Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a seminar entitled: "Patent Eligibility, Prior Art and Obviousness 2015: Current Trends in Sections 101, 102 and 103" on June 15, 2015 in San Francisco, CA. The seminar will also be webcast. The seminar includes not only the important touchstones of prior art and obviousness, but also patent eligibility post-Alice. PLI faculty will provide predictions about what will happen during a patent's enforcement period now that the U.S. Supreme Court has taken an interest in the patent system, and give practical tips as to how best to find clarity where there often isn't any. The seminar will address the following topics:
• The moving target of 101: A closer look at the Supreme Court and PTO Guidelines;
• Dates and timelines of 102: Is there a "grace period"?
• What does "effective filing date" mean from a global perspective?
• A review of the universe of KSR and 103;
• Impact of proper and improper benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined; and
• Applying 101 and 103 guidance after Myriad, Mayo, Alice and KSR retrospectively.
PLI faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Overview of the Program 101, 102, and 103 from now to the advice horizon
• Section 102: Inside and outside the PTO -- the AIA and the future
• KSR and 103: Tools you can use?
• 35 USC 103 and the CAFC
• The Concept of Old 102(e) Recast as New 102 (a)(2) as Implemented by New 102(d): Effects of Priority Under 119, 120, 121, 365
The registration fee for the seminar or webcast is $1,695. Those interested in registering, can do so here.
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