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Bilski Round Two: What Is Patentable in Light of the Supreme Court's Recent Decision?
As part of the Fourth Annual IP Seminar Series, Stoel Rives is hosting its fifth and final complimentary seminar for 2010, Bilski Round Two: What Is Patentable in Light of the Supreme Court's Recent Decision? Intellectual property attorneys Kory D. Christensen and R. Whitney Johnson of the Salt Lake City office will discuss the recent Bilski case, in which the Supreme Court overturned the Federal Circuit's decision limiting subject matter eligibility to inventions satisfying the "machine or transformation" test. The decision ends months of speculation about how the Supreme Court might alter the law surrounding software and business method patents, although it also raises new questions. For example, the decision will likely impact medical treatment and diagnostic processes (see Prometheus Laboratories v. Mayo Collaborative Services, pending before the Supreme Court). Join us to discuss the patentability of software, business methods, and medical treatments and diagnostics. Topics for discussion will include:
- How are the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the lower courts applying the Bilski decision?
- What questions should you be asking your patent counsel about the impact of Bilski on your patent portfolio?
- Is it possible to fix patents and patent applications issued under the old standard for patent eligibility?
- How might Bilski affect medical treatment and diagnostic methods?
Don't miss this opportunity to learn how the Supreme Court's Bilski decision impacts your business.
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
11:30 a.m. - Registration and Lunch
Noon - 1 p.m. - Presentation |
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Complimentary (lunch included)
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Stoel Rives LLP
201 S Main Street, Suite 1100
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Click here for directions |
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Validations will be provided for One Utah Center parking garage. |
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Please register by Monday, November 15, 2010. Click here to register. |
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