Public Presentations

•  76 Fed. Reg. 7162 (Feb. 9, 2011)

• 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supplementary Examination Guidelines

• The Life Sciences Lawyer's Guide to PTA and PTE

• 75 Fed. Reg. 53643 (Sept. 1, 2010)

• Examination Guidelines Update:  Developments in the Obviousness Inquiry After KSR v. Teleflex

• Benefits of Reissue
• Requirements
• Limitations on Using Reissue

• IPO Webinar:  Reissue of Patents

• Patent Term Extension
• 35 USC 156

• Biotechnology Chemical Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership:  Best Practices for § 156 PTE

• Claims and Claim Interpretation
• Determining Anticipation
• Determining Obviousness

• Claims, Anticipation and Obviousness

• Patent Term Adjustment
• Patent Term Restoration
• Patent Term Extension

• Hatch-Waxman Boot Camp

•  Ex parte and Inter partes overview
• Substantial New Question of Patentability
• Duty of Disclosure
• Reexamination Statistics

•  Reexamination at the USPTO

•  Limitations on Reissue
• Filing Requirements
• Amendments in Reissue Applications

•  Reissue Practice

•  Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)
• New Route
• Strategic Handling of Applications for Rapid Examination (SHARE)
• Triway
• PCT Partnerships

•  Worksharing

•  Practicing Law Institute:  Patents Overview

•  Reexamination Filings Numbers
• In re Swanson
• Reexamination Filing Requirements

•  Reexamination at the USPTO

•  Petition to Revive (37 CFR 1.137)
• Incorporation by Reference (37 CFR 1.57)
• Patent Term Adjustment

•  Petitions Practice Common Errors

•  Examination Memorandum (signed September 2, 2008)
• Indefiniteness rejections

•  35 U.S.C. 112, Second Paragraph Examination Memorandum

•  Memorandum - 35 U.S.C. 112, Second and Sixth Paragraphs

•  AIPLA Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference:  First Action Interview Pilot Program

•  Power of Attorney
• S-signatures
• 3.73(b) Statements

•  AIPLA Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference:  Signatures and Power of Attorney, and Patent Prosecution Tips

• Patent Prosecution at the USPTO:  Tips and Recent Developments

• KSR v. Teleflex

• USPTO Guidelines for Determining Obviousness in View of the Supreme Court Decision in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc.

• First Action Interview Pilot Program

• Prosecution Tips and New Initiatives

• 73 Fed. Reg. 32938 
• Effective December 10, 2008

• Rules of Practice Before the BPAI in Ex Parte Appeals

• Reissue Applications
• 35 USC 251
• MPEP Chapter 1400
• Recapture

• Reissue Applications:  Information and Best Practices

• "USPTO Boot Camp-Patent Edition"

• Appeal Practice Before Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

• General Information on Patents and the Patent Process

• 2004 Final Rule
• Appeals

• Final Rule Making on Practice Before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI)

• PTO Pendency Statistics
• KSR
• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)

• Dealing with the Changing Landscape of Patent Law

• Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program
• New Route
• Triway
• SHARE
• Accelerated Examination (AE)

• Worksharing, The Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program and Accelerated Examination Program

• Patent Reform (S. 1145)

• Eleventh Annual Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) "Washington in the West" Conference

• The Future of Patents and the USPTO

• Statistical Update (FY07)
• Strategic Plan (2007-2012)
• Quality

•  Patent Law Institute Seminar "2nd Annual Patent Law Institute"

• Communication Suggestions
• Common Mistakes Examiners & Supervisors look for
• Implications of KSR

• Pitfalls for Practitioners in Patent Prosecution and Dealing with USPTO

• Alternative claims
• Markush

• Notice of Proposed Rule Making Affecting Claims That Recite Alternatives

• Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Pilot Program Practice

• Global Intellectual Property Academy Advanced Patents Program; Pre-Appeal Brief Conference Practice

•  Making Effective Use of the Appeals Process & Practice Tips [PDF]
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•  Introduction to the USPTO [PPT]
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•  Best Practices - Suggestions and Tips: Avoid The Most Common Mistakes Made By Practitioners [PPT]
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•  Patent Rule and Procedural Changes [PPT]
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• Statistics regarding: Filings, Production, Pendency, Inventory, Quality, Rework
• Hiring and Attrition  
• Pendency Projections
• Markush Practice
• Accelerated Examination

•  Presentation to the Boston Patent Law Association [PPT]
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• Nonprovisional Application Fees 
• Fees for Entering the National Stage
• Provisional Application Fees
• Reissue Application Fees 
• Search and Examination Fees
• Application Size Fee
• Excess Claims Fees
• Fee Payment • Refunds
• Issue Fee • Disclaimer Fee
• Appeal Fees • Revival Fees
• Extension of Time Fees
• Maintenance Fees

•  Changes to Patent Fees Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818/P.L. 108-447) [PPT]
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• 35 U.S.C. 103(c)
• CREATE Act 
• Prior Art Exclusions 
• Joint Research Agreement 
• Double Patenting Rejections
• Terminal Disclaimer

•  35 U.S.C. 103(c) as Amended by the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act (Public Law 108-453) Enacted December 10, 2004 [PPT]
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• Electronic Signatures 
• Petition Fees
• Small Entity Status • Incorporation by Reference
• Benefit Claims • Supplemental Replies
• Requirements for information
• Preliminary Amendments

•  Changes To Support Implementation of the United States Patent and Trademark Office 21st Century Strategic Plan (final rule)* [PPS]
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* The original version of this Microsoft PowerPointTM slide set was posted on the Office's web site on October 1, 2004 and updated on October 26,2004. In view of comments received, however, this revised version of the slide set includes clarification of several rules including 37 CFR §§ 1.57 and 1.115.

• Significant Changes Made to Certain Rules
• Limit of ten patent practitioners will be made of record if Customer Number practice is not used.
• Elimination of Associate Power of Attorney practice.
• Why Use A Customer Number
• Why Use Private PAIR

•   Clarification of Power of Attorney Practice and Revisions to Assignment Rules [PPS]
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• Image File Wrapper (IFW)

•  Image File Wrapper (IFW) - Final Rule including Revised Amendment Practice of Training Slides [PPS: 54 slides]
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• 35 USC §§ 102(e) & 374
• Prior art
• National stage applications
• Continuation of IA (International Application)

•  Training Slides entitled "35 USC §§ 102(e) and 374 as amended by HR 2215 (Technical Amendment Act)" [PPS]
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• Decision-tree to determine reference date for 35 USC § 122(b) & § 371 applications

•  Flowcharts for 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) date [PDF]
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• Benefit claims under 35 USC §§ 119(e), 120, 121 and 365(c)

•  Benefit Claims To Prior Applications under 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e), 120, 121, and 365(c) [PPS]
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