Next Monday, the most widely attended post-grant program of the year returns, the Practicing Law Institute’s USPTO Post-Grant Patent Trials 2016. I am pleased to return as chair of this program along with Rob Greene Sterne of Stern Kessler Goldstein & Fox. These day-long, CLE programs are always the highlight
Starting next week, February 2nd, the USPTO’s Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) will host its second year of “Boardside Chat” webinars. The purpose of the chats is to update the public on current Board activities and statistics as well as to regularly gather feedback; this is not a CLE event. The first webinar (noon to 1PM EST) will focus on the similarities and differences between appeals stemming from a patent reexamination and those from an ex parte, application appeals. (access the Boardside Chat webinar here)
For those seeking CLE credit on PTAB trial issues, on February 4th,
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For DC area practitioners seeking CLE before year end, consider this Tuesday’s IAM Patent Law & Policy 2015: Courts, Congress & the Monetization Landscape. The program will
Next Monday and Tuesday, the 15th Annual Sedona Conference on Patent Litigation will be held in Reston Virginia. This two-day event includes a variety of noteworthy topics, PTAB topics include: The Inter Partes Review (IPR) process: purpose, standing, 1 year time bar, assignor estoppel; Is the IPR process too restrictive
This Thursday October 8th, I, along with former USPTO Commissioner for Patents Peggy Focarino, will host the Strafford Legal webinar Proactive Patent Procurement and Prosecution Strategies: Minimizing the Threat of Post-Grant Challenges. The program will assess the changing assertion and procurement landscapes with a particular focus on strategies that
For those seeking PTAB related Education/CLE this fall, there are quite a few upcoming options.
Starting next week, September 16th, the Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court will be hosting its first meeting of the year at the Court of
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that the Software Partnership has joined with Partnering in Patents for the next meeting on October 21, 2015 at the main USPTO campus in Alexandria, VA (register). The meeting is an all-day event including a morning interactive focus
Over the next few weeks, the PTAB in cooperation with the AIPLA and others, will be conducting several “road shows.” These programs will discuss the forthcoming PTAB rule package (assuming it issues in time) and will include an overview of AIA trial proceedings. Of particular note, at
Tomorrow, July 14th, the USPTO’s Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) will host its third “Boardside Chat” lunch webinar for 2015 (postponed from June). The topic is “Discovery in AIA Trials.” I will be participating on the practitioner panel. (No CLE)
Instructions for the webinar
For those seeking PTAB related CLE/updates this month, there are a few upcoming options.
First, for an update and discussion on PTAB trial practice in light of new rule changes, legislative proposals, and anticipated rules, I, along with my partner Greg Gardella, will host