Looking for educational content on intellectual property? The SLW Institute was developed with the purpose of delivering educational and training content in a variety of ways for you to advance your IP knowledge and stay up-to-date with changes in the IP industry.
Chemical innovation rarely fits neatly into a single compound or structure. More often, it lives in ranges, properties, and measurable characteristics, which makes claiming it before the European Patent Office a distinct challenge. The next installment of the SLW Chemistry and Biology Series, “Chemical Inventions Before the EPO,” takes on the key questions practitioners face […]
Click here to download the presentation slides Patent law training has a new problem. AI can perform parts of patent attorney apprenticeship before the junior knows what the work requires. So how should firms use AI without skipping the experiences that build judgement? In this installment of the SLW Institute Coffee Break Webinar Series, “Training […]
Click here to download the presentation slides Statements made years before litigation can decide how a patent’s claims are construed. This webinar in the SLW Chemistry and Biology Series “Words Matter: The Overlooked Statements Behind Claim Construction,” focuses on real cases across multiple technology areas, with a particular emphasis on chemistry. Senior Attorney David VanVliet, […]
Click here to download presentation slides How should law firms implement AI? In this installment of the SLW Institute Coffee Break Webinar Series, “AI Skills: A Phased Roadmap for Junior and Senior Attorneys”, SLW Principals Nathan Elder and Lucas Hjelle poured up some answers. This webinar serves up a method to help attorneys outperform AI […]
We invite you to the third session of this webinar series that describes practical techniques for using AI in chemical patent drafting, prosecution, and searching, and examines how patent firms are deploying these tools today. It also brings practitioners current on inventorship of AI-assisted inventions in the United States and abroad, on developing authority governing […]
We invite you to attend an educational presentation exploring the trademark considerations that arise when clients seek to capitalize on the world’s most-watched sporting events. Drawing on our experience counseling clients across four marquee events — NCAA March Madness, the Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and the NFL Super Bowl — we will share practical lessons […]
China’s intellectual property landscape has shifted considerably over the past 18 months and the pace of change is only accelerating. This webinar cuts through the noise to deliver a practical briefing on what matters most for companies operating in or doing business with China: new developments in AI-related IP protection and liability, evolving antitrust enforcement […]
We revisit the patenting of pharmaceutical solid forms—especially crystalline polymorphs—by integrating scientific, regulatory, and legal considerations. Polymorphs are often a central concern in drug performance, lifecycle management, and Hatch Waxman litigation, and they are valuable IP assets for both innovators and generics. We discuss drafting strategies and illustrate common pitfalls in claim drafting. In view […]
This webinar, presented by Emily Niles and Prateek Viswanathan of Robins Kaplan LLP, will discuss current trends in litigation and enforcement of granted patents, with a focus on challenges encountered for patents involving medical and AI technologies. This session will include a review of recent case law developments and general litigation strategies applicable to medtech […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently examined the induced infringement standard as it relates to “skinny labeling” of pharmaceuticals, first in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC (”GSK”) (2023) and recently in Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc (2026). We will examine these outcomes and explore how these decisions may impact various […]
This webinar will explore strategies and guidelines for patent practitioners in protecting inventions related to quantum computing. Speaker Matt Norwood will address topics including subject matter eligibility, prior art in related fields, and regulatory hurdles. Laura Kinnischtzke, Ph.D., will moderate. Matt Norwood is a patent attorney at SLW. His practice is focused on preparing and […]
This webinar, presented by Kent Richardson of the Richardson Oliver Law Group (ROL Group), will explore current trends in patent licensing, valuation, and monetization, with a focus on AI-related technologies. This session will also discuss the use of AI based tools and analytics for evaluating patent portfolios and analyzing patent risk. Kent Richardson counsels his clients on […]