Our IP Academy series features monthly live seminars in Washington, DC exploring important developments, trends, and hot topics in Japan and the United States.
April 12 | Claim Construction
May 10 | Anticipation/Obviousness
June 14 | Indirect Infringement
July 12 | Patentable Subject Matter
August 9 | Written Description Enablement
September 13 | Inequitable Conduct
For any queries, please contact Janice Logan.
Claim construction has become a fundamental aspect of every patent case and can determine the infringement and validity of a claim.
This program will explore effective methods to extend the lifespan of patents, ensuring optimal protection and commercialization opportunities for clients. Attendees will gain valuable knowledge to secure prolonged market advantages through strategic legal maneuvers and regulatory understanding.
Designed as an alternative to district court litigation, post-grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost-effective forum for resolving patent validity disputes. In turn, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board continues to be one of the most popular venues for litigating patent disputes, with more than 16,400 petitions filed since its inception.
Please join us for a discussion on attorney-client privilege. The presentation will focus on the history and overview of attorney-client privilege, which allows the litigants to refuse production of documents and information that are otherwise discoverable under the US-specific laws of discovery.
Please join us for a discussion with a former US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent examiner.
In 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recognized an equitable defense based on business misconduct separate from inequitable conduct based on duty of disclosure.
Join us as we review and compare written description and enablement requirements in the United States and other countries and discuss how to better respond to written description and enablement rejections around the world.
Join us for a program reviewing the recent guidelines from the courts and the practical use of the currently available US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examination guidelines for obtaining patents.
Federal courts continue to provide more guidance for divided infringement by multiple factors, including by applying recent Federal Circuit precedent discussing the standards and requirements of proof needed to show divided infringement that the Federal Circuit previously enunciated in Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc., 797 F.3d 1020 (Fed. Cir. 2015).
Join us for a discussion on the basics of intellectual property (IP) litigation in the United States.
Join us for a discussion on how to better respond to US novelty and inventive step rejections. Japan and the United States have different laws and rules for novelty and inventive steps, and an effective response to an examiner’s rejection must follow each country’s practices.
Designed as an alternative to district court litigation, post-grant proceedings have offered litigants a faster and more cost-effective forum for resolving patent validity disputes. In turn, the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board continues to be one of the most popular venues for litigating patent disputes, with more than 13,700 petitions filed since its inception.
Join us for a discussion about the elements of claim construction. Claim construction has become a fundamental aspect of every patent case, and can determine the infringement and validity of a claim. The focus on claim construction puts more pressure on the drafting of original claims and specifications.
Patent litigations present significant opportunities for patent owners, and conversely significant risks for defendants, as litigations may result in substantial damages awards and injunctions. We will discuss the most important aspects of US patent litigations and some common strategies employed by both plaintiffs and defendants.
This program reviews the recent guidelines from the courts and the practical use of the currently available USPTO examination guidelines for obtaining patents.
This program includes a discussion on how to better respond to US novelty and inventive step rejections. Japan and the United States have different laws and rules for novelty and inventive step, and an effective response to an examiner’s rejection must be in accordance with each country’s practice.
Please join us for a discussion about the unenforceability of a US patent due to inequitable conduct and best practices under duty of disclosure.
Please join us for a discussion with a former USPTO patent examiner. We will discuss how the examiner count system works and motivates examiners at various stages of prosecution, and provide useful strategies for taking advantage of the count system in responding to office actions and conducting interviews.
This program includes a discussion on how to better respond to US novelty and inventive step rejections. Japan and the United States have different laws and rules for novelty and inventive step, and an effective response to an examiner’s rejection must be in accordance with each country’s practice.
Members of our Section 337 practice will discuss IP disputes at the International Trade Commission (ITC), including the basics of Section 337 investigations, the recent increase in trade secret investigations and decisions stemming therefrom, the interplay between the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the ITC, and other recent decisions affecting Section 337 practice.
Join us for a discussion about the elements of claim construction.
Please join us as we review the background of divided and indirect infringement and recent case developments in this area. We will also discuss how to draft claims in view of these developments to capture divided and indirect infringement scenarios.
For companies that develop software, whether for use on internal servers, as part of a cloud-based business model, or for shipping to end users, open-source software offers some compelling advantages, including low cost and wide availability. However, before committing to any open-source software solution (especially in a mission-critical role), a business needs to ask whether the benefits justify the risks.
Join us for a discussion about the unenforceability of a US patent due to inequitable conduct and best practices under duty of disclosure.
Patent litigations present significant opportunities for patent owners, and conversely significant risks for defendants, as litigations may result in substantial damages awards and injunctions.
Please join us for a discussion with a former USPTO patent examiner. We will discuss how the examiner count system works and how it motivates examiners at various stages of prosecution.
This program reviewed the recent guidelines from the courts and the practical use of the currently available USPTO examination guidelines for obtaining patents.
Since the America Invests Act (AIA) instituted post-grant proceedings, the number of AIA petitions filed to request the post-grant proceedings has increased rapidly. This program reviewed recent updates from the courts and practical use of post-grant proceedings in litigation.
This program included a discussion on how to better respond to US novelty and inventive step rejections. Japan and the United States have different laws and rules for novelty and inventive step, and an effective response to an examiner’s rejection must be in accordance with each country’s practice.
This program discussed recent developments in SEP litigation, including licensing in the SEP supply chain, jury trials, jury instructions, FRAND rates, and developments in Europe that could impact global SEP disputes involving the United States.
This program featured a discussion on the basics of litigation at the ITC and the differences between the ITC and federal district court. The program also reviewed the specific requirements that complainants must prove in an ITC case, including the showing that the respondents import the accused products, that complainants have a domestic industry (i.e., that complainants make significant and/or substantial investments in an industry in the United States and practice the asserted intellectual property), and the injury requirement for nonstatutory intellectual property claims.
Claim construction has become a fundamental aspect of every patent case, and can determine the infringement and validity of a claim. The focus on claim construction puts more pressure on the drafting of original claims and specifications.
Intellectual property partners Christopher Bright and Janice Logan and associate Jiazhen Guo reviewed the background of divided and indirect infringement and recent case development in this area.
This program discussed significant events in US patent litigation and strategies employed by both plaintiffs and defendants, such as for early motions, discovery, claim construction, experts and trial.
Join us for a discussion about the unenforceability of a US patent due to inequitable conduct and best practices under duty of disclosure.
This program reviewed and compared written description and enablement requirements in the United States and other countries, and discussed how to better respond to written description and enablement rejections around the world.