The
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar on
"Patent
Owner Strategy in Post-grant Proceedings" on October 3, 2013
beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel
consisting of Matthew Cutler of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC; Jeanne
Suchodolski of Intellectual Ventures; and Jon Wright of Sterne, Kessler,
Goldstein & Fox, PLLC will consider the options open to the patent owner at
every stage of the post-grant proceeding process, including:

•
What steps should patent owners now take before asserting a patent to better
position themselves for a post-grant proceeding?  Prior to the AIA, some patentees would
preemptively challenge their own patents in an ex parte reexamination
proceeding in the hope that the same art would be deemed cumulative in a later inter
partes reexamination.  Is this tactic
still effective for patentees facing the imminent threat of an inter partes
review?  Should patentees choose ex
parte reexam or reissue?

•
Should patent owners accept the opportunity to make a preliminary response to a
petition and, if yes, how to make the most of it?

•
What scope of claim amendments has the PTAB allowed in the new post-grant
proceedings?

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What are the best tactics for patent owners in settlement discussions involving
post-grant proceedings?

The
registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are
available upon request).  Those
interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.