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, please RSVP
- Free and open to the public.
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits will be offered.
Materials:
- Trademark Case for Hearing: In re Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- Patent Case for Hearing: Nestlé Purina Petcare Co. v. Oil-Dri Corp. of America
Agenda:
Time | Topic | Speakers |
9:00 to 9:15 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Professor Dennis Crouch, Co-Director of the Center for Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor Law, University of Missouri School of Law Janet Gongola, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark office |
9:15 to 9:20 am | Introduction of TTAB Trademark Proceeding | Professor Dennis Crouch |
9:20 to 10:20 am | TTAB Trademark Proceeding: In re Chicago Mercantile Exchange | Chief Judge Gerry Rogers, Judge Linda Kuczma, Judge Susan Hightower
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10:20 to 11:05 am | PTAB and TTAB Judge Panel: Tips for Successful Written Briefing and Oral Arguments | TTAB: Chief Judge Gerry Rogers, Judge Linda Kuczma, Judge Susan Hightower PTAB: Judge Kristina Kalan, Judge Carl DeFranco, Judge Jo-Anne Kokoski, Acting Deputy Chief Judge Scott Boalick Moderator: Janet Gongola |
11:05 to 11:35 am | LUNCH | ---- |
11:35 to 1:00 pm | Practitioner Panel: Strategies for Appealing Cases to the PTAB and TTAB | Matthew Culter, Harness Dickey, St. Louis Ashley C. Keller, Gerchen Keller Capital, Chicago Jason R Mudd, Erise IP, Kansas City Erich Spangenberg, nXn Partners, Dallas Moderator: Professor Dennis Crouch |
1:00 to 1:50 pm | Q&A with PTAB and TTAB Judges: Focus on Student Interest and Careers (For students but open to all) | TTAB: Chief Judge Gerry Rogers, Judge Linda Kuczma, Judge Susan Hightower PTAB: Judge Kristina Kalan, Judge Carl DeFranco, Judge Jo-Anne Kokoski, Acting Deputy Chief Judge Scott Boalick Moderator: Professor Dennis Crouch |
1:50 to 1:55 pm | Introduction of PTAB AIA Trial Proceedings | Professor Dennis Crouch |
1:55 to 2:55 pm | PTAB AIA