Patent - CAN-TECH 2019 Spring Conference
June 17, 2019
Patent – Decoding Software Patents Post-Alice
Moderator: Tony Sabeta, Aird & McBurney LP
Speakers:
Matt Powell, Gilberts LLP
Paul Horbal, Bereskin & Parr LLP
Shahrzad Esmaili, Gowlings WLG
This panel discussion will examine the post-Alice landscape of patent eligibility for computer-implemented inventions, including:
- Subsequent developments in the courts
- The current state of software patent practice at the USPTO, EPO and CIPO
- Practical Patent drafting and prosecution strategies for avoiding and/or responding to Alice-based rejections