SOaR webinar: Federal Circuit decision case studies impacting design application examination

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SOaR webinar: The impact of recent Federal Circuit decisions on the examination of design patent applications

Are you interested in learning about the impact of recent Federal Circuit decisions on In re Maatita, Curver Luxembourg v. Home Expressions, and In re SurgiSil on the examination of design patent applications? If so, please join us on Tuesday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET or Wednesday, April 17, from 3-4:30 p.m. ET for a free webinar on the impact of these three specific U.S. Circuit Court rulings. The course is the same on both dates.

The program is part of the USPTO's Stakeholder Offerings and Resources (SOaR) program, a series of courses led by patent experts. It will cover these determinations and the cases in which they were made:

• Whether a design meets the “enablement” and “definiteness” requirements for a design claim under 35 U.S.C. 112 when only a single view of the design is provided (In re Maatita)
• Considerations relating to the title of the design application on the claim scope (Curver Luxembourg v. Home Expressions)
• How a design claim is limited to the article of manufacture recited in the claim language and depicted in the figure(s) (In re SurgiSil)

Though SOaR training events are free to the public, advance registration is required. Once registered, you will be emailed instructions for joining the webinar. Captioning service will be provided.

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