Barry J. Schindler, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP to Speak at the KG's Event

Aug. 8, 2016 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Barry J. Schindler, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress' webcast entitled: "AIA Post-Grant Proceedings: Uncovering the Implications of the New AIA Review Rules LIVE Webcast" This event is scheduled for August 17, 2016 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (ET).

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About Barry J. Schindler

Barry J. Schindler is Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group -- a group that has approximately 4,000 domestic and 4,100 foreign applications pending and over 100 attorneys, who are registered with the USPTO -- and a shareholder in the New Jersey Intellectual Property & Technology Department. Barry has more than twenty-five years of legal experience in all aspects of pharmaceutical and chemical patent prosecution -- representing numerous major pharmaceutical and chemical companies regarding patents relating to small molecules and synthetic compounds. Barry also has wide-ranging patent experience in such areas as medical devices, business method processes, food products/supplements, telemedicine, internet-based systems, and plastics and has provided counsel to some of the world's most innovative corporations in such areas.

Barry has helped companies of all sizes build and manage significant patent portfolios, develop in-house procedures, and formulate intellectual property strategies. Barry positions clients to gain a competitive advantage by identifying patentable subject matter and drafting claims and providing patent opinions in such a way that infringement becomes possible to prove. Barry has been entrusted to manage the worldwide patent portfolios of some of the largest companies in the world, and has prosecuted hundreds of patents. Barry also focuses his practice on managing the patent portfolio for numerous innovative Israeli start-ups. Barry has experience with reexaminations and IPR proceedings as well as partnering with the USPTO in improving these proceedings. Barry periodically presents at the USPTO and has presented numerous seminars regarding the strategic use of the new AIA post-grant proceedings.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig is an international law firm with approximately 1900 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in 38 commercial and government centers across the United States and in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Greenberg Traurig provides integrated, business-focused legal services for clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to innovative start-ups. The firm's multidisciplinary teams include senior lawyers who have served as chief legal officers at major multinational companies and have spent years solving real-world problems in the business, political and legal arenas.

Event Synopsis:

In the nearly five years of its implementation, the America Invents Act (AIA) of 2011 continues to bring in significant changes to the patent system. The US Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO's) Amendments to the Rules of Practice for Trials Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, published earlier this year, is one of the most significant developments.

The final rule, which became effective in May, amends the existing consolidated set of rules relating to the trial practice for inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), the transitional program for covered business method patents (CBM), and derivation proceedings that implemented provisions of the AIA providing for trials before the USPTO. These proceedings provide patent challengers the opportunity to challenge a patent in a more expedient and less expensive manner than district court litigation. Despite criticisms of the rules as being a minor alteration to the confusing nature of these proceedings, it is certain that the new rules will affect strategies for both petitioners and patent owners.

In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will help firms and individuals better understand the implications of the new rules.

Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:

·         Patent Owner Submission of New Testimonial Evidence with Preliminary Response

·         Proper Use of new (non-petition cited) evidence in post-grant proceedings

·         Phillips-Like Claim Construction for Patent Claims that Expire Before the Proceeding Concludes

·         Sufficiency of evidence to show a motivation to combine to establish a prima facie case of obviousness

·         Practice Tips For Expert Declarations In AIA Post Grant Proceedings

·         Strategic consideration regarding petitioner's expert rebuttal declaration

·         Word-Count Limits Instead of Page-Count Limits for Major Briefing

·         Strategic considerations in preparing for oral argument

·         Rule 11-Type Certifications for Papers Filed in Proceeding

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