Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Biotech Patents and Section 101 Rejections: Meeting Patent Eligibility Requirements — Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Guidance to Overcome Rejections" on June 8, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT).  Denise M. Kettelberger of Patterson Thuente Pedersen and Katherine M. Kowalchyk of Merchant & Gould will provide guidance for patent counsel for overcoming § 101 rejections for biotech patents, review recent case law and USPTO guidance on § 101 patent eligibility, and offer strategies to address § 101 rejections.  The webinar will review the following topics:

• The impact of the Mayo, Myriad, and Ariosa decisions on recent USPTO and Federal Circuit decisions addressing §101 rejections for biotech and other technological patents;
• Problems with the USPTO guidance documents and Examiner Training;
• Potential strategies to overcome §101 rejections;
• Robust patent specification and claim drafting tips.

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