The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law will be offering a live webinar entitled "Ask the Office: New Guidance on Functional Claiming" on July 30, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET). Christopher Alan Bullard of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P. will moderate a panel consisting of Nathan James Prepelka of The Webb Law Firm, Alysa N. Youngson of MH2 Technology Law Group, and Andrew Hirshfeld of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The panel will discuss the following topics:
• The impact of the new training materials on patent examination,
• The quality of issued patent claims, and
• How to avoid potential pitfalls associated with functional claiming.
This webinar will provide attendees with an opportunity to pose questions about the new examiner training on functional claim language. Attendees who have questions about this topic, should send their questions to the panel moderator, Chris Bullard ([email protected]), by July 8, 2014.
The registration fee for the webcast is $150 for members and $195 for the general public. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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