The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Issue Preclusion: Impact of B&B Hardware v. Hargis on Patent Law" on April 9, 2015 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET). Erika Arner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Andrew Pincus, Mayer Brown LLP; and Thomas Saunders, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP will address the impact on patent law of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in B&B Hardware v. Hargis, which involves a trademark opposition running in parallel with a trademark infringement lawsuit and where the Court held that a final decision by the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) can serve as issue preclusion to collaterally estop a court from rejudging already-decided issues.
The registration fee for the webinar is $130 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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