Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Patent Subject Matter Eligibility: Navigating the New "Myriad" Guidelines -- Analyzing Subject Matter and Avoiding Rejection Under the USPTO's Detailed Framework" on April 16, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner; Donna M. Meuth, Associate General Counsel Eisai; and Leslie McDonnell of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will examine the new USPTO guidelines and the analysis for determining patent eligibility, as well as provide best practices for applying the new guidelines and avoiding §101 rejection. The webinar will review the following questions:
• How do the new Guidelines change the landscape for patentable subject matter?
• How can counsel show "significant difference" from a natural material, law or phenomenon?
• How will examiners apply the new Guidelines?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297 ($362 for registration and CLE processing). Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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