How do we achieve an inclusive work environment in the IP field? What does inclusion look like at the IP bar and in the IP innovation space in the U.S. and other jurisdictions? This webinar will explore how IP practitioners, corporations and IP innovators strive for an inclusive environment in the U.S. and across the globe.

Protecting company innovations is a critical part of any organization's long-term success. This webinar will examine how employee non-compete agreements fit into a trade secret management program following the rise and apparent fall of the FTC's ban on non-compete clauses. Areas that will be covered include: backdrop to FTC's non-compete ban; the FTC's rule; and the litigations invalidating the FTC's rule; the current state of restrictions and impediments to reliance on employee non-compete agreements ; other steps to prevent employee misuse of your client's trade secrets.

This webinar will review recent case law from various jurisdictions and tribunals involving legal ethics issues for both outside and in-house counsel.

This webinar will explore the USPTO guidance on inventorship of AI-assisted inventions and in what situations a natural person can be considered to have made a significant contribution to the invention. The panel will look at potential issues that could arise in a litigation context, and compare guidance from other jurisdictions. The panel will also provide strategies and tips that could help stakeholders navigate how to properly determine inventorship for different types of inventions produced using AI as a tool.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the Federal Circuit’s landmark opinion in In re Cellect, this webinar will provide an in-depth review of the decision, analyzing the arguments from both sides and its broader implications on patent prosecution strategies. Our panel of experts will delve into the challenges posed by obviousness-type double patenting (ODP), including how these challenges affect jointly owned assets. The discussion will highlight practical strategies for mitigating ODP risks through careful patent portfolio management. Speakers will also explore the recent Federal Circuit decision in Allergan USA v. MSN Labs, issued on August 13, 2024, which appears to narrow the impact of Cellect, offering fresh perspectives on how this ruling may influence the evolving legal landscape of ODP. This timely discussion will equip attendees with valuable insights for navigating these ongoing challenges in patent law.

This panel will include UK patent attorneys from four firms who have first-hand experience of UPC litigation who can provide insight into the opportunities offered by Europe’s new litigation regime.

This webinar will address the recent changes to U.S. design patent practitioner designations and practitioner application requirements, as well as the possible implications to current trademark, patent, and copyright practices. Speakers will look at how the recent rule changes may open the patent bar to a diverse pool of practitioners and look at jurisdictions outside the U.S. to see how they handle such requirements.

On May 21, 2024, the Federal Circuit sitting en banc issued its opinion in LKQ v. GM, striking down the forty-plus year-old Rosen-Durling test for design patent obviousness, and announcing a new framework based on Graham v. John Deere. This webinar will explore where stakeholders go from here. The discussion will include a comparison of how the Graham analysis has affected utility patent determinations of obviousness, and what this could mean for design patent applications during prosecution. Panelists will also consider how the new framework may affect design patent litigation, including claim construction, discovery, summary judgment, and trial. Finally, speakers will consider whether a new system for protecting designs could offer an alternative to the uncertainties created by the LKQ decision.

This panel will discuss issues for in-house counsel to consider in guiding business teams interested in leveraging new generative AI tools. Attendees will leave with a checklist for establishing a considered approach to using AI within their company.

In this session, speakers will provide an update on various harmonization areas, such as global assignment, e-signatures, and artificial intelligence (AI). Global assignment relates to the creation of a recordable IP assignment form, along with the institution of a central depository where the form could be filed and recognized by multiple jurisdictions. E-signature efforts explore legal pathways for the IP Offices to broadly accept use of electronic signatures by applicants provided that certain minimum requirements are met. Finally, AI harmonization efforts aspire towards common treatment of AI-related inventions and are furthermore directed to using AI to facilitate the patent grant process.

The panel will focus on various ethical concerns and obligations of which counsel should be aware when using AI tools, such as confidentiality, competence, candor, supervision, and bias. The panel will also focus on applicable ethical regulations pertaining to using AI tools in the IP space, including the positions of practice before the USPTO and district courts.

This webinar will explore best practices for thinking about sufficiency of disclosure when pursuing patent protection for AI inventions. Panelists will talk through the technology and legal framework, including recent decisions from the European Patent Office and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and provide practical approaches to addressing this area when drafting patent applications.

This session will discuss transfer pricing best practices, including organization structures, valuations and the agreements that need to be put in place to help IP professionals support their organizations’ transfer pricing teams.

During this webinar, panelists will discuss how to leverage your IP rights to assist in stopping illicit trade.

This webinar will explore various issues around the current hot topic of different work models and their impact on lawyers, law firms, and in-house legal departments. In particular, this webinar will include a robust discussion around the mental health impact on lawyers; the DEI impact on lawyers, law firms, and in-house legal departments; and the various pros and cons of lawyers working remotely, in a hybrid model, or 100% in-office. *CLE Note* VA has approved this course for 0.5 Well-Being credit & IL has approved this course for 0.25 Diversity & Inclusion Credit and 0.25 Mental Health and Substance Abuse credit.