What is Next for Software Patents: Strategies for Coping with an Emerging Software Patent Landscape

Together, the Federal Circuit and Patent Office have dramatically unsettled the law regarding the patent eligibility of software inventions. Some see this as the end of software patents; others see these claims as overblown. 

Join us for an interactive panel discussion that examines the recent developments and clarifies the muddled landscape. We will discuss:

• What kinds of software inventions are patent eligible in the United States

• Patent eligibility for software

• Software patents outside the United States

• New procedures for challenging patents

• Insurance policies for intellectual property

Presenters
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Mark Knedeisen and Christopher G. Wolfe are partners in the Pittsburgh office of K&L Gates with backgrounds in electrical engineering who focus on IP strategy and patent procurement for software and business method patents.

Charles D. Holland is a partner in the Palo Alto office of K&L Gates who also focuses on IP strategy and patent procurement.  His experience with technology as an engineer and with law spans almost four decades, and he has helped a number of high-tech companies address IP issues and build IP portfolios.

About K&L Gates:

K&L Gates represents global corporations, middle-market companies, entrepreneurs in various industries, and public sector entities. Our clients include both venture capitalists and companies funded by venture capitalists, including high-growth companies in the fields of information technology, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. Our lawyers provide counsel on a broad range of transactions, including minority and control investments, strategic investments, licensing arrangements, seed stage financing, traditional convertible preferred stock rounds, later-stage funding, bridge financing, PIPES, convertible securities, leveraged buyouts, roll-ups, restructurings, recapitalizations, mergers and acquisitions.

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