patent Eligibility Require...
February 12, 2015 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for patent counsel for overcoming Sec. 101 rejections. The panel will review recent case law and USPTO guidance on Sec. 101 patent eligibility and offer strategies to address Sec. 101 rejections.
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Leveraging Patent Reissue for Patent Portfolio Management
Strengthening Patent Portfolios, Correcting Patents, and Understanding the Risks and Limit...
November 13, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for parties impacted by the patent reissue process. The panel will discuss how patent reissues can be used to strengthen a patent portfolio, the risks and limitations of patent reissue, and examine reissue with other tools for correcting paten...
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Recovering Attorneys' Fees in Patent Litigation Post-Octane Fitness and Highmark
Proactive Strategies for Fee Motions Under a New Fee Awards Standard
November 4, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the new standard for awarding attorney fees in patent litigation and on strategies for fee motions. The panel will review recent Supreme Court decisions impacting attorney fees and the implications of the decisions for patent counsel.
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Patent Licensing: Advanced Tactics for Licensees Post-AIA
Structuring Contractual Protections and Responding When Licensed Patents Are Challenged in...
October 16, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will offer guidance to patent counsel on addressing patent licensing issues for licensees post-AIA. The panel will discuss incorporating protections in the license agreement and responding when a licensed patent is the subject of a post-grant proceeding.
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Section 103 and Obviousness: Capitalizing on CCPA and Early Federal Circuit Precedent
Strategies for Withstanding Obviousness Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Pate...
September 16, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) and the Federal Circuit in the application of the Section 103 obviousness standard. The panel will examine lessons learned through CCPA and early Federal Circuit decisio...
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Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank: Patent Eligibility of Software-Related Inventions
July 30, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will examine the Supreme Court's Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l decision and its impact on patent eligibility for software-related inventions. The panel will also discuss what counsel to companies need to do to get patent protection for inventions implemented in computer software.
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Responding to Patent Office Actions: Sect. 101 and 112 Rejections
Assessing Response Alternatives to Rejections on Non-Statutory Subject Matter and on Techn...
July 16, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for patent counsel to respond to Patent Office Actions, understand key considerations, and assess the alternative responses to Sec. Sec. 101 and 112 rejections. The panel will offer strategies to overcome pitfalls that arise in the application.
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FDA Data Exclusivity Guidance: Emerging Patent Challenges and Opportunities
Navigating Complexities of Exclusivity, New Developments, and the Implications for ANDAs a...
April 10, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel with a review of the new FDA draft guidance and examine the impact of the FDA's wholly revised interpretation of the new chemical entity (NCE) exclusivity provisions and will offer strategies to maximize data exclusivity.
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Parallel Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB and Federal Court Post-AIA
Navigating Litigation Stays, Discovery and Settlements Concurrent with PTAB Review
March 20, 2014 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel involved in challenging or defending patent validity on the impact of concurrent proceedings at the USPTO and in the courts on stays, discovery and settlements. The panel will offer best practices for dealing with concurrent litigation and USP...
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Patent Exhaustion and Licensing Strategies
Leveraging Recent Decisions for Structuring Patent Licenses and Resolving Litigation
December 12, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel on the patent exhaustion doctrine and its impact on licensing and selling patented products. The panel will offer their experiences and outline best practices for addressing patent exhaustion issues for licensing.
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Post-AIA Preissuance Prior Art Submissions at the USPTO
Best Practices for Third-Party Challenges to Patent Applications and for Monitoring Compet...
December 3, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the preissuance submission rules. The panel will offer best practices for monitoring competitors and making decisions regarding whether and how to file a preissuance submission on a competitor's or potential competitor's patent application.
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Patent Reissue: Strategic Use After AIA
Correcting Errors in Patents, Determining Whether and When to Pursue a Reissue Application...
October 31, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will discuss the America Invents Act's (AIA) impact on the patent reissue process, the pros and cons of using reissue to correct patent errors, the rule against recapture, and the effect of reissue. The panel will offer best practices for the strategic use of patent reissue.
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Post-Grant Proceedings and Pending Litigation: Impact of Fresenius v. Baxter
Leveraging PTO Decisions to Nullify or Support Infringement Judgments and Damages
September 11, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the circumstances under which PTO decisions can be used to nullify a court judgment. The panel will review the recent Fresenius v. Baxter decision and offer best practices to utilize this decision in challenging or defending patent validity...
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AIA and Patent Prosecution: Navigating the Ethical Grey Areas
July 24, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide patent counsel guidance on the legal ethics implications of the new patent system and recent changes in patent law. The panel will offer best practices for staying on the right side of the ethical line in patent prosecution.
