Intellectual Property
Minneapolis/St. Paul
Rewards of the Practice
Experience
Hard Assets
How do Patent Prosecution Services Vary in Value?
Infringing on Another Patent
Impact of PTAB
Patent Examination Process
Joint Venture Ground Rules
How Long Does an FTO Take?
"Wheres" - Audit Action Sheet
When to Do a Freedom to Operate
High Risk Joint Ventures
Determining Likelihood of Confusion
Meet Mark Stignani
What Should a Company Patent?
Freedom To Operate
Are BioSimilars Being Approved in the US?
Prior Art and Rejections
Convergence Density
Cited Art Landscape
Post-Grant Options and Estoppel
Types of Intellectual Property Protection
Forms of Confidential Information
Value-Driven Patent Portfolio
Consequences of Disclosing Confidential Information
Freedom to Operate (FTO) Process
Moderate Risk Joint Ventures
Independent Claim vs Dependent Claim
Domain Registration Considerations
Is There Still a Place for Traditional Re-Examination?
Open Source Software
Patent Profile Analytics and Managers
Confidential Information
Geographic Insight and Patent Profile Analytics
Limiting Issues Defined in District Court
PTAB Timing Trial Dynamics
Soft Assets
How Should IP be Considered for Acquisition?
Assessing Executive Experience
Calculating New Investments
Traditional Re-Examination
Ideal Patent Strategy
Patent Profile Analytics and Engineers
Discovering Annuity Information
Considerations Before Hiring IP Council
Risks of Not Patenting
Trademark Filing Considerations
Patent Owner Rights
How to Remedy Unwanted Disclosure of Confidential Information
Post-Grant Proceedings
How is Open Source Software Enforced?
Portfolio Dashboard - Inventor Information
What Should a Company Understand at the End of an IP Audit?
"How Much" - Audit Action Sheet
Naming Problems with BioSimilars
The Different Types of Marks
Consequences of a Poorly Drafted Patent
Becoming a Patent Lawyer
Risks of OSS
Scope Concepts and Headnotes
ITU
Types of Inventions That Are Patentable
Genericide
Trade Names vs Trademarks
What is a Patent Portfolio?
Prior Art Challenge
Goal of a Value-Driven Patent Portfolio
Proper Way to Use a Trademark
How can OSS Negatively Affect a Company?
Why Perform Risk Profile?
Challenges When Dealing with Patent Matters
Categories of Marks
Trademark
Unanticipated OSS
Picking a Trademark
Patent Strategy Considerations
Intellectual Property Protection
Importance of Freedom To Operate
Do Narrow Patents Add Value to a Portfolio?
Helping In-House Council
Merrifield Synthesis
Researching Competitors' IP
Is A United States Registered Trademark Effective in Other Countries?
Auction Audit Sheet - Key Issues to Address
Budgeting for Drafting and Prosecution
How Do Patent Portfolio Values Become Concentrated over Time?
Technical Background
Attorneys Not Understanding the Market
Implementing a Value-Driven Portfolio Process
IP Registration Density
"TM" Symbol
Requirements to Receive a Patent
Inventors and Patent Analytics
A Better Way to Allocate Patent Application Budgets
BioSimilar Patenting Litigation Involving Large Amounts of Money
NDAs and Computer Codes
Joint Ventures and Dispute Resolution
Why Do You Enjoy Being a Lawyer?
How Does the Knowledge Gap Worsen Over Time?
Inter Partes Review
What is a Trademark?
Tools for Auditing a Patent Portfolio
Two Main Value Drivers
Open Source Initiative
Claim Maps and BioSimilars
Impact of Post-Grant Proceedings
Patents and Practicing an Invention
Patent Portfolio and Budgets/Spending
Patent Infringement
Post-Grant Proceedings and Patent Enforcement
Patent Citation Ranking
Prior Art in Prosecution vs Prior Art in Litigation
Trademarks and Brand Value
Patent Status Updates
Reasons to Consider Joint Ventures
Patent Profile Analytics and Researchers
How Should IP be Considered for Growth?
Office Action
What Does an Audit Action Sheet Look Like?
What Makes Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner Different?
Cost/Value Curve of Patent a Portfolio
Marking a Product
Refused Trademark Recourse
Background
Broad Patent Claim
What is a Patent?
Intent of Patent Laws
Segmenting a Portfolio
Cost of Registering a Trademark
The Five Components of an Open Source Software Policy
Raising Good Prosecution Visibility
Low Risk Joint Ventures
By the Numbers Overview
Picking a Domain Name
Attributes of a Good Patent
How Big Should My First Patent Be?
