The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on Patentability of Software Patents

NEW YORK - Jan. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled Patentability of Software Patents: Emerging Strategies for Attorneys in 2015. This two-hour event is scheduled on February 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET.

Event Synopsis:

The Supreme Court has unanimously invalidated a patent on a computer-implemented method of financial hedging. Although this type of software patent is common, the Supreme Court stated that many other such claims are eligible for patenting; albeit without clear elaboration of which and why. Disturbingly, the ruling is riddled with conceptual confusion that has bedeviled the courts since the early years of the software patent debate, perhaps reflecting their somewhat limited understanding of such technological issues. In support of this contention, three justices wanted to eliminate business method patents altogether. Hence, software development companies need to be aware that the courts will place stricter limits on software patents in the future.

In a two hour, live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss The Impending Death of Software Patents and the significance of the latest court decisions for the future.

Key issues include that will be covered in this course are:

§  Software Patentability Framework

§  Court Challenges to Software Patents

§  Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.

§  Regulatory Issues and Best Practices for Patent Protection

§  Patent Validity for Lawyers

§  Consequences of Software Patent Restriction

§  Potential Lawsuits Against Patent Infringements

§  Increased Regulation

Speakers/Faculty Panel

Fenwick & West LLP

Robert R. Sachs

Partner

Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd

Joseph A. Saltiel

Principal

Burns & Levinson LLP

Orlando Lopez, Ph.D.

Partner

For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:

http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/patentability-of-...

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts that study the impact of changing regulations and help businesses succeed through proper regulatory compliance.

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