Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be holding a seminar entitled: "Prior Art & Obviousness 2009: The PTO & CAFC Perspective on Patent Law Sections 102 & 103" on July 6, 2009 in New York, NY and on September 1, 2009 in San Francisco, CA. The seminar will provide information on the following topics:
• Public accessibility -- on the web, on the shelf, in the mail, "routine" practices;
• Four steps to the abyss of 102(d);
• Ex parte 102(g); abandon, suppress, conceal;
• Actual vs. constructive reduction to practice (where 102(e) trumps 102(g));
• What have they done to 102(e)?
• A walk through the "guidelines" and "timelines"; and
• Impact of proper/improper benefit claims on: a) prior art date of a reference, and b) effective filing date of the application being examined.
In particular, PLI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
B. Section 103 and the PTO KSR Guidelines
B. 102(c) & (d): Abandonment and the "four steps"
IV. 35 U.S.C. 103 and the CAFC
V. 102(e) and the 9 most common timelines: Effects of priority under 119, 120, 121, 365
A program schedule and list of speakers for the New York Patent Law Institute can be found here, and a program schedule and list of speakers for the San Franscisco Patent Law Institute can be found here.
The registration fee for the conference is $1,495. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here (New York) or here (San Francisco).
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