Non-obviousness and Inventive Step in Software, Electronics, and Mechanical Cases: Strategies and Practical Examples for Advancing Prosecution at the USPTO and the EPO
Hosted by Finnegan
Location, or Event type:
Non-obviousness and Inventive Step in Software, Electronics, and Mechanical Cases: Strategies and Practical Examples for Advancing Prosecution at the USPTO and the EPO
Webinar, Hosted By Finnegan
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 3:00 AM
Topics to be discussed include
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The State of Art relied upon by the USPTO and the EPO
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Challenging USPTO’s prima facie case of obviousness vs positively arguing inventive step using the EPO’s problem-solution framework
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Differentiating features that matter: technical vs non-technical features in a claim and their role in non-obviousness/inventive step arguments
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Drafting the description: describing the invention to support the EPO’s technical effect requirement
