Patent Protection for Software-Related and Business-Related Inventions in Europe and the US

Topics to be covered in this seminar

• Recent decisions from the EPO and the US impacting patents on software and computer technologies
• Procedures and pitfalls in the fields of computer-implemented inventions in Europe and the US
• Latest US strategies post-Alice and under the USPTO’s most recent guidelines
• Global drafting and prosecution tactics for these technologies

• Learn about development strategies impacting software patents
• Find out about the major developments in European patent law, in particular GUI inventions and ‘mixed’ inventions with both patentable and non-patentable subject-matter
• Understand and exploit the differences between the United States and Europe on the scope of available patent protection
• Learn tactics for US practice and the latest US strategies in dealing with obviousness and the rise of indefiniteness and written description issues
• Complete case-studies on claim drafting, illustrating how to avoid pitfalls
• Join the ongoing public debate about whether patent protection should be available for software-related and business-related inventions

• Patent attorneys (both from private practice and industry)
• In-house Patent and General Counsel
• Chief Information Officers
• Chief Technology Officers
• Business Development and Technology Professionals