Understanding the Importance of Developing a Global Strategy for Your Patent Portfolio

July 15, 2013 | 9:00 a.m. ET | New York

Before companies can begin the process of filing for patent protection around the world, they must establish a sound strategy for protecting their IP most successfully. Nevertheless, crafting a truly effective strategy is not always straightforward and may often not even be practically possible, and this session will unite senior counsel and in-house experts to discuss best practices for creating a patenting world-wide strategy that will help attendees devise world wide patenting strategies to optimize protection for their product portfolios. Our faculty will share their thoughts on:

• Understanding the commercial embodiment of your product
  
  
  
  • Drafting claims broadly enough to cover embodiments in numerous jurisdictions
  
  
  • Recognizing when narrow claims are the best strategy and in what jurisdictions
  
  
  • Ensuring that you can remain flexible when prosecuting patents so that you can account for changes in your product’s commercial embodiment , as well as account for design arounds by competitors


• Determining which countries provide effective patent protection for your product
  
  
  
  • Analyzing markets to make a decision on where to file
  
  
  • Considering the patent protection available in varying jurisdictions when determining whether to file there


• Does the national patent office examine patents or register them?


• Average time and cost of prosecution


• Are there effective national enforcement mechanisms to make patents worthwhile in that market?
  
  
  
  • Exploring options and necessity for obtaining a Foreign Filing License


• What products require that patenting entities obtain a Foreign Filing License?
  
  
  
  • Devising a mechanism to control world-wide prosecution costs
  
  
  • Employing a robust methodology for firm selection when prosecuting patents


• Engage a global law firm to file everywhere? or have a managing firm directing local lawyers?


• When should you retain local firms in different jurisdictions?

Sponsored by: American Conference Institute (“ACI”)

View complete details including registration at http://www.americanconference.com/2013/857/global-patenting-strategy-and-practice