Event

Practising Law Institute Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies 2024

Fish & Richardson Principal Indranil Sarkar, Ph.D., will present “Blockchain Patenting Strategy in Relation to Business Strategy” at Practising Law Institute (PLI) Patenting Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies on December 9.

Fish is proud to support the PLI of California, a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge in their fields. Session details are below.

Blockchain Patenting Strategy in Relation to Business Strategy
Monday, December 9 | 11:30 am.-12:30 p.m. PT

This presentation will illustrate the role of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and its intellectual property (IP) protection in business strategy, drafting and prosecuting patent applications for DLT to maximize the chance of securing valid, enforceable, and valuable patents. After completing this session, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate IP strategies for DLT in relation to varied blockchain business models
  • Understand how DLT applications may rely on network effects and craft IP strategy that accounts for that reliance
  • Understand patent eligibility in the era of Alice, in view of its ongoing application by the Federal Circuit
  • Review what's being filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, who's applying, and what's being allowed
  • Determine effective drafting and prosecution strategies

Speaker:

  • Indranil Sarkar, Principal, Fish & Richardson

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