Technology Transfer Tactics will be offering a webinar entitled "Life Under AIA: Anticipating and Surviving Post Grant Challenges" on January 26, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern). Michael T. Siekman and Ed Walsh of Wolf Greenfield IP Law will provide a detailed review of the post-grant review provisions of the AIA, their likely impact, remaining uncertainties as the USPTO deals with implementation, and strategies to begin planning for now in both patent drafting and responding effectively to post-grant actions. The webinar will cover the following topics:
• The rules for post-grant opposition;
• Differences relative to inter partes reexam, interferences;
• Industry-specific issues;
• Interface with litigation: Estoppel rules and automatic stays;
• Filing a preliminary response;
• The “"more likely than not" standard;
• Discovery rules;
• Amending the patent -- Cancelling or modifying claims;
• Appeal procedures;
• Comparison with EPO (European Patent Office) oppositions, and lessons learned from Europe's experience;
• Crystal ball gazing: Implementation by USPTO still to come; and
• Practical issues for TTOs.
The registration fee for the webinar is $197. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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