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Follow on Google News | Orlando Lopez, Ph.D., Partner, Burns & Levinson LLP to Speak at KC’s EventFor further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ About Orlando Lopez, Ph.D. Dr. Orlando Lopez has over twenty five years of experience at various high technology companies, including Polaroid, Data General, Control Data, and Science Applications. He concentrates his practice on helping his clients, which range from individual inventors to large multinational corporations and universities, identify and protect their intellectual property and build their patent portfolios. Dr. Lopez holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado – Boulder, and a J.D., cum laude, from the New England School of Law. About Burns & Levinson LLP Burns & Levinson is a full-service law firm with more than 125 attorneys based in Boston, with additional offices in Providence and New York, as well as in the Merrimack Valley/North Shore, Metrowest and South Shore areas of Massachusetts. The firm has grown steadily and strategically throughout the years and has become a premier law firm with regional, national and international clientele. The firm has experience in corporate law, finance, venture capital, private equity, intellectual property, labor and employment, tax, bankruptcy, real estate, design and construction, public-private partnerships, energy, environmental, business litigation, government investigations and white collar crime defense, and a large private client group, including estate planning, probate and trust litigation, divorce and other family law issues. In addition, the firm has a wholly owned subsidiary office in Montreal, Quebec, to service its Canadian clients. For more information, visit Burns & Levinson at www.burnslev.com. 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 About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Group was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org End
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