Patent Law Institute 2023: Critical Issues & Best Practices New York

Why You Should Attend

The past several years have brought a dizzying array of changes in patent law, between proposed new legislation, new USPTO filing procedures, and Supreme Court activity at a rate not seen in decades. The Institute is your answer to keeping abreast of these myriad developments, whether your practice focuses on litigation, prosecution, or strategy/transactions.

What You Will Learn

After completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand ITC patent enforcement strategies and insights
• Learn best practices in popular litigation venues around the country
• Know techniques for building a strong patent portfolio from an in-house perspective
• Find out the continuing effects of Halo on willful infringement, waiver and privilege, critical principles, and strategies
• Learn about the latest PTO rules and regulations

Who Should Attend

Patent practitioners of all varieties can truly make PLI's Patent Law Institute 2023 their one-stop shop for patent law updates.

Special Feature: Earn one hour of Ethics credit

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisites: Understanding of Patent Law

Advanced Preparation: None

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

• Opening Remarks* [00:06:07]
  Douglas R. Nemec, John M. White, Scott M. Alter
• Proposed Statutory Reform: The PERA and PERVAILS ACT of 2023 [01:03:47]
  John M. White
• Recent Court Decisions That Are Shaping Up Patent Law [01:02:10]
  Heather M. Schneider
• A Look at PTAB Proceedings as We Enter Decade Two [01:00:26]
  Christopher J. Coulson, Linnea Cipriano, Mark Chapman, Lissi Mojica
• Emerging Technologies and Patent Law: What You Need to Know [01:00:39]
  Kenneth R. Corsello, William P. Atkins
• USPTO Rules and Procedures [01:00:00]
  Susy Tsang-Foster
• Patent Litigation: A Conversation with the Bench [01:01:15]
  Edward L. Tulin, Hon. Christopher J. Burke
• The Bio and Chemical Practice World at the USPTO [00:59:51]
  Chad M. Rink
• Damages, Remedies, Valuation and Beyond [00:59:05]
  Dawn Hall, Rachel R Blitzer
• Strategic Considerations for Protecting Inventive Assets: An In-House Perspective [01:00:11]
  Steven P. Klocinski, Parashos T. Kalaitzis, Catherine E. Feldman
• The Top Hot Topics in Patent Licensing – What You Don’t Know Can Still Hurt You [01:02:00]
  D. Brian Kacedon
• In-House Perspective on Pressing Legal Issues [00:59:15]
  Jennifer Lee, Shawnna Yashar, Laurence J. Bromberg, Neer Gupta
• Ethics for the Patent Practitioner [01:00:17]
  Prof. David Hricik

