Tulane Law School

 

PTAB/TTAB Stadium Tour

Program Agenda
 

Tulane Law School

Weinmann Hall, Room 110

February 28, 2018

Time

Topic

Speaker

10 – 10:15 a.m.

WelcomeProf. Seicshnaydre;
Regional Director Hope Shimabuku

10:15 – 10:40 a.m.

Overview of the USPTO and the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB)Chief Judge Gerard Rogers

10:40 – 11:00 a.m.

Overview of the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB)Lead Judge Georgianna Braden

11:00 – 11:10 a.m.

Introduction of TTAB Ex Parte Appeals ProceedingLaw Student #1

11:10 – 11:40 a.m.

TTAB Ex Parte Appeals ProceedingTTAB Panel 
11:40 – 11:50 a.m.Introduction of PTAB Ex Parte Appeals ProceedingLaw Student #2

11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

PTAB Ex Parte Appeals ProceedingPTAB Panel

12:10 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch with Law StudentsLaw Students Moderate Panel with Judges

1:30 – 1:40 p.m.

Welcome Back; and Introduction of TTAB Trial ProceedingLead Judge Georgianna Braden; Law Student #3

1:40 – 2:40 p.m.

TTAB Trial ProceedingTTAB Panel

2:40 – 3:40 p.m.

Panel Discussions on Advocacy

NOTE: TTAB separate from PTAB—30 minutes each

TTAB Judges

PTAB Judges

3:40 – 4:00 p.m.

BREAK 

4:00 – 4:10 p.m.

Introduction of PTAB Trial ProceedingLaw Student #4

4:10 pm – 5:40 p.m.

PTAB Trial ProceedingPTAB Panel
5:40 – 5:45 p.m.Closing RemarksProf. Seicshnaydre;
Regional Director Hope Shimabuku
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Reception at Tomas Bistro (755 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70130)

Remarks by IP Bar Pres. at 6:45pm

Louisiana State Bar Association -  IP Section

Chair Emily Lippold Gummer