Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Functional Claiming for Software Patents: Leveraging Recent Court Treatment -- Surviving 112(f) and Disclosing Functional Basis for Software to Meet Heightened Standard of Review" on February 23, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). James J. DeCarlo of Greenberg Traurig and Doris Johnson Hines of Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner will provide guidance to IP counsel on functional claiming in software patents and in USPTO prosecution, and examine recent court treatment and how to navigate the issue of functionality given the uncertainties in the prosecution and litigation contexts. The webinar will review the following issues:
• What impact will the Williamson decision have on functional claim interpretation for software patents?
• What are the benefits and limitations of using functional claims for software patents?
• What are the lessons from recent decisions regarding functionality in software patents?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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