December 12, 2013 | 1:00-2:30 EST | Webinar
MBHB Partner Dr. Kevin E. Noonan is a featured presenter at this 1.5 hour webinar sponsored by Strafford.
This CLE webinar will provide guidance to counsel on the patent exhaustion doctrine and its impact on licensing and selling patented products. The panel will offer their experiences and outline best practices for addressing patent exhaustion issues for licensing.
Description
When advising a patent holder in licensing or selling patented goods, counsel must consider the impact of the doctrine of patent exhaustion. Unless carefully addressed, the doctrine could limit enforcement against third parties and the value of the patent rights.
Recent suits involving licenses to mobile device makers keenly demonstrate the potential impact. One federal court ruling suggests patent owners cannot divide the claims of a patent. Licensors may need to revisit their licensing strategies, if they rely on licenses restricted to a specific claims.
The Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling on patent exhaustion concluded the doctrine does not preclude liability for infringement if the licensee makes copies of a patented item. Many questions remain unanswered, leaving patent counsel with limited guidance.
Listen as our authoritative panel examines recent court developments related to patent exhaustion and their impact on licensing. The panel will offer strategies for dealing with patent exhaustion issues in the licensing context.
Outline
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
Following the speaker presentations, participants have an opportunity to get answers to their specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Sponsored by: Strafford
Register online at http://www.straffordpub.com/products/patent-exhaustion-and-licensing-strategies-2013-12-12