The New Inter Partes Proceedings at the USPTO
Tuesday, February 21 and Wednesday, February 22 at 2:00pm ET
This month the USPTO released its proposed rules for the new patent
trial proceedings that will be conducted by the Patent Trial and Appeal
Board in accordance with the AIA. Offering novel ways to challenge a
patent outside of U.S. District court litigation, these proceedings are
expected to change patent practice dramatically.
Our two webinars will focus on the two new proceedings that experts
anticipate will be the most widely used: Post-Grant Review and Inter
Partes Review. The first webinar will deal with the preliminary phase of
the proceedings that ends when the USPTO either grants or denies review.
The second webinar will examine the rules for trial at the PTAB, a
newly-minted hybrid of district court and USPTO practice.
Judge Michael Tierney of the USPTO’s Board of Patent Appeals
and Interferences (soon to be PTAB) is a panelist for both webinars. The
other panelists are law firm attorneys who are expert in current
reexamination practice and patent litigation. One law firm attorney will
consider strategy from the vantage of the patent challenger and the
other from the viewpoint of the patent holder.
Tuesday, February 21 2:00pm ET
The Preliminary Phase: Filing a Petition, the Preliminary Response, and
Institution of Review
Speakers
- Hon. Michael Tierney, U.S. Patent & Trademark
Office
- Jack Barufka, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman,
LLP
- W. Karl Renner, Fish & Richardson, PC
Wednesday, February 22, 2:00pm ET
The Trial Phase: Discovery, Testimony, Challenging Testimony, Use of
Experts, Estoppel
Speakers
- Hon. Michael Tierney, U.S. Patent & Trademark
Office
- Scott Daniels, Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian,
LLP
- Anthony Gutowski, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &
Dunner, LLP
Tuesday, February 28, 2:00pm ET
Avoiding Pitfalls in IP Due Diligence
Speakers
- Joseph Bracken, IBM Corp.
- Daniel Marti, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
- David Teske, Alston & Bird, LLP
Thursday, March 1, 2:00pm ET
IP Issues in M&A Transaction Agreements
Speakers
- Paul Broude, Foley & Lardner, LLP
- David Klein, Paul Hastings, LLP
- Cynthia-Clare Martey, Caterpillar Inc.
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