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Description
The Federal Circuit and other federal courts, as well as the PTAB, are issuing rulings regarding patent eligibility based on and after the Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank (2014). These opinions offer guidance on the application of Alice Corp., in which the Court concluded the claims were not patent-eligible because they were a patent-ineligible abstract idea. Also, in January 2019, the USPTO issued revised patent subject matter eligibility guidance, providing an additional step to the Alice inquiry.
Patent counsel should take note of these and other guidance into how courts, the PTAB, and the USPTO are applying Sec. 101 to determine patent eligibility.
Listen as our authoritative panel of patent attorneys discusses the cases handed down by the Federal Circuit and PTAB since the Supreme Court's decision in Alice Corp. and examines the guidance these cases provide for patent counsel regarding patent eligibility. The panel will offer best practices going forward for demonstrating patent eligibility.
Presented By

Mr. Kiklis leverages his 30 years of experience to represent clients in his areas of focus: trials at the PTAB and patent litigation. He has been involved in 100 PTAB trials. He also handles appeals to the Federal Circuit from his cases, having now been involved in over 20 appeals. He both enforces and defends the intellectual property rights of his clients and is often called upon to handle cases worth more than $100 million. Mr. Kiklis brings an in-depth understanding of the business and IP needs of his technology clients, which he developed from years of experience in virtually every kind of patent matter, from cross-licensing and due diligence to bet-the-company PTAB trials and patent litigation. He has an extensive background in computer science based on his six years of experience as a software developer at some of the computer industry’s leading companies. Mr. Kiklis provides significant and influential thought leadership as a frequent speaker and author on patent law, including patentable subject matter and PTAB trials. He is also the author of The Supreme Court on Patent Law, an 800-page treatise devoted to the Supreme Court’s patent law jurisprudence.

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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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
Outline
- Guidance from recent opinions
- Federal court decisions
- PTAB decisions
- Best practices for patent eligibility post-Alice Corp.
Benefits
The panel will review these and other priority 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 Sec. 101 challenges?
- What are best practices for patent counsel to demonstrate patent eligibility?
- How can patent counsel address subject eligibility rejections made by patent examiners?
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