Managing Intellectual Property (
MIP) will be offering a webcast entitled "Stating the Obvious: Patent Protection after
KSR" on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 from 12:00-1:00 PM (EST). Speakers James Nurton, Editor of MIP; John Dragseth and Katherine Lutton of Fish & Richardson P.C.; and Kevin H. Rhodes, Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel of 3M will discuss the issues raised in the
KSR case and the potentially fundamental changes that this decision may have on patent owners, litigants, the courts, and the U.S. Patent Office. In particular, the panel will address the following topics:
- Will the Court's rejection of the Federal Circuit's rigid test for obviousness make it easier to challenge patents?
- Will it lead to litigation becoming less predictable?
- Will it make it harder for applicants to get patents granted at the USPTO?
Those interested in registering for the webcast can do so here. The webcast is free of charge.
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