The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Professional Development, Section of Intellectual Property Law, and Young Lawyers Division will be offering a live webinar entitled "Practical Patent Prosecution Strategies and Considerations" on June 23, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (ET). Ida Wahlquist-Ortiz (moderator); Carlos Armando Garcia, Counsel - Innovation, Proctor and Gamble; Jameson Quinn-Houng Ma of Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC; Michael Van Handel of Wilmer Hale; and Richard W. Goldstein of Goldstein Patent Law will provide practice pointers for everyone from the beginner level lawyer to the most experienced patent prosecutors, and take attorneys and patent agents through patent application prosecution from the first Office Action through Allowance. The panel will cover the following:
• Cite examples of common rejections, and also show participants how to identify the most important aspects of the examiner's rejection in order to sucessfully distill that information to his or her client.
• Address the most effective ways to tackle each issue, whether it is arguing, amending, conducting an interview with the examiner, appealing, or some combination thereof.
• Present how to craft effective strategies that will result in issued patents able to withstand USPTO post-grant proceedings and litigation.
• Address various claim strategies resulting from recent Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, and PTO guidance, with respect to joint infringement issues, business methods, and claim construction.
The registration fee for the webcast is $150 for members, $95 for sponsor members, and $195 for the general public. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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