Join the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Monday, March 30, from 3-5 p.m. ET for "PTAB and Life Sciences," the first of our three-part spring listening series on high-interest topics related to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Two expert panels, moderated by USPTO officials, will discuss current issues at the intersection of the PTAB and the life sciences sector.
Register to attend
Registration is required whether you plan to attend in person or virtually. Seating is limited, so please be sure to register today to reserve your seat.
Attending in person
Go to the Henry E. Baker Public Search Facility, USPTO headquarters, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
Before your visit, review our USPTO Headquarters webpage for important information about identification requirements, parking and transit options, and campus maps.
Attending virtually
All sessions will be livestreamed. Upon completing registration, a link will be provided.
Agenda
3 p.m. ET
Coke Morgan Stewart, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
3:10-4:05 p.m. ET
Austin Mayron, Acting Deputy Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, USPTO (Moderator)
Henry Hadad, Senior Vice President, Innovation Law, Bristol Myers Squibb
Dave Korn, Vice President, Intellectual Property and Law, PhRMA
Peter-Anthony Pappas, Director of Intellectual Property Policy, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Senator Tillis)
Robert V. Cerwinski, Association for Accessible Medicines
4:05-5 p.m. ET
Nicholas Matich, Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, USPTO (Moderator)
Jackie Wright Bonilla, Director, Biotechnology & Chemical and Trial & Appellate Practice Groups, Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Matt Dowd, Founder and Managing Partner, Dowd Scheffel PLLC
Megan Raymond, Partner, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP; President, PTAB Bar Association
Tom Stoll, Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs at Genentech (IP, Tax & Trade)
Andrew Trask, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
Ask a question
Live questions will not be taken during the event. We are accepting questions specific to the PTAB and Life Sciences session through Tuesday, March 24, at 5 p.m. ET. Please submit your questions to OUSEvents@uspto.gov for consideration.
Other PTAB listening sessions
Explore upcoming sessions in this series:
- PTAB and High Tech — Monday, April 20, 3-5 p.m. ET
- PTAB Administration and Reform — Monday, May 18, 3-5 p.m. ET
About the PTAB
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is a tribunal within the USPTO that reviews rejections made by examiners in ex parte appeal proceedings and adjudicates patentability disputes regarding issued patent claims challenged by third parties in trial proceedings under the America Invents Act (AIA).
Accessibility accommodation
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.