ATLANTA (May 9, 2007) — Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP is hosting a late breaking news breakfast briefing, Patent Protection: Redefining the Obvious, on Thursday, May 24. SGR attorney Dale Lischer will be discussing the April 30 Supreme Court decision that rejected the standard used by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in all patent cases to decide whether an invention meets the statutory test of non-obviousness.

Topics include:

• The ruling in the context of patent protection law
• The content of the ruling
• The impact on obtaining and litigating patents

Patent Protection: Redefining the Obvious will be held at the Four Seasons Atlanta. Breakfast will begin at 7:30am; the program will begin at 8am and conclude at 9am. To register for this complimentary program, please email sgrseminar@sgrlaw.com.