Patenting Business Methods in the Financial Services Industry

Foley is proud to sponsor the 5th Annual Patenting Business Methods in the Financial Services Industry conference in New York City on July 29–30. Hear experts address major issues facing the industry regarding patents and the patent system, which is embroiled in enormous flux and change. The very relevance, impact and necessity of patents in the industry have all been called into question this year. They will also explain how the upcoming changes in patent law will affect how to manage an IP portfolio, conduct freedom-to-operate due diligence, enforce patents and defend against infringement.

Program Highlights:

• Effectively Managing Your Outside Counsel: Strategy & Cost
• Managing & Responding to Threat Letters, Trolls & Demand Letters
• Building a Comprehensive Portfolio & Acquisition Strategy & Implementing a Strong Patent Strategy
• Insights into Federal Circuit Interactions with the Supreme Court, Congress & the USPTO
• Preparing for Tax Method Patents
• Best Practices for Success When Drafting & Prosecuting Cases in the Finance & Banking Art Units at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Successfully Developing an IP Strategy to Protect & Defend a Financial Services Product
• The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Patents Today & Tomorrow