Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering a seminar entitled: "Patent Eligibility, Prior Art and Obviousness 2016: Current Trends in Sections 101, 102 and 103" on May 10, 2016 in New York, NY and on June 14, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. The San Francisco 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 Supreme Court and PTO Guidelines and Section 101 -- the moving target;
• 102 and its dates: is there a "grace period"?
• Understanding the "effective filing date" in global terms;
• Analyzing "old" 102: Is it really gone or is it preserved in other forms?
• A comprehensive review 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
• Application of the new 101 and 103 guidance post-Myriad, Mayo, Alice and KSR retrospectively.
PLI faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• 35 USC 101: The Complete Guideline Breakdown of Alice, Myriad and Mayo
• 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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