Speakers: Conor R. Crowley, Crowley Law Office; Maura R. Grossman, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Ronald J. Hedges, Ronald J. Hedges LLC and Corodemus & Corodemus

The concepts of BYOD (bring your own device) and COPE (corporate owned, personally enabled) encompass technologies and forms of communication within the workplace and between the workplace and the “outside” world. Indeed, these technologies and forms of communication are blurring—if not eliminating—the traditional concept of the workplace as a self-contained and managed environment.

Why has this happened? Quite simply, the evolution of devices and forms of communication in this digital age has multiplied exponentially the opportunities for employees to communicate for both business and personal purposes. Those communications may impact employers in many ways. This program explores the risks and benefits to employers posed by COPE and BYOD.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

This program addresses restriction practice under 35 U.S.C. § 121. It provides a comprehensive understanding of both restriction practice as well as lack of unity practice under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The materials explain the requirements for restriction, administrative burden on the United States Patent and trademark Office (PTO), evidence claims and rejoinder.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Purchase this bundle and get access to nine in-depth programs for one combined price.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Purchase this bundle and get access to two programs for one low, combined price.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Purchase this bundle and get access to two programs for one low, combined price.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Purchase this bundle and get access to two programs for one low, combined price.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Purchase this bundle and get access to three programs for one low, combined price.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

The presentation provides a comprehensive discussion of the requirements for obtaining design and plant patents. Both the similarities and differences between the two types of patents versus utility patents are discussed.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

This program provides a detailed description of the procedures and rules for Ex parte appeals before the Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB). The materials also provide tips for preparing briefs and arguing Ex parte appeals before the board. Fee changes effective March 19, 2013 are not part of the materials because this is something that the attorney’s assistant will generally ascertain.

Speakers: Stuart S. Levy, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Attendees of this program can expect to gain an understanding of how patent examiners sketch out claims and determine their scope, which is important for being successful in patent prosecution. Examiners do not search based upon a figure or figures of a drawing but rather they first sketch out the claims as an image in order to ascertain the metes and bounds, indefiniteness, and the like.

Problems arise when the examiner’s claim interpretation is different from the attorney’s or applicant’s interpretation. Attorneys then go through prosecution without being on the same page as the examiner, resulting in the attorney considering the rejection to be really bad, while the examiner and SPE think the rejection is fine.