Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Challenging Patents in IPR: Strategies for Filing Petitions — Determining Whether and When to File, Filing Multiple Petitions on the Same Patent, Constructing Claims" on August 4, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  John M. Bird Sughrue Mion and Christopher Scharff of McAndrews Held & Malloy will provide guidance to counsel representing petitioners in challenging patent validity in inter partes review (IPR) challenges; discuss IPR strategy, including the benefits and risks of filing multiple petitions on the same patent and claim construction; and offer best practices for filing an IPR petition.  The webinar will review the following issues:

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing the IPR process?
• What strategies have petitioners used to achieve a successful result in IPR proceedings?
• How can patent counsel leverage multiple petitions on a single patent to challenge its validity?

The registration fee for the webinar is $297.  Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.