This CLE course 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 will... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on how to navigate the fallout of the Cellect decision, understanding the potential pitfalls that may be encountered and the arguments that can be made to circumvent those pitfalls. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on identifying and addressing patent infringement risks in the product development process. The panel will examine how the courts have applied Halo and offer strategies for minimizing patent infringement risk. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the Supreme Court decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi and the implications one year after the decision. The panel will discuss the decision's impact on the patent enablement requirement. The panel will offer best practices for satisfying the patent enableme... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on the impact of recent decisions addressing "a" and the implications of these decisions on U.S. patent practice. The panel will offer best practices of fundamentally sound principles to prepare and prosecute a U.S. patent application to avoid careless claim... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel on the unique conflict issues that often arise in patent prosecution. The panel will outline best practices to identify and address the risks and minimize conflicts that can lead to malpractice liability and ethical violations. Read More

This CLE course will examine AIA Section 102 prior art and the AIA exceptions. We will offer best practices for identifying relevant prior art when filing or challenging patent applications and making the correct choice of law for prosecuting. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on navigating Section 101 ten years after the Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp v. CLS Bank. The panel will examine the key decisions that define the subtests that the Federal Circuit has defined that go beyond the two Alice Mayo safe harbors. The pane... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on drafting and prosecuting U.S. patent applications to balance the broadest claim interpretations while avoiding unpatentability and survive to provide a basis for proving infringement. The panel will offer best practices to solidify novelty, non-obviousnes... Read More

This CLE course will provide patent counsel with guidance on the key considerations and implications of patenting standardized technologies. The panel will discuss proper claim scope, disclosure, enforcement, and royalty rates in the context of standardized essential patents. The panel will offer be... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on obviousness-type double patenting (ODP), including the recent decisions that have relied on Cellect. The panel will also discuss the USPTO's proposed terminal disclaimer rule and will offer best practices for addressing ODP and terminal disclaimers. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on leveraging interviews with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiners to prosecute patents more efficiently. The panel will provide insight into conducting the interviews and offer strategies for interacting with patent examine... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on structuring and conducting prior art searches using traditional and next-generation tools. The panel will also discuss the reporting of search results and offer best practices for analyzing prior art searches to maximize patent protection. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel for patent drafting to survive a Markman hearing. The panel will provide claim construction case studies, examining a district court case for do's and don'ts when drafting and prosecuting a patent application. The panel will offer tips and pointers on what... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on means-plus-function (MPF) claims and the USPTO's recent guidance. The panel will discuss the implications of the guidance for patent counsel and applicants. The panel will offer best practices to overcome the challenges of MPF claims and leverage 112(f)... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel in identifying and determining inventorship and 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 decisi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on enablement and the USPTO's new Guidelines for Assessing Enablement. The panel will also examine the decisions that have applied Amgen v. Sanofi (U.S. 2023) as well as the Wands factors used in the enablement determination. Read More

The CLE course will provide an in-depth discussion for counsel on the history and current state of the law when a non-patent prior art reference qualifies as a "printed publication" for purposes of a patentability challenge. The panel will discuss recent Federal Circuit, district court, and PTAB dec... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course 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 and exposure to potential damages awards. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel to overcome Section 101 rejections. The panel will review recent case law and USPTO guidance on Section 101 patent eligibility and offer strategies to address Section 101 rejections. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on disclosure issues in the U.S. and Europe when seeking patent protection for AI inventions. The panel will discuss the guidance from the relevant patent offices and will compare the European approach and the U.S. approach. The panel will offer best practi... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the doctrine of equivalents both generally and in the wake of the Federal Circuit's opinion in VLSI Technology L.L.C. v. Intel Corp., No. 2022-1906 (Fed. Cir. Dec. 4, 2023). The panel will discuss the doctrine of equivalents and its exceptions as well as... Read More

This CLE course 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 o... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to patent counsel on product-by-process claims. The panel will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this type of claim as well as the challenges of these claims. The panel will examine recent treatment by the courts and the PTAB and offer best practices f... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on means-plus-function (MPF) antibody claims, particularly in light of the USPTO's adverse decision in Xencor. The panel will discuss the potential outcomes and the best practice options flowing therefrom, including best practices to avoid such an adverse d... Read More