4 Ways to Prepare your Patent Portfolio for Battle.
Common Law Trademark Rights
Freedom To Operate vs Clearance
Improving Patent Portfolio Value
Who Determines Substitution Factors?
Circle "R"
Process for Registering a Trademark in the United States
Trade Name Protection and Trademark Protection
"Whats" - Audit Action Sheet
What IP Should I Spend Money on First?
Interpretational Differences Between Prosecution and Litigation
Licensing Density
Patents and Other Forms of Intellectual Property Protection
Engineers Not Understanding Patents
"Who" - Audit Action Sheet
Common Reasons Trademarks Are Rejected
Infringement on the Rights of Other Patents
Effective Stay Strategy
Audit Action Sheet
Trade Dress
Repeating Competitor Audits
Preventing "Genericide"
Date of First Use
Patent Ownership and Patent Profile Analytics
What is an Invention?
Covered Business Method Review
First Step in Performing a Patent Portfolio Audit
Equal Value Patents
Qualifying for a Patent
What is Prior Art?
Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act
5 Year View Point
How is the Entire Patent Considered Prior Art?
Patents 101
The Case of the Joint Marketing Agreement Gone Bad
What Do I Give up in Getting My Patent?
Limited Valuable Patents in Technology Area
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner - Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
Advantages of Registering a Trademark
Should IP be Part of Our Business Plan?
Evaluation Agreement and Computer Codes
Hiring Patent Council
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
What is a BioSimilar?
Specimen
Practicing an Invention
OSS Licensing Conditions
Attorneys and Patent Profile Analytics
Patent Analytics and Competition
Renewing a Trademark Registration
Post-Litigation Challenges
How Much Does it Cost to Get a Patent?
How is Open Source Incorporated into Software?
Freedom to Operate
Unlicensed Source Codes
Signing an NDA
What is a BioSimilar Product Under US Law?
Factors That Cause a Patent to Decline in Value
Wasting Money on Low-Value Patents
Improperly Marked Product
What Engineers Can Learn from Patent Profile Analytics
Importance of Getting a Patent
Claim Abstraction Theory
Post-Grant Options and Grounds of Challenge
NDAs and Customers
Meet David Black
Impact of US Hatch Waxman Act 1984
Why Should Claims Not Be Read on the Prior Art?
Secondary Meaning of a Trademark
"SM" Symbol
Trade Secrets
Why Are Biologicals so Important?
Factors That Make a Patent Valuable
The Advantage of Filing First
Third Party Confidentiality
Risk Profile
Seeking Money from Investors
Pre-Litigation Challenges
Importance of Post-Grant Proceedings
What to Do When First Selecting a Mark
Inventorship vs Ownership
Different Parts of a Patent Document
Benefits of Audit Action Sheet
Value Management Lifecycle
Sponsor
Backward Citations
Golden Rule of Auditing a Patent Portfolio
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Using Product Association with IP Assets
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner & Post Grant Trial Practice
When is a House like a Patent?
Why Is Executing an NDA Not Enough?
How Does the Knowledge Gap Develop?
Rebutting a Merely Descriptive Refusal
Joint Venture Pitfalls
Downside of Static Budget Allocation for Patents
What Doesn't a Patent Provide?
Cost/Value Curve of a High Level Patent
How is Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner Different?
Approvals of BioSimilars in Europe
Managing OSS
Mitigating Risks of Past Damages
Demonstrating BioSimilarity Under U.S. Law
Outside of Law
Important Attributes to Being a Successful Patent Lawyer
FDA Guidelines for Demonstrating Biosimilarity
Steps to Obtaining a Patent
Provisional vs Non-Provisional Patent
Biologics vs Small Molecules
Purposes of a Trademark
Establishing Confidentiality
PTAB Final Argument Trial Dynamics
How to Navigate BioSimilar Challenges
Post-Grant Options and Cost
Most Common Client Question
First Item on IP To-Do List
Inventorship
"Whens" - Audit Action Sheet
Tracking Work History
Post-Grant Options
Merely Descriptive Refusal
Post-Grant Review
"Claims" of a Patent
Value Management and Risk Management
Provisional Patent
Confidential Information and Business Damage
Portfolio Mapping
How to Fix the Knowledge Gap
Value Management and Cash Flow
Joint Venture and Financial Agreements
Get Your Assignments Straight - Contribution of Owners
Litigation and BioSimilar Patenting
Copyright
Am I Required to Search for Prior Art?
A Less Expensive Alternative
Litigation Density
Contractual Intellectual Property Rights
Forward Citation Landscape
Standard for Getting a Patent