Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Obviousness Standard: Leveraging Latest PTO and Court Guidance -- Overcoming Challenges of Obviousness and Attacks on Patent Validity" on June 1, 2017 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EDT). Barry J. Herman of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and Jon L. Schuchardt of Dilworth IP will provide patent counsel with guidance on the evolving obviousness standard, including how the Federal Circuit's treatment of obviousness issues is changing, how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) handles obviousness in the increasingly popular inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, and whether the standard for patentees to prevail on non-obviousness under Section 103 is more confusing than ever. The webinar will review the following topics:
• How have recent Federal Circuit decisions affected application of the obviousness standard?
• What level of "unexpected results" is needed to demonstrate patentability in light of recent decisions?
• How can practitioners leverage recent decisions in which the Federal Circuit has insisted upon more thorough, reasoned explanations of the PTO’s obviousness conclusions?
• What are the most effective strategies for both patentees and petitioners in prevailing on obviousness assertions in an IPR proceeding, and how will that strategy play out at the Federal Circuit?
The registration fee for the webinar is $297. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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