This CLE course will guide 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 best practices... Read More

The CLE course will provide an advanced discussion of patent eligibility, focusing in great detail on the latest Federal Circuit decisions, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) cases, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) guidance. The panel will offer best practices for navigating the interp... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on disclosing relevant information in patent prosecution and post-issuance patent proceedings such as supplemental examination. The panel will discuss the considerations for the elements of the information disclosure statements, including the information dis... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on how Section 101 claims can trigger invalidity. The panel will discuss recent decisions that demonstrate how Section 101 can be used to invalidate claims. The panel will also offer tips for both patent prosecutors and litigators in addressing these issues... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel in understanding double patenting. The panel will analyze the In re Cellect decision and other court treatment, offer best practices to defeat double patenting rejections and avoid terminal disclaimers, and provide specific language to consider if a terminal dis... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on drafting for multiple jurisdictions. The panel will examine important considerations when drafting a single patent application, focusing on filing in the U.S., Korea, EPO, and China. The panel will discuss grace periods, data considerations, and how the c... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on the use of prosecution history and specification statements. The panel will discuss what this could mean for litigation and PTAB proceedings as well as parent and sibling patent applications. The panel will offer best practices for making prosecution and... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on the pitfalls of collaboration between individuals and entities in an invention. The panel will discuss challenges, including common inventorship and former employee-inventors, and how the courts have treated these issues. The panel will discuss lessons fr... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent owners and their counsel through virtual patent marking issues, nuances, pitfalls, and issues related to licensing that have patent marking clauses and what that means for your virtual patent marking program. The panel will also review traditional/physical marking... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent and trademark counsel on the OED process by which lawyers who practice before the USPTO get disciplined. The presenter will describe the common causes for OED grievances and summarize recent trends in OED decisions. She will also explain the differences and similar... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on using the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art (POSITA) in patent prosecution. The panel will discuss recent cases where challenges were successful using knowledge of a POSITA to fill in disclosure as well as cases where the same attempt fa... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on recent court decisions addressing Section 101 subject matter eligibility. The panel will discuss the USPTO Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance. The panel will address treatment at the examiner stage and how it fits with the current court tr... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on patent strategies for protecting aftermarket parts. The panel will discuss leveraging IP to protect aftermarket parts and create obstacles for will-fitters. The panel will also discuss claiming tactics to block will-fitters and offer guidance on detectin... Read More

This CLE course will provide patent counsel with guidance on the doctrine of expectation of success. The panel will examine how much is reasonably needed and the tension between the doctrine and enablement. The panel will discuss recent cases and will offer best practices for patent drafting and pat... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on the doctrine of equivalents (DOE). The panel will discuss recent Federal Circuit DOE decisions applying the Festo exceptions, particularly the "tangential relation" exception. As the court held in Eli Lilly & Co. v. Hospira Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2019), "whether... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on subject matter eligibility for mechanical patents. The panel will discuss the American Axle decision and its implications for mechanical patents. The decision(s) in American Axle brought the issues of abstractness and laws of nature to practitioners in t... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on leveraging design arounds to reduce the risk of patent infringement. The panel will also discuss what counsel can do when drafting patent applications to minimize competitors' likelihood of design around the patent. Read More

This CLE course will examine patent eligibility, duty to disclose, and other updated sections of the USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). The panel will explore the impact on patent prosecution and beyond and provide best practices for applying the guidance or how to remedy instances w... Read More

This CLE course 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 Pa... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on withstanding the challenges of today's U.S. patent system in the hopes of earning billions of dollars in revenue with U.S. patents, properly extending market exclusivities, and keeping competitors off the market with strong U.S. patents. The panel will of... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on preparing and providing non-infringement opinions for companies developing new products. The panel will drill down into what a competent non-infringement opinion should contain. The panel will outline best practices for drafting these opinions to reduce... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel regarding the impact of recent court decisions and their guidance on direct, induced, and contributory infringement, claim construction, literal infringement, doctrine of equivalents infringement, including hypothetical claims, and even the reverse doctrine... Read More

