Protecting and Challenging IP in Europe and the United States: The Past Five Years and the Next Five

Please join our celebration as we host a seminar at our new London Bridge office, followed by a reception nearby on the South Bank of the River Thames. We will discuss how the IP landscape has changed over the last five years and the trends going forward including:

The new patent landscape created by post-grant procedures in the United States and Europe

• Rise of the PTAB and the future of US post-grant challenges
• Clarifying lack of clarity, killing poisonous divisionals, and other guidance from the EPO
• Challenging and defending at the USPTO and EPO: strategies and statistics

Shifting standards for patent claims and claim construction

• Retroactive invalidity? Keeping up with changing approaches to patent eligibility
• A new doctrine of equivalents in the United Kingdom – what will it mean for validity and FTO?
• A stricter approach on support and plausibility from the EPO and the UK courts?

Trade marks – Enforcement and protecting your brand

• Passing off issues: Copycats – how close is too close, and what can I do about it?
• Anti-counterfeiting: Current counterfeiting favourites, seizures, working with customs and with service providers
• Domain disputes: Methods for resolving domain disputes and acquiring domains from third parties

Speakers:
Clare Cornell
Sarah Rodriguez
Jennifer Roscetti
Mark Sweet
Elena Valuiskich
Leythem Wall

Date:
Thursday, 13 September 2018

Time:
14:00-14:15 Registration
14:15-16:45 Seminar
16:45-17:00 Questions & networking

Location:
1 London Bridge
London, SE1 9BG
United Kingdom

Register: Admission is free, but space is limited. Please contact us to arrange an invitation by Monday, 10 September 2018.