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.
- Find more information at the Emory Law News Center.
Materials:
- Trademark Cases for Hearing:
- In re Lawrence Foods, Inc (Section 1)
- In re Lawrence Foods, Inc (Section 2)
- Patent Case for Hearing:
Agenda:
Time | Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
1:00 to 1:15 pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Professor Liza Vertinsky, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Law
Deputy Chief Judge Susan Richey, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
1:15 to 1:20 pm | Introduction of PTAB AIA Trial Proceeding | Professor Liza Vertinsky |
1:20 to 2:20 pm | PTAB AIA Trial Proceeding: Daiichi v. Alethia | Lead Judge Mike Tierney, Judge Erica Franklin, Judge Sheridan Snedden |
2:20 to 2:30 pm | BREAK | ---- |
2:30 to 3:15 pm | PTAB and TTAB Judge Panel: Tips for Successful Written Briefing and Oral Arguments | TTAB: , Deputy Chief Judge Susan Richey, Judge Marc Bergsman, Judge George Pologeorgis PTAB: Lead Judge Mike Tierney, Judge Erica Franklin, Judge Sheridan Snedden Moderator: Professor Liza Vertinsky |
3:15 to 4:00 pm | Practitioner Panel: Strategies for Appealing Cases to the PTAB and TTAB | Russell Blythe, King & Spalding, Atlanta Jeanne M. Gills, Foley & Lardner, Chicago Brenda Holmes, Kilpatrick Townsend, Atlanta Drew Meunier, Meunier Carlin & Curfman, Atlanta Moderator: Judge Trenton Ward |
4:00 to 4:15 pm | BREAK | ---- |
4:15 to 4:20 pm | Introduction of TTAB Trademark Trial Proceedings | Professor Liza Vertinsky |
4:20 to 5:20 pm | TTAB Trademark Trial Proceedings: In re Lawrence Foods, Inc | Deputy Chief Judge Susan Richey, Judge Marc Bergsman, Judge George Pologeorgis |
5:20 to 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks | Professor Liza Vertinsky and Deputy Chief Judge Susan Richey |