Please join Dr. Christal Sheppard, Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional USPTO, and judges from the Patent Trial and Appeals Board, as the USPTO participates in the Federal Circuit Bar Association and Wayne State University Law School program, The Intersection of the PTO and the Courts 2017.
TIME | ACTIVITY |
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9:30-10:00am | Registration |
10:00-10:10am | Introduction |
10:10-10:50am | Best Practices before PTAB Panel 1: |
11:00-11:10am | Break |
11:10-12:00pm | A view from the Bench Panel 2: |
12:00-1:00pm | Lunch |
1:00-1:50pm | New TTAB Rules and the effects of B&B Hardware on TTAB Rules Panel 3: |
1:50-2:00pm | Break |
2:00-3:00pm | Ex Parte and Inter Partes Patent Appeals Concerning Obviousness Panel 4: |
3:00-3:15pm | Closing Remarks |
3:30-5:00pm | MI IP Inn of Court Reception/Tours of Detroit PTO |