The New Patent Battleground: Practical Tips and Strategies for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)

Post-grant proceedings have quickly become one of the most popular tools for challenging a patent while maintaining low costs. But navigating the law of this new arena can be challenging. With the small body of PTAB decisions starting to grow and the Federal Circuit beginning to review PTAB decisions, now is the time to identify key strategies that have proven useful.

With significant experience in post-grant proceedings, this panel will help you navigate the phases of these proceedings, from petition to oral hearing. Each stage of the process offers opportunities and landmines for both the patent owner and the petitioner. We will help you identify and prepare for these issues before the petition is even filed. We will also discuss strategies at the PTAB to best situate your case for potential appeal to the Federal Circuit.

Please join our panelists as they discuss issues relating to:

• Making Your Case—Whether for or Against Patentability
• Denials of Inter Partes Review (IPR) and Covered Business Method (CBM) Petitions
• Coordinating with District Court Litigation
• Amending Patent Claims
• Appeals of PTAB Decisions

There is no charge to attend. Due to space limitations, please register early.

Moderator:

Barbara Clarke McCurdy

Finnegan speakers:

Erika Harmon Arner
Cory C. Bell

Guest speaker:

John Wayne Pint, Senior IP Counsel, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

Date:

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Time:

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. – Registration 
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. – Seminar
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. – Reception

Location:

Finnegan
Two Seaport Lane
Boston, MA 02210