Patent Eligibility, Prior Art and Obviousness 2019: Current Trends in Sections 101, 102, and 103

Partner Benjamin Hsing will speak at this course offering attendees a review of 35 USC 101, patent eligibility, and the touchstones of patentability: prior art (102) and obviousness (103). Attendees will obtain a working understanding of recent interpretations, case law, along with some perspective on the future of both.

What Attendees Will Learn

• Section 101: still on the move?
• 102 and its dates: is there a “grace period” for a secret sale?
• Understanding the “effective filing date” in global terms
• Analyzing 102 – pre- and post-AIA
• A comprehensive review of KSR and 103 via the CAFC and PTAB
• Impact of benefit claims on the prior art date of a reference and the effective filing date of the application being examined
• Application of new 101 PTO specific guidance post-Myriad, Mayo, Alice.

More information and registration details are available at the PLI website.