Using Design Patents to Best Protect Graphical User Interfaces

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$129.00

Course Description

Strategically protecting graphical user interfaces (GUIs) under the U.S. design patent laws can be tricky. Last month, the USPTO issued new revised guidelines concerning GUI-related designs patents. This webinar will address the basis for protecting GUIs under the design law, various strategies that could be implemented and the new USPTO guidelines.

Syllabus

  1. Statutory basis for protection
  2. How to prepare GUI-related design patent application and what strategies can be considered
  3. What modern GUI types can be protected; and
  4. How will the new USPTO Guidelines impact procurement strategies

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Robert Katz, Esq.

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Robert Katz, Esq.
Robert Katz, Esq.
Robert Katz, Esq. has drafted and prosecuted numerous utility patents in the United States and foreign countries across mechanical, electromechanical, software, and computer-related technologies for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual inventors and small businesses. He has also advised clients on patent infringement, validity, and trade secret protection, and has represented clients in patent and trademark litigation at the district court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission.
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