Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Means-Plus-Function Patent Claims After Williamson: Navigating the New Standard -- Assessing Impact on Prosecution, Litigation and IPRs" on December 8, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Thomas L. Irving and Amanda K. Murphy, Ph.D. of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner, and Wanli Tang, Ph.D. of Jones Day will provide patent counsel with a review of how means-plus-function and/or functional claims are used after the Williamson decision as well as the benefits and risks involved with using means-plus-function and/or functional claims in view of both litigation in the district courts and IPRs before the PTAB. The panel will also offer their experiences and best practices for overcoming the challenges of means-plus-function claims and leveraging Section 112(f) and functional claims for maximum patent protection. The webinar will review the following issues:
• What impact will the Williamson decision have on functional claim interpretation?
• What are the benefits and limitation of using means-plus-function patent claims?
• What practices can counsel employ to leverage §112(f) to increase the likelihood of surviving IPRs?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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