What:
- Live Patent Trial and Appeal Board America Invents Act (PTAB AIA) trial proceedings and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) appeal and opposition proceedings.
- Educational sessions: Board judges will share tips for successful advocacy and experienced Board practitioners will discuss strategies for winning before the TTAB and PTAB.
Why:
- See judges and counsel in action during an actual Board proceeding.
- Gain familiarity with the structure and format of PTAB AIA trial and TTAB appeal and opposition proceedings.
- Strengthen your advocacy skills when appearing before the USPTO's administrative tribunals.
Details:
- Who should attend: Patent and trademark attorneys who appear in front of the PTAB and/or TTAB as well as those who want to learn about practice before these administrative tribunals.
- To register for this event, please RSVP.
- Free and open to the public.
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits will be offered.
Materials:
- Trademark Case for Hearing: In Re Loggerhead Tools
- Patent Case for Hearing: Apple & Google v. Contentguard
Agenda:
Time | Topic | Speakers |
1:00 to 1:15 pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Professor W. Keith Robinson, Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law Hope Shimabuku, Texas Regional Office Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Judge Stacey White, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
1:15 to 1:20 pm | Introduction of PTAB AIA Trial Proceeding | Professor W. Keith Robinson |
1:20 to 2:50 pm | PTAB AIA Trial Proceeding: Apple & Google v. Contentguard | Judge Georgianna Braden, Judge Ben Wood, Judge Michael Zecher |
2:50 to 3:00 pm | BREAK | ---- |
3:00 to 3:30 pm | PTAB and TTAB Judge Panel: Tips for Successful Written Briefing and Oral Arguments | TTAB: Judge Lorelei Ritchie, Judge Francie Gorowitz, Judge Susan Hightower PTAB: Judge Georgianna Braden, Judge Ben Wood, Judge Dan Galligan Moderator: Professor W. Keith Robinson |
3:30 to 4:00 pm | Practitioner Panel: Strategies for Appealing Cases to the PTAB and TTAB | Mackenzie Martin, Baker McKenzie, Dallas David McCombs, Hayes Boone, Dallas Peter Thurlow, Polsinelli, New York City Moderator: Professor David O. Taylor, Co-Director of the Tsai Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Assistant Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law |
4:00 to 4:15 pm | BREAK | ---- |
4:15 to 4:20 pm | Introduction of TTAB Trademark Trial Proceedings | Professor W. Keith Robinson |
4:20 to 5:20 pm | TTAB Trademark Trial Proceedings: In Re Loggerhead Tools | Judge Lorelei Ritchie, Judge Francie Gorowitz, Judge Susan Hightower |
5:20 to 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks | Professor W. Keith Robinson and Judge Stacey White |