The Intersection of the PTO and the Courts 2017

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April 19, 2017

9:00 a.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. ET

Wayne State University - McGregor Memorial Conference Center

495 Gilmour Mall

Detroit, MI 48202

Add to Calendar2017-04-19 09:00:002017-04-19 09:00:00The Intersection of the PTO and the Courts 2017 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. Please register here. AGENDA TIME ACTIVITY 9:30-10:00am Registration 10:00-10:10am Introduction 10:10-10:50am Best Practices before PTAB Panel 1: Chief Judge David Ruschke, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Judge Beverly Bunting, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Judge David McKone, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board 11:00-11:10am Break 11:10-12:00pm A view from the Bench Panel 2: Circuit Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III., United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit District Judge Avern L. Cohn, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 12:00-1:00pm Lunch Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christal Sheppard, Director, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 1:00-1:50pm New TTAB Rules and the effects of B&B Hardware on TTAB Rules Panel 3: Judge George Pologeorgis, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office Anessa Owen Kramer, Partner, Honigman, Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLC Attorneys and Counselors Colleen Shovlin, Intellectual Property Attorney, Reising Etherington Pete N. Tassie, Chief Trademark Counsel, Ford Motor Company 1:50-2:00pm Break 2:00-3:00pm Ex Parte and Inter Partes Patent Appeals Concerning Obviousness Panel 4: William G. Abbatt, Shareholder, Brooks Kushman, PC Frank A. Angileri, Shareholder and Co-Chair Post-Grant Proceedings, Brooks Kushman, PC Eric M. Dobrusin, shareholder, Dobrusin Law Firm, PC 3:00-3:15pm Closing Remarks 3:30-5:00pm MI IP Inn of Court Reception/Tours of Detroit PTO Wayne State University - McGregor Memorial Conference Center 495 Gilmour Mall Detroit, MI 48202 United States Wayne State University - McGregor Memorial Conference Center 495 Gilmour Mall Detroit, MI 48202 United States Wayne State University - McGregor Memorial Conference CenterAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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.

Please register here.

**AGENDA**
TIME	ACTIVITY
9:30-10:00am	Registration
10:00-10:10am	Introduction
10:10-10:50am	Best Practices before PTAB Panel 1: Chief Judge David Ruschke, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Judge Beverly Bunting, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Judge David McKone, United States Patent and Trademark office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
11:00-11:10am	Break
11:10-12:00pm	A view from the Bench Panel 2: Circuit Judge Raymond C. Clevenger, III., United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit District Judge Avern L. Cohn, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
12:00-1:00pm	Lunch Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christal Sheppard, Director, Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
1:00-1:50pm	New TTAB Rules and the effects of B&B Hardware on TTAB Rules Panel 3: Judge George Pologeorgis, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, United States Patent and Trademark Office Anessa Owen Kramer, Partner, Honigman, Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLC Attorneys and Counselors Colleen Shovlin, Intellectual Property Attorney, Reising Etherington Pete N. Tassie, Chief Trademark Counsel, Ford Motor Company
1:50-2:00pm	Break
2:00-3:00pm	Ex Parte and Inter Partes Patent Appeals Concerning Obviousness Panel 4: William G. Abbatt, Shareholder, Brooks Kushman, PC Frank A. Angileri, Shareholder and Co-Chair Post-Grant Proceedings, Brooks Kushman, PC Eric M. Dobrusin, shareholder, Dobrusin Law Firm, PC
3:00-3:15pm	Closing Remarks
3:30-5:00pm	MI IP Inn of Court Reception/Tours of Detroit PTO

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