The patent system is designed to protect one invention per patent. In prosecution, the Patent Office may enforce this rule by restricting the claims that will be examined. During the August webinar, Mark St. Amour of Bejin Bieneman discusses the ins and outs of restriction practice to help achieve the best intellectual property coverage, as […]

Thomas Bejin of Bejin Bieneman PLC discusses best practices for Ex Parte Patent Appeals.  Ex Parte Patent Appeals can be an effective tool to advance prosecution.  The webinar begins with an overview of the Ex Parte Appeal process, including timing, and a description of the different ways an Ex Parte Appeal can terminate.  The webinar […]

Bejin Bieneman is pleased to welcome former Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit Randall Rader, who delivers a talk focused on information and strategy a company needs to consider in pre-suit negotiations for patent licenses. The goal of the webinar is to help in-house counsel develop a framework for thinking about BATNA (Best Alternative to […]

October’s webinar is “Best Practices for Drafting Patent Specifications” and it is presented by Dan Hegner, an attorney of Bejin Bieneman PLC. Dan discusses specification drafting strategies and pitfalls in prosecution.  A portion of the discussion is dedicated to §§ 101, 102, 103, and 112 issues in light of recent case law. Download PDF: Best Practices for Drafting Patent Specifications_October […]

During the webinar, Charles Bieneman discusses recent trends and current practices with respect to patent-eligibility at the USPTO’s business methods arts units – including a look at how some cases are surviving Section 101 rejections. Downloadable PDF: Business Methods and Patent-Eligibility at the USPTO _September 22 2017

The August webinar featured a special guest, Stephen Dargitz, of Manion, Gaynor and Manning.  Stephen is a trial lawyer based in Wilmington, Delaware, who with Thomas Bejin discusses the impact of TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods along with particular practice points relevant to trying patent cases in the District of Delaware.  Download PDF: August 17, 2017 B2 Webinar TC […]

During the webinar, Stephen Kontos explores the factors involved in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to institute Covered Business Method Patent review. Stephen then dives into how those factors have evolved over time. Download PDF: July 20, 2017 B2 Webinar_Covered Business Method Reviews

In the webinar, Bryan Hart discusses estoppel stemming from inter partes review petitions. After an IPR, what invalidity arguments can the petitioner still use at trial? Bryan will analyze the Federal Circuit decisions Shaw Industries Group, Inc. v. Automated Creel Systems, Inc. and Credit Acceptance Corp. v. Westlake Services, the disagreement among district courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal […]

Kevin Hinman brings his extensive experience as in-house counsel to a discussion of key points to remember when drafting technology agreements, focusing on patents, trade secrets and technical know-how.  Kevin reviews intellectual property issues common to all types of technology agreements, and provides recommendations for agreement terms as well as for recommended steps prior to […]

During the webinar, Charles Bieneman explains the USPTO’s broadest reasonable interpretation (BRI) protocol, which is applied when examining claims in patent applications. Then, armed with this understanding, and using actual cases from ex parte prosecution, Charlie covers a set of best practices to help practitioners overcome examiners’ all-too-frequent overly broad claim interpretations. Download PDF: January 19, […]