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

• COMPLETE COURSE HANDBOOK
  
• COMPLETE COURSE HANDBOOK
  
• Derrick Brent, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Speech, Remarks Delivered at the PTAB Boardside Chat (December 19, 2022)
  John M. White
• Derrick Brent, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Speech, Remarks Delivered at the PTAB Boardside Chat (December 19, 2022)
  John M. White
• Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Speech, Remarks Delivered at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property (September 6, 2022)
  John M. White
• Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Speech, Remarks Delivered at the Global Forum on Intellectual Property (September 6, 2022)
  John M. White
• Recent Court Decisions That Are Shaping Patent Law (February 6, 2023)
  Darryl M. Woo
• Recent Court Decisions That are Shaping Patent Law (July 12, 2023)
  Heather M. Schneider
• Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Memorandum, Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in AIA Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation (June 21, 2022)
  Jessica C. Kaiser, Alison J. Baldwin, Brent K. Yamashita
• A Look at PTAB Proceedings as We Enter Decade Two
  Christopher J. Coulson, Mark Chapman, Linnea P. Cipriano, Lissi Mojica
• Decision, Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review, Ericsson Inc. v. Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1, IPR2022-00725, Patent 9,137,000 B2 (P.T.A.B. 2022)
  Jessica C. Kaiser, Alison J. Baldwin, Brent K. Yamashita
• Primer on Emerging AI Technologies and Related Patent Issues
  Kenneth R. Corsello
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Appeal and Interference Statistics (December 31, 2022)
  Jessica C. Kaiser, Alison J. Baldwin, Brent K. Yamashita
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Press Release, USPTO Seeks Public Comments on Draft 2022–2026 Strategic Plan
  John M. White
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, PTAB Trial Statistics: Fiscal Year 2022 End of Year Outcome Roundup: IPR, PGR
  Jessica C. Kaiser, Alison J. Baldwin, Brent K. Yamashita
• Extension of, and New Combined Petition Option for Participation in, the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program, 88 Fed. Reg. 2892, No. 11 (January 18, 2023)
  John M. White
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Motion to Amend (MTA) Study—Installment 7: Update through March 31, 2022
  Jessica C. Kaiser, Alison J. Baldwin, Brent K. Yamashita
• Kathi Vidal, Andrew Faile and Jamie Holcombe, Director’s Blog: The Latest from USPTO Leadership, Top Three Helpful Tips for Filing Patent Applications as You Move to DOCX Format (December 19, 2022), available at: https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/top-three-helpfultips-for1
  John M. White
• The Continuing Evolution of Willful Infringement, Waiver and Privilege Post-Halo
  Scott M. Alter, Jon R. Trembath
• Extension of Period to Allow Submission of a PDF with a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format, 87 Fed. Reg. 77812, No. 243 (December 20, 2022
  John M. White
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Press Release, No. 23-01, USPTO Seeks Public Comments on Draft 2022–2026 Strategic Plan (January 6, 2023)
  John M. White
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Best Practices to Avoid Common DOCX Warnings and Errors
  John M. White
• Extension of, and New Combined Petition Option for Participation in, the Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot Program, 88 Fed. Reg. 2892, No. 11 (January 18, 2023)
  John M. White
• Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 88 Fed. Reg. 3394, No. 12 (January 19, 2023)
  John M. White
• Kathi Vidal, Andrew Faile and Jamie Holcombe, “Top Three Helpful Tips for Filing Patent Applications as You Move to DOCX Format”, Director’s Blog: The Latest from USPTO Leadership (December 19, 2022), available at: https://www.uspto.gov/blog/director/entry/top-three-helpful-tips-for1
  John M. White
• Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights; Request for Comments Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship; Sixth Extension of the Modified COVID–19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications, 88 Fed. Reg. 9492, No. 30 (February 14, 2023)
  John M. White
• Extension of Period to Allow Submission of a PDF with a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format, 87 Fed. Reg. 77812, No. 243 (December 20, 2022)
  John M. White
• Patent Litigation: A Conversation with the Bench
  Edward L. Tulin, Christopher J. Burke
• United States Patent and Trademark Office, Best Practices to Avoid Common DOCX Warnings and Errors
  John M. White
• The Bio and Chemical Practice World at the USPTO (December 19, 2022)
  Chad M. Rink
• Updates and Trends in Patent Damages and Remedies
  Rachel R. Blitzer, Dawn Hall
• Expanding Opportunities to Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; Expanding Admission Criteria for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 88 Fed. Reg. 3394, No. 12 (January 19, 2023)
  John M. White
• Request for Comments on USPTO Initiatives to Ensure the Robustness and Reliability of Patent Rights; Request for Comments Regarding Artificial Intelligence and Inventorship; Sixth Extension of the Modified COVID–19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program for Patent Applications, 88 Fed. Reg. 9492–9495, No. 30 (February 14, 2023)
  John M. White
• Strategic Considerations for Protecting Inventive Assets: An In-House Perspective
  Scott M. Alter
• Patent Litigation: A Conversation with the Bench
  Christopher J. Burke,Edward L. Tulin
• D. Brian Kacedon and David M. Simon, Hot Topics in Patent Licensing: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
  D. Brian Kacedon
• The Bio and Chemical Practice World at the USPTO
  Chad M. Rink
• D. Brian Kacedon and David M. Simon, Hot Topics in Patent Licensing: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You (PowerPoint slides)
  D. Brian Kacedon
• Dawn Hall, Leslie A. Demers and Laura Rann, Updates and Trends in Patent Damages and Remedies (February 6, 2023)
  Leslie A. Demers, Dawn Hall
• In-House Perspective on Pressing Legal Issues
  Scott M. Alter
• Building a Strong Patent Portfolio—View from In-House
  Scott M. Alter
• Ethics for the Patent Practitioner (July 2023)
  David Hricik
• Software Patent Portfolio Development Considerations
  Carl A. Kukkonen
• What Keeps In-House Counsel Up at Night
  Scott M. Alter
• Ethics in IP Practice (January 2023)
  David Hricik

Presentation Material

• Proposed Statutory Reform; the PERA and Prevail Acts of 2023
  John M. White
• Recent Court Decisions That Are Shaping Patent Law
  Heather M. Schneider
• A Look At PTAB Proceedings In Their Second Decade
  Mark Chapman, Linnea Cipriano, Christopher J. Coulson, Lissi Mojica
• Emerging Technologies and Patent Law: What You Need to Know
  William P. Atkins, Kenneth R. Corsello
• USPTO: Common Patent Prosecution Pitfalls to Avoid and Patent Updates
  Susy Tsang-Foster
• The Bio and Chemical Practice World at the USPTO
  Chad M. Rink
• Damages, Remedies, Valuation and Beyond
  Rachel R. Blitzer, Dawn Hall
• Hot Topics in Patent Licensing: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
  D. Brian Kacedon
• Ethics for the Patent Practitioner
  Prof. David Hricik

Why You Should Attend

The past several years have brought a dizzying array of changes in patent law, between proposed new legislation, new USPTO filing procedures, and Supreme Court activity at a rate not seen in decades. The Institute is your answer to keeping abreast of these myriad developments, whether your practice focuses on litigation, prosecution, or strategy/transactions.

What You Will Learn

After completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand ITC patent enforcement strategies and insights
• Learn best practices in popular litigation venues around the country
• Know techniques for building a strong patent portfolio from an in-house perspective
• Find out the continuing effects of Halo on willful infringement, waiver and privilege, critical principles, and strategies
• Learn about the latest PTO rules and regulations

Who Should Attend

Patent practitioners of all varieties can truly make PLI's Patent Law Institute 2023 their one-stop shop for patent law updates.

Special Feature: Earn one hour of Ethics credit

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisites: Understanding of Patent Law

Advanced Preparation: None