McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Patent Eligibility and Section 101 Update" on February 18, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT). In this presentation, MBHB attorney and Patent Docs author Michael Borella will provide an update on all fronts, and synthesize disparate threads into a cohesive set of best practices for handling 101 issues in patent prosecution in particular. The webinar will focus on software, business methods, and other technologies that relate to the "abstract idea" exception, though the issues and recommendations do cross over into the life sciences fields as well. Topics to be cobered will include:
• Introduction and background
• Current 101 framework
• Case law update (the good, the bad, and the even worse)
• The Patent Office's updated guidance -- analysis and applications
• Congressional (in)actionBest practices in light of the above
• Best practices in light of the above
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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