Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Section 112(a) Enablement and Written Description: Leveraging CCPA and Early Federal Circuit Decisions -- Capitalizing on Past Precedent to Withstand 112(a) Rejections and Attacks on Patent Validity and Patentability" on December 4, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Mareesa A. Frederick, Thomas L. Irving, Partner, and Jill K. MacAlpine, Ph.D. 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 § 112 written description, and examine lessons learned through CCPA and early Federal Circuit decisions and offer strategies to overcome the challenges of § 112. The webinar will review the following questions:
• What lessons can patent counsel draw from CCPA decisions when making arguments of written description support and enablement?
• What steps can counsel for patentees take to meet the written description requirement and withstand invalidity/unpatentability challenges based on written description and enablement?
• 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 interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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