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Business Methods Patents Live On after Supreme Court’s Decision in Bilski v. Kappos, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series

Program Number: 2063IP

Program Date: 07/09/2010

Description

Leigh J. Martinson, Esq., a partner in McDermott Will & Emery LLP, reviews the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision in Bilski v. Kappos, in which business methods patents barely survived, and discusses the impact of this decision on future patent litigation and prosecution. Our presenter also discusses previous 35 U.S.C. section 101 precedent, various litigation and prosecution strategies for challenging a section 101 attack, and strategies for attacking existing claims under section 101. A must program for patent practitioners, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series.

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Available in states

Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Colorado Homestudy, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Self Study

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit
60 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit

State Program Numbers

TX# 901207945 1.0 Gen. (09/15/2010 - 08/31/2011),

Presenters

Leigh J. Martinson, Esq.

McDermott Will & Emery

Leigh J. Martinson, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in its Boston office, where he is a member of the Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department. He focuses his practice on strategic patent portfolio management and complex patent litigation in the areas of analog circuitry, digital circuitry, computer hardware, software, optics, medical devices, RFID technologies, packet and circuit telecommunications, wireless communications, business methods and internet technologies. Mr. Martinson, who frequently writes about patent issues, is admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Visit his blog at http://bpaiwatchdog.blogspot.com/.

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