European and US Patent Portfolio Management

Finnegan and Cabinet Plasseraud invite you to a complimentary seminar for EPO and USPTO patent owners and practitioners.

Discussion will provide practical prosecution tactics for:

- Using EPO Oppositions and USPTO Reexaminations to Avoid

Litigation: Identifying patents to oppose and what to do when

your patent is opposed, as well as utilizing inter partes reexam

to challenge patents.

- Coordinating Divisional and Continuation Application

Strategies: A look at the EPO rules after April 1, 2010 and

U.S. Registration Practice

- Prosecution Tips for EP and U.S. Applicants: Specification and

claims upon filing

This timely course will teach attendees how to best utilize oppositions, reexaminations, divisional and continuation applications, and filing procedures as patent portfolio management tools.

Schedule:

10h00 - 10h30 – Welcome Coffee/Tea

10h30 - 12h30 – Oppositions/Reexams

12h30 - 14h00 – Lunch

14h00 - 15h30 – Divisionals/Continuations

15h30 - 16h00 – Tea/Coffee

16h00 - 17h30 – Prosecution EP/US

17h30 - 18h00 – Champagne/Apéritif

Finnegan Speakers

Anthony C. Tridico, Ph.D.

Michele C. Bosch

Bryan C. Diner

Cabinet Plasseraud Speakers

Cyra Nargolwalla

Angela Barr

Betrand Cochet

Geoffroy Cousin

Time:

10h00 - 18h00

Where:

Le Meurice

228 rue de Rivoli

7500 Paris, France

Register

There is no charge to attend this program. Space is limited, please click here to register by 12 May 2010.