Axinn partner Jason Murata spoke at PLI's program, Patent Eligibility, Prior Art and Obviousness 2018: Current Trends in Sections 101, 102, and 103 in San Francisco. During his session entitled, "35 U.S.C. 103 and the CAFC from District Courts," Jason discussed the following:

• KSR and obviousness from a litigator’s point of view
• Optimal presentation of obviousness evidence from both parties’ perspectives – a hypothetical case study
• Key takeaways from Federal Circuit obviousness decisions in 2017, featuring a break-down of key cases and holdings
• Understanding how the Federal Circuit’s obviousness en banc ruling in Apple v. Samsung impacts obviousness