The 12th Annual Patents for Financial Services Summit

Understand the importance of partnerships and collaborations to ensure innovation and economic growth.

• Review recent trends at the PTAB to gain insight on new rules and regulations
• Understand developments in post-grant proceedings and recent opinions at the Federal Circuit and the Board
• Determine how parties can best present their story to the Board

• Gain strategies to acquire subject matter eligibility on patents
  • Explore how a claim survives patent eligibility
• Learn about successful measures for defendants to claim patent eligibility and protect software patents
• Identify the most effective ways to challenge a claim under Alice
  • Analyze decisions made on cases including Ultramercial v. Hulu, DDR Holdings v. Hotels.com, and Planet Bingo v. VKGS

• Understand effective mechanisms to deal with NPE threats
  • Tackle trolls who come after a portfolio of patents
• Learn about new defense mechanisms

• Hear about decisions made on recent patent cases
• Gain insight on how to successfully present cases to the District Court
• Compare how cases are handled at the PTAB and at the District Courts and understand the differences between the both
• Learn about current trends in patent law and what to expect in the next two years

• Understand the shift from “de novo” to “clear error” review of factual issues arising in claim construction
• Gain insight on the impact of the Teva decision on patent litigants
• Learn about the increased importance of factual determinations on claim construction
• Explore the potential benefits of the new ruling, including whether it will result in reduced litigation costs and lessen the risk of trying cases

• Identify strategies for effective use of CBM proceedings
• Explore litigation stays pending CBM review — Trial and appellate court decisions
• Hear about estoppel considerations and lessons learned from the PTAB’s CBM and IPR decisions
• Gain a legislative update on the CBM program

Choose one table and be part of an intimate discussion on the latest developments and issues around patents in the financial industry. Each table is led by a moderator facilitating different topics of discussion and shared best practices.