American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding a conference on Post-Grant PTO Proceedings on March 25-26, 2015 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will help attendees:
• Evaluate and audit existing patent portfolios to identify patents which are most vulnerable to these new post grant challenges;
• Analyze the impact of CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. and Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. on 101 patent eligibility and 112 claim construction/indefiniteness relative to post grant proceedings;
• Explore trends in IPR decisions and devise best practices for petition drafting and discovery;
• Examine novel uses of CBM review proceedings;
• Appreciate the infinite possibilities and infinite grounds for which PGRs can be brought;
• Understand how Congressional action and pending legislation may affect post grant proceedings and related activity;
• Develop patent litigation strategies which account for parallel proceedings before the PTAB and District Court; and
• Master protocols and rules of engagement for appearing before the PTAB.
In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Keynote Address -- The Honorable James Donald Smith, CAPJ, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Evaluating Patent Portfolio Planning and Due Diligence Analysis in the Era of New Post Grant Proceedings
• Oyez, Oyez, Oyez!: Analyzing the Impact of the Supreme Court's Decisions in Alice Corp. and Nautilus on AIA Post-Grant Proceedings
• Survey of Developments in New Post Grant Proceedings: Inter Partes Review: A Procedural, Substantive and Cross-Industry Retrospective
• Harnessing the Power of Covered Business Method Patent Review
• Post Grant Review: Predictions for the Next Big Thing in Patent Law
• The Politics and Policy of Post Grant Proceedings: An Update on the Latest Legislative Developments Which May Impact and Amend the AIA and related Post Grant Proceedings
• New PTO Proceedings Playbook: Developing Strategies for PTO Patent Trial Practice
• May It Please the Court: Rules of Engagement for Appearing Before the PTAB
In addition, a pre-conference workshop entitled "Post-Grant PTO Proceedings Boot Camp: Assessing the Impact of New PTO Procedures Under the AIA on Patent Litigation" will be offered from 2:00 to 5:30 pm on March 24, 2015, and a post-conference workshop entitled "Anatomy of a PTO PTAB Patent Trial" from 1:30 to 4:00 pm on March 26, 2015.
An agenda for the conference can be found here (Day 1) and here (Day 2), and additional information regarding the workshops can be found here and here. A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, detailed descriptions of conference sessions, list of speakers, and registration form can be obtained here.
The registration fee is $2,195 (conference alone), $2,795 (conference and one workshop), or $3,295 (conference and both workshops). Special rates are available for in-house counsel (see brochure). Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing [email protected], by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.
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