“Strategies for Managing U.S. & Foreign Patent Prosecution” presented at IP Counsel Café.

The theme for the 2019 Conference in Palo Alto, “Global IP in an Increasingly Connected Yet Foreign World,” spoke to an area of concern for many companies and law firms.  As moderator for the “Strategies for Managing U.S. & Foreign Patent Prosecution” presentation, Ed Guntin opened the discussion with an overview of some of the challenges facing both law firms and inside counsel today.  The panelists (see list below) spoke about issues that had affected their companies and discussed strategies that could improve results while managing costs.

Topics covering proper management of international portfolios included:

• Policy objectives for IDS submissions that
  - Avoids a deluge of submissions,
  - Satisfies duty of disclosure, and
  - Conforms to inequitable conduct standard
• Techniques for avoiding inconsistent representations and statements in US and foreign prosecution that can result in surrendering claim scope
• Balancing mitigation techniques against quality and cost

About IP Counsel Café

Established in 2008, IP Counsel Café is an organization comprised of over 3000 IP law professionals.  The organization provides a platform for communication and information exchange among members.  IP Counsel Café annual conferences are designed to assemble the latest industry research and address current trends and forces affecting the IP community.