Navigating Patent Eligibility: Leveraging New USPTO Guidance and the Enfish and TLI Communications Decisions
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will examine recent Federal Circuit decisions on patent eligibility. The panel will also discuss the guidance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and offer best practices for demonstrating patent eligibility.
Outline
- Review of recent Federal Circuit decisions
- Enfish v. Microsoft (Fed. Cir. May 12, 2016)
- TLI Communications LLC v. AV Automotive LLC (Fed. Circ. May 17, 2016)
- Recent guidance
- USPTO guidance
- Bahr memo
- Best practices for patent eligibility
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- How are the courts applying the framework for patent eligibility created in Alice Corp.?
- How can patent litigation defendants take advantage of the guidance for Section 101 challenges?
- What are best practices for patent counsel to demonstrate patent eligibility?
Faculty
Michael L. Kiklis
Partner
Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt
Mr. Kiklis focuses on post-grant counseling, patent litigation and patent prosecution. With an extensive... | Read More
Mr. Kiklis focuses on post-grant counseling, patent litigation and patent prosecution. With an extensive background in computer science, he focuses his practice on software patent matters. He frequently handles high stakes matters, having been involved in several cases in which over $1 billion was at stake.
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Stephen G. Kunin
Partner
Oblon McClelland Maier & Neustadt
Mr. Kunin represents clients in post-grant patent proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also... | Read More
Mr. Kunin represents clients in post-grant patent proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also serves as an expert witness and consultant on patent policy, practice and procedure. During his tenure at the USPTO, he served in many executive positions, including as Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy.
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