Mark your calendars and join us as the Patent Quality Forum Series makes a stop in Portland, OR on Wednesday, November 16, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM PT. This Forum is hosted by senior USPTO executives and includes presentations focused on the latest achievements of the Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative (EPQI). Also, hear about patent quality programs that you can participate in today and share your ideas on how we can enhance patent quality in the future.
Agenda Topics
- Update on Patent Quality
- Clarity of the Record
- Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3)
- Post Grant Outcomes Pilot
- Measuring Patent Quality
- Panel Discussion
Speakers
Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
Martin Rater, Acting Director of the Office of Patent Quality Assurance
James Dwyer, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
Kathleen Bragdon, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
Joseph Mohr, Principal Attorney, Mohr Intellectual Property Solutions, P.C.
Bryan Beel, Counsel, Perkins Coie
The event is free and open to the public with limited space. Please register here. For inquiries about this event, please email WorldClassPatentQuality@uspto.gov.
More information on how the USPTO is enhancing quality throughout the patent process is available at EPQI.