Strafford will be offering a webinar entitled "Section 112 Issues in IPR Proceedings: Using Section 112 as a Sword or a Shield -- Addressing Section 112 Issues in IPR Petitions, Establishing Priority or Earlier Critical Date of Asserted Reference, and More" on February 14, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (EST). Jonathan R. Bowser of Unified Patents and Roger H. Lee of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will provide guidance on Section 112 issues that arise during an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding, address the PTAB's response to assertions that claims do not comply with § 112, discuss related claim construction issues, and offer best practices for handling § 112 issues in IPRs. The webinar will review the following issues:
• How has the PTAB responded to assertions made by IPR petitioners that claims do not comply with Section 112?
• What must patent owners show to establish priority to an earlier application or antedate an asserted reference?
• What must IPR petitioners show to meet the claim construction requirements for means-plus-function claims under Section 112(f)/sixth paragraph?
• How does the PTAB weigh prior determinations concerning priority made during prosecution or a patent challenged in an IPR?
The registration fee for the webcast is $347. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here.
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