Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Section 103 and Obviousness: Capitalizing on CCPA and Early Federal Circuit Precedent -- Strategies for Withstanding Obviousness Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability" on September 16, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Thomas L. Irving; Jill K. MacAlpine, Ph.D.; Mary Henninger, Ph.D.; and Deborah M. Herzfeld of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to patent counsel on leveraging decisions by the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) and the Federal Circuit in the application of the Section 103 obviousness standard and offer strategies for evaluating obviousness, handling evidence, and overcoming assertions of unpatentability. The webinar will review the following questions:
• How is evidence of unexpected properties by a claimed invention evaluated?
• What lessons can patent counsel draw from CCPA decisions when applying the statutory obviousness standard?
• What steps should patent counsel take going forward to avoid making the mistakes of the past?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297 ($362 for registration and CLE processing). Those registering by August 22, 2014 will receive a $50 discount. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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