St. Louis Principal Matt Cutler will take part in an upcoming webinar titled “Launching a Post-Grant Proceeding: In-house Perspective and Strategy.”  The webinar is hosted by the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association and will take place Thursday, December 1, from 2:00 to 3:00pm ET.  The IPO describes the event as follows:

This webinar will consider best practices for the in-house counsel regarding the decision to launch an inter partes review (IPR) proceeding against a patent and managing the process of AIA petition and trial. Our panel includes two in-house counsel from different industries as well as an experienced USPTO litigator.

Topics to be discussed will include finding guidance in PTAB statistics, the impact of the Halo and Commil decisions on the decision to launch, hiring outside counsel and predicting costs, whether to file an appeal if you lose, and more.

To learn more about the event, and to register online, please visit the IPO website.