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Patent Claim Drafting and Construction in 2013
Crafting Claims to Withstand Scrutiny and Avoiding Claim Limitation Attack
March 20, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel for defining patent claims, examine recent court treatment of claim construction issues, and offer approaches for claim construction and drafting.
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First to File: Final Rules and Guidance
Navigating Significant Changes to Derivation Practice, What Constitutes Prior Art and More
February 20, 2013 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners and inventors on the first-to-file system under the new America Invents Law. The panel will explain what constitutes prior art and outline considerations for the new derivation practice.
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Preissuance Prior Art Submissions at the USPTO
Best Practices for Third-Party Challenges to Patent Applications and Monitoring Competitio...
December 11, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the new preissuance submission rules and offer best practices for deciding whether and how best to file a preissuance submission on a competitor's or potential competitor's patent application and for monitoring competitors.
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Patents and the Written Description Requirement
Navigating Section 112 Disclosure Obligations and Withstanding Invalidity Challenges
November 27, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for patentees and patent challengers for dealing with the U.S. Patent Law Section 112's written description requirement. The panel will also discuss the lessons learned since the Federal Circuit's opinion in Ariad v. Eli Lilly for compliance and pate...
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Standards-Related Patents and Standard-Setting Organizations
Navigating the Challenges of SSOs: Licensing, Disclosure and Litigation
October 16, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on standards-related patents and standard-setting organizations (SSO). The panel will offer strategies for licensing, meeting disclosure requirements, and navigating standards-related litigation.
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New USPTO Rules for Post-Grant Proceedings
Meeting the New Requirements for Post-Grant and Inter Partes Reviews and Supplemental Exam...
September 18, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
The CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners on changes to implement for inter partes review proceedings, post-grant review proceedings, and the transitional program for covered business method patents. The panel will outline strategic considerations for post-grant practice.
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Patent Litigation Before the International Trade Commission: Latest Developments
Evaluating Whether to Litigate at the ITC, Navigating the Process, and Understanding Markm...
September 11, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will guide patent owner counsel in deciding whether to use the International Trade Commission (ITC) to litigate patent infringement claims, understanding the timeline for such litigation, preparing if needed for Markman hearings at the ITC, and learning the lessons from noteworthy c...
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USPTO Post-Grant Proceedings
Meeting the New Requirements for Post-Grant and Inter Partes Reviews and Supplemental Exam...
August 2, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners on post-grant practice since the America Invents Law and recent developments, including proposed rules on trial validity. The panel will discuss post-grant review proceedings, special transitional review of business method patents, and...
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Negotiating Patent Indemnification Provisions
Allocating Patent Infringement Risk Through Indemnification Clauses, Reps and Warranties,...
July 17, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare counsel to IP owners, licensees and licensors to protect their interests by allocating patent infringement risks during negotiations of indemnification provisions in a patent license or vendor contract.
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Patent Infringement Royalty Damages: Lessons Learned Post-Uniloc
Implications for the EMVR and Alternatives to the 25 Percent Rule
June 19, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare patent counsel to establish infringement damages, examine Uniloc and other recent decisions--and what the findings mean for patentholders, accused infringers and their counsel--and discuss the economic and financial tools available to estimate reasonable royalty damages...
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Orange Book Use Codes: Impact of Caraco v. Novo Nordisk
Pursuing, Avoiding or Defending Against Counterclaims to Correct Method-of-Use Patents
June 5, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Caraco v. Novo Nordisk and offer counsel tactics for dealing with method-of-use patents.
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Prometheus in the Post-Bilski Age: Patentable Subject Matter Under Continued Attack
Procuring, Asserting or Defending Against Patentability Amid Increasingly Strict Statutory...
May 1, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare patent counsel to argue patentability under 35 U.S.C. Section 101, discuss the impact of recent Federal Circuit and ITC decisions--including the Supreme Court's Prometheus ruling, and offer best practices for patent seekers to meet subject matter eligibility requirement...
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New Supplemental Examination: USPTO Outlines New Rules
Navigating the New Mechanism to Cure Inequitable Conduct
February 14, 2012 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners and inventors on the supplemental examination process under the new America Invents Law. The panel will review the mechanics of the procedure and outline approaches to handle the ethical risks presented by the process.
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Patent Licensing Agreements
Crafting Effective Contracts to Avoid Litigation, Allocate Risk and Maximize Patent Value
December 21, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare IP counsel to craft effective patent licenses by reviewing key clauses and licensing in joint development projects. The panel will outline best practices for structuring the agreement to avoid litigation, allocate risk and maximize patent value.
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Patent Reform: First to File Provisions
Navigating Significant Changes to What Constitutes Prior Art, Derivation Practice and More
November 15, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to IP owners and inventors on the first-to-file system under the new America Invents Law. The panel will review what constitutes prior art and the new derivation practice.
