McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "New Developments in Patent-Eligibility with a Focus on the Abstract Idea Exception" on February 20, 2019 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). In this presentation, MBHB attorney and Patent Docs author Michael Borella will provide an up-to-date overview of recent 35 U.S.C. Section 101 happenings, with topics including:
• An overview of the important Section 101 case law from 2018, including the impact of Berkheimer v. HP
• How to rebut specific types of Section 101 invalidity contentions
• A discussion of claim drafting to survive Section 101 scrutiny, focusing on machine learning as an example
• How recent initiatives by Director Andrei Iancu might or might not change how the USPTO views Section 101, including the USPTO's January update to its patent-eligibility examination guidelines
While there is no fee to participate, attendees must register in advance. Those wishing to register can do so here. CLE credit is pending for the states of California, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Virginia.
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