Finnegan partner Derek McCorquindale will be a panelist on the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s “Patent Law Year in Review 2022” webinar. For more information, or to register, please see the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s website.

As part of the Strafford Publications’ webinar series, Finnegan partners Adriana Burgy, Mark Feldstein, Thomas Irving, and Jill MacAlpine will provide guidance on recent Orange Book developments and implications for patent prosecution, subsequent listings, and litigation. They will also examine Form 3542 and pitfalls to avoid. For more information, or to register, please see Strafford’s website.

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are a driving force of innovation across many industries. As companies invest heavily in developing AI, the question becomes how to best protect the AI technologies and the inventions generated by AI. This webinar will offer a deep dive into protecting AI through trade secret protection.

Topics will include:

• Patents versus trade secrets for protecting AI innovations
• Recent decisions and guidance from the courts on misappropriation of AI-related trade secrets
• Best practices for maintaining trade secret protection for AI
• Practical considerations: non-competes, employee mobility, secrecy versus algorithm transparency

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Finnegan partner Michael Young will present “Strategic Use of Inter Partes Review and Other Proceedings at the Patent Office to Challenge Validity” at the Practising Law Institute’s seminar. The program will take place at PLI New York in New York, NY. For more information, or to register, please see PLI’s website.

Finnegan attorneys Joshua Goldberg, Jeffrey Jacobstein, Laura Masurovsky, Maeve O’Flynn, and Victoria Randall will present a discussion comparing post-grant challenges at the European and U.S. patent offices at the Intellectual Property Resources’ webinar. For more information, or to register, please see IPR’s website.

Learn about the variety of career opportunities available to you in intellectual property (IP) law! Whether you want to work with artists, brand owners, or inventors, careers in IP offer the opportunity to work with creative and innovative minds on cutting edge technologies, imaginative works of art, and ingenious branding.

The one-hour virtual Introductory Welcome Session will discuss a variety of career paths and where to get started as a student. You can apply for this Introductory Session only, or for the entire series of this session PLUS Finnegan IP University.

Hurry, placements are limited and applications close February 20. For more information, or to apply, click here.

In this module, students will learn about different types and forms of patent claims and considerations for drafting claims. Students will be provided with an opportunity to draft claims in practical exercises.

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Practical and legal considerations relevant to drafting patent applications will be the focus of this module. A live demonstration of a step-by-step approach to drafting application will be included.

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As part of the Strafford Publications’ webinar series, Finnegan partners Mark Feldstein and Thomas Irving will provide guidance on issues surrounding Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) patents and listing in the Orange Book. They will also discuss REMS patents and what patent prosecutors need to know avoid. For more information, or to register, please see Strafford’s website.

This module will explain the lifecycle of a patent application and typical interactions with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Practice tips will be provided and a practical exercise will involve responding to an Office Action.

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The Finnegan IP University is a four-week (1.5 hours per week) educational program providing an overview of careers in intellectual property (IP) and covering the nuts and bolts of the U.S. patent system. The program is open to all undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on attracting a strong pool of diverse candidates. Students will have an opportunity to meet and network with IP professionals at Finnegan to gain an understanding of what it means to be an IP and patent attorney, and the endless possibilities that a career in IP offers.