Tales from the IPR Counsel’s Table
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Tales from the IPR Counsel’s Table,” featuring Fitch Even partners Nicholas T. Peters and Paul B. Henkelmann.
The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 3, 2020, at 9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12 noon EDT.
As is often the case with new legal proceedings, inter partes review (IPR) has evolved over the nearly eight years since being established. Primarily intended to a be a lower-cost, faster path to determining a validity challenge to a patent, this proceeding and its CBM and PGR cousins have morphed into highly contested, high-stakes affairs. Motion practice, additional evidentiary filings and briefing, and complex cost-benefit analysis for each step in the process have turned IPRs from a relatively straightforward procedure into more of a litigation-like experience.
During this webinar, the presenters will explore the evolution of the IPR and the tactical decisions practitioners and their clients face while navigating the process, covering these topics and more:
• A comparison of the current IPR process to its original form
• Strategic concerns at each stage of the proceeding
• The importance of “evidence” beyond the prior art grounds and the challenge to the patent
• How IPR counsel must weigh the effect of the IPR on co-pending litigation
CLE credit has been approved for California and Illinois and is pending in Nebraska. Other states may also award CLE credit upon attendee request.
Following the live event, a recording of the webinar will be available to view for one year at www.fitcheven.com.
