March 20, 2013
Webinar
After much anticipation, the new first-inventor-to-file (FITF) system in the United States is finally upon us. Now what? Patent practitioners will need to learn how to navigate and succeed in a U.S. patent system having two sets of rules depending on an application’s effective filing date. And, for applications examined under the new FITF system, there will be an expanded universe of prior art to consider, along with a more limited one-year grace period. New patent office procedures in the United States are also now available to challenge the validity of issued FITF patents.
Please join our panel as they discuss implications, practical tips, and strategies for succeeding in the face of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s final practice rules implementing the new FITF system. Topics will include:
This webinar is the second in Finnegan’s 2013 series, “Strategic U.S. Patent Series for European Counsel.” We hope you are able to attend.
Elizabeth A. Doherty, Ph.D.
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