The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar on "Inequitable Conduct after Therasense" on Thursday, July 7, 2011 beginning at 2:00 PM (ET). The IPO webinar will bring three different perspectives to bear on the Federal Circuit's decision that revamped the doctrine of inequitable conduct, including the standard for materiality. The panel, which includes Charles Van Horn of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Kevin Rhodes of 3M Innovative Properties Co., and Eric Weisblatt of Wiley Rein, will address the following questions:
• How should patent prosecutors change their dealings with the USPTO?
• What will be the USPTO's reaction to the Federal Circuit's new standards? Will it change its guidance to applicants regarding the materials they must submit under their duty of disclosure?
• Will patent prosecutors omit relevant references and hide information?
• What will be the impact on patent quality?
• Will the Therasense holding lower the cost and complexity of patent litigation?
• Will the "but for" invalidity analysis require district courts to apply the USPTO standards for allowing patents?
The registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
Will look forward to your short summaries of the panel's answers to those questions, including any disagreements.
Posted by: Paul F. Morgan | July 04, 2011 at 10:39 AM