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Antitrust Risks in IP Acquisitions, Transfers and Licenses
Navigating the Challenges with Patent Pools, Tying Arrangements, Pricing and Bundling
October 25, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide antitrust and IP attorneys with an analysis of current antitrust law standards and guidance that apply to IP transactions. The panel will explore IP issues that raise particular concerns for antitrust liability and discuss current trends in enforcement and litigation.
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The New Inequitable Conduct Standard in Patent Litigation
Asserting and Defending Inequitable Conduct Challenges After the Landmark Therasense Decis...
July 26, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel for patent holders and challengers on the Federal Circuit's landmark en banc decision in Therasense v. Becton Dickinson, the new standard for inequitable conduct and its impact. The panel will offer best practices for operating under the new standard...
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Patent Monetization: Legal and Business Strategies
Evaluating Key Patents, Analyzing Options, and Implementing a Monetization Plan
May 24, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent counsel to understand the steps for identifying key patents and weighing the available options for monetization. The panel will offer best practices for implementing a monetization plan.
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Patent Reexamination: Effective Strategy for Litigating Infringement Claims
Best Practices for Pursuing and Defending Parallel Proceedings
May 3, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will prepare patent litigators to respond to common challenges that arise when using parallel patent reexaminations as a litigation tool. The panel will provide best practices for pursuing or defending patent litigation claims involving reexaminations.
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Patent Threats: Initial Response Strategies
Evaluating Patent Defenses When Faced With a Notice Letter or Complaint
March 30, 2011 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for IP counsel to identify inherent defects in a patent, find prior art and potential inequitable conduct without a "scorched earth" search, and formulate other defenses using time and cost-effective methods.
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Multi-Defendant Patent Litigation: Controlling Costs and Pooling Resources
Strategies for Joint Defense Groups, Joint Defense Agreements, and Privilege Issues
August 19, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide counsel to companies involved in multi-defendant patent litigation with guidance on evaluating and using joint defense groups and joint defense agreements. The panel will also review common privilege issues that pose potential risks for defendants.
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Bilski: Implications of the Supreme Court's Long-Awaited Ruling
Strategies for Prosecuting or Challenging Patent Process Claims Going Forward
August 11, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel and companies concerning the implications of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos. The panel will outline best practices for defending patent applications--or challenging them--given the continuing lack of clear guidelines for pat...
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Patents and the Written Description Requirement
Meeting Section 112 Disclosure Obligations After Ariad v. Lilly
June 10, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patentees, patent challengers and counsel for dealing with the U.S. Patent Law Section 112's written description requirement. The panel will also discuss the implications of the Federal Circuit's recent opinion in Ariad v. Eli Lilly for compliance and patent...
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Patent Marking: Federal Circuit Expands Liability Threat
Complying With the False Marking Statute to Avoid Claims
March 18, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to patent attorneys on deciding when and whether to mark items as patented since the Federal Circuit's Forest Group decision expanded liability for mismarking patents. The panel will offer best practices for marking patented items and for minimizing liability r...
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Patent Damages After Lucent v. Gateway and Cornell v. HP
Strategies for Establishing or Disproving Infringement Damages
February 3, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will review how the Lucent and Cornell decisions impact patent damages law, discuss what the decisions mean for patent holders and defendants, and outline strategies for proving or rebutting patent infringement damages.
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Patenting Green Technologies
Crafting Patent Claims for Clean Energy Innovations
January 6, 2010 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This CLE webinar will discuss developing patent applications for environmental technology claims to meet patentability requirements and will outline best practices for enforcing IP rights.
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Patentable Subject Matter: Bilski and the New PTO Interim Guidance
Strategies for Patent Process Claims in an Uncertain Environment
October 29, 2009 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This seminar will examine subject matter patentability since the Federal Circuit Court's ruling in Bilski, how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will handle patentability matters pending the Supreme Court's review of Bilski, and offer best practices for patent seekers.
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Patent Litigation and Inequitable Conduct Defenses
Asserting and Defending Inequitable Conduct Challenges Amid Inconsistent Federal Circuit S...
September 1, 2009 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This seminar will explain the impact that recent case law, budget crises affecting prosecutors, and pending federal legislation is having on the use of the inequitable conduct defense. The panel will provide best practices for arguing for and against the inequitable conduct defense in patent litigat...
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Venue in Patent Litigation: New Strategies After Genentech and TS Tech USA
Determining the Best Forum for Pursuing or Defending Patent Infringement Claims
August 4, 2009 • CLE • CLE On-Demand, Download
This seminar will examine the latest case law developments on patent venue, discuss the evolving venue standards in patent litigation, and offer strategies for pursuing and defending motions to transfer venue.
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