FX Conferences will be offering an audio conference entitled "Patent Portfolio Strategies in the Post-KSR Environment" on February 12, 2009 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (EST). Bruce Sunstein of Bromberg & Sunstein LLP will examine how the Supreme Court’s decision in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex, Inc. changes the landscape for biopharma companies and medical device manufacturers with respect to building and managing patent portfolios, and how the decision changes the work of managers and professionals in product development teams, as well as patent professionals seeking to protect innovations. The audio conference will also discuss how to identify and strengthen patents that might be vulnerable to obviousness attacks, as well as ways to write and prosecute patent applications to mitigate that risk. The audio conference will also examine the following topics:
• How the KSR decision impacts the patent portfolio management processes;
• How to improve efficiency in obtaining U.S. patents;
• Strategies for reducing the risk of obviousness attacks;
• Spotting and strengthening patents that are vulnerable to attack;
• How to consider and deal with combination drugs in the new environment; and
• Why to push mechanism of action discoveries further for diagnostics, treatment, and devices -- and strategies for doing so.
The registration fee for the webcast is $249. Those interested in registering for the audio conference can do so here.
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