Webinar on AIA First-to-File Provisions

The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Making the Move to First-to-File" on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET).  A panel consisting of Ned Israelsen of Knobble Martens Olson & Bear, LLP; Stuart Watt of Amgen Inc.; and Harold Wegner of Foley & Lardner, LLP will:

• Give recommendations on how companies can restructure their invention disclosure and priority filing systems, including consideration of trade secret protection;
• Consider how the new U.S. first-to-file system will be different than those that now exist internationally, and how those differences should be dealt with operationally;
• Focus in detail on the advantages and risks of provisional applications, particularly in light of the recent more-stringent requirements regarding description and enablement required by courts and the USPTO;
• Discuss the special challenges FTF poses for biotech and other life sciences companies; and
• Suggest strategies for investors with relatively limited R&D resources, such as inventors and universities.

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.