This CLE webinar will guide patent counsel on patent protection in the metaverse. The panel will discuss the challenges of getting patents, subject matter eligibility, and the novelty and non-obviousness requirements. The panel will also discuss using design patents to protect innovations in the met... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the PTAB, the CCPA, and the Federal Circuit regarding applying Section 112 written description and enablement requirements in patent cases. The panel will examine lessons from these decisions and offer strategies to overcome challe... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel in understanding double patenting. The panel will analyze recent court treatment, offer best practices to defeat double patenting rejections and avoid terminal disclaimers, and provide specific language to consider if a terminal disclaimer must be filed. Read More

This CLE course will provide patent counsel with an analysis of the evolving role of attorney opinions in defending patent infringement claims and the potential use of written opinions of counsel. The panel will discuss the issue of waiver of the attorney-client privilege and provide best practices... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on diagnostic method inventions and the challenges of getting patent protection. The panel will discuss the evolving court treatment of diagnostic patents and the USPTO guidance. The panel will offer best practices for getting patent protection for diagnosti... Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel on leveraging the United States Patent and 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. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on avoiding bad faith when preparing and prosecuting patent applications. The panel will discuss the types of activity that patent prosecutors need to watch for and will provide insights into practical tactics to avoid the risk of a ruling similar to the Fed... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on patent invalidation and assignor estoppel. The panel will discuss the courts' and PTAB's approaches to assignors in patent invalidation and recent decisions, and whether and how the Supreme Court's Minerva decision affects the doctrine going forward. The... Read More

This CLE course will provide patent counsel with an in-depth look at means-plus-function and/or functional claims, and the benefits and risks of using means-plus-function and/or functional claims given district court litigation, actual patent claims issued by the USPTO, and PTAB post-grant proceedin... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on leveraging interviews with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiners to prosecute patents more efficiently. The panel will provide insight into conducting the interviews and offer strategies for interacting with patent examine... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance on patent eligibility for manufacturing patents. The panel will discuss recent court treatment of Section 101 as applied to manufacturing patents. The panel will also examine the challenges and strategies to overcome them. The panel will discuss practical consid... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on patent inventive contribution. The panel will discuss how the courts have addressed the issue and the role of inventive contribution in patent litigation and licenses, as well as in patent prosecution. The panel will offer best practices for identifying a... Read More

This CLE course will provide patent counsel with an analysis of the evolving role of attorney opinions in defense of patent infringement claims and the potential use of written opinions of counsel. The panel will also discuss the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and provide best practices for... Read More

This CLE course 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, a... Read More

This CLE course will examine recent decisions applying the Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank on patent eligibility. The panel will discuss the guidance from these opinions and offer best practices for addressing patent eligibility issues. Read More

This CLE course 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 applications... Read More

This CLE course 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 an... Read More

This CLE course will guide patent attorneys on deciding whether, when, and how to mark items as patented. The panel will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent marking. The panel will offer best practices for marking patented items and for minimizing liability risks. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel to prepare and submit declarations during the prosecution of U.S. patent applications to support the desired claim interpretation, non-obviousness, and Section 112 positions. Read More

This CLE course 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 the... Read More

This CLE course 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 pan... Read More

This CLE course will examine the on-sale and public use bars to patentability/validity and the impact of the AIA on these statutory bars. The panel will also discuss recent court treatment and offer best practices to minimize the risk of patent ineligibility or invalidation. Read More

This CLE course 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... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on at least the new USPTO pilot program for motions to amend and the PTAB's recent precedential decisions providing guidance on the statutory and regulatory requirements for a motion to amend. The panel will discuss what practitioners--whether representing p... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course 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 and... Read More

This CLE course will guide IP counsel for understanding Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) B-delay possibilities and double patenting, particularly given a desire not to lose PTA in an earlier issued patent. The panel will analyze recent court treatment and offer best practices to defeat double patenting... Read More

This CLE course 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. Read More

This CLE course 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 m... Read More

This CLE course will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent eligibility for software. The panel will discuss the Court's different approaches and offer best practices for demonstrating patent eligibility. Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to patent counsel on how to maximize the impact of a Patent Owner Preliminary Response (POPR), in light of the PTAB final rules. The panel will discuss insufficient evidence in the petition, favorable claim constructions, and attacking threshold issues. Read More