Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Obviousness Standard After the AIA: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance -- Overcoming Challenges of Obviousness and Attacks on Patent Validity" on January 15, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Barry J. Herman of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and Jon Schuchardt of Dilworth IP will provide patent counsel with guidance on the evolving obviousness standard. The panel will discuss, in a post-AIA, post-KSR v. Teleflex world in which obviousness is at times confused with patent eligibility under Section 101, how the Federal Circuit's treatment of obviousness issues is changing? The panel will also discuss how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) handles obviousness in the increasingly popular inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. The webinar will review the following questions:
• How have recent Federal Circuit decisions affected application of the obviousness standard?
• What level of "unexpected results" is needed to demonstrate patentability in light of recent decisions?
• Should a Section 101 argument be part of every patent challenger's arsenal?
• What are the most effective strategies for both patentees and petitioners in prevailing on obviousness assertions in the relatively new inter partes review proceedings?
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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