8:00 am
8:10 am
9:00 am
9:30 am
- Discuss implications of the new guidance on patent eligibility
- Examine how the new guidelines will affect the patent market
- Gain patent prosecution strategies to comply with the new guidance
- Update patent portfolios to align with the new guidelines
Moderator:
Panelists:
10:20 am
10:50 am
- Explore the latest developments in patent eligibility case law at the Courts with respect to Alice and Mayo
- Learn how patent examiners and the PTAB apply the new guidelines in Ex Parte prosecution, PGR, and CBM proceedings
- Hear updates on patent eligibility reform
Moderator:
Panelists:
Sean Reilly
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C; General Counsel, Askeladden
Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C; General Counsel, Askeladden
11:40 am
- Discuss currently pending cases before the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit that could significantly impact IP law and practice
- Gain insight on hot topics in IP law including the scope of available damages and developments on standards-essential patents
- Identify trends to follow in 2019 and 2020
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
- Learn how to efficiently file AI patent applications
- Examine patent eligibility for AI technology
- Address patentability issues
- Individual vs. machine: If AI technology creates new algorithms, who owns the invention?
- Discuss data licensing rights
Moderator:
Panelists:
2:20 pm
- Analyze the emergence of FinTech
- Determine how FinTech companies affect the financial services industry
- Discuss the influence of FinTech on software patents
- Develop an action plan to strategically collaborate with FinTech companies and third party vendors
- Address legal issues
- Identify the current trends and gain insight on patent eligibility for payment technology
Moderator:
Panelists:
3:10 pm
3:40 pm
- Discuss changes to the rules governing motions to amend at the PTAB
- How is the PTAB likely to address claim amendments?
- How will changes to amendment procedures affect parallel litigation?
- Examine how third party agreements and relationships can preclude PTAB challenges, and
- Review developing Federal Circuit jurisprudence that holds petitioners accountable for carrying the burden of identifying real parties in interest
- Discuss prospects of discovery and learn how to proactively mitigate risks
- Gain insight on the PTAB’s evolving perspective on 101 challenges
- Prepare for CBM sunset in 2020
- Will the Sunset negatively impact the financial services industry?
- Is PGR a sufficient substitute, given eligibility limitations?
Moderator:
Panelists:
4:30 pm
A: Convert Innovation into Revenue Generators
B: Apply Machine Learning in the Financial Services Sector
C: Gain Strategies to Efficiently Approach Co-Innovation and Joint Development Agreements
5:15 pm