Functional Claiming: The Turbulent Seas of Prosecution and Claim Construction
Webinar Series: Shifts in U.S. Patent Law: How to Pivot
September 13, 2017
Webinar
Two years have passed since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC, a landmark case redefining the standard for determining whether claim terms should be construed as “means-plus-function” language. More varieties of functional claim language, besides traditional “means for” and “step for” terms, arguably qualify as means-plus-function language under Williamson than qualified under the old standard. This presents a challenge to companies and practitioners in predicting how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. district courts will handle such terms.
Join our panel for an overview of district court cases decided after Williamson and a discussion on the practical impacts of these cases. Topics include:
This webinar is the final segment of Finnegan’s summer 2017 series, “Shifts in U.S. Patent Law: How to Pivot.”
Moderator:
Ningling Wang
Speakers:
John M. Mulcahy
James D. Stein
Date:
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Time:
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. India
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. China/Taiwan
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Japan/Korea
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