Directors Robert Greene Sterne and Joseph E. Mutschelknaus will present the latest thinking on how the Patent Office is applying patent eligibility under section 101 at the 56th Annual Conference on IP Law hosted by the Center for American and International Law on November 13, 2018 in Plano, Texas.

Their session, “101 PTO Focused Discussion and Practical Tips,” identifies solutions for overcoming patent subject matter eligibility hurdles:

  • How to draft patent applications with eligibility challenges to improve chances of receiving a patent
  • How to advise potential applicants on whether they can get a patent for their invention
  • How is the PTO approaching § 101?
  • How to prosecute a patent application rejected at the Patent Office under § 101

Click below to download the presentation slides. Conference details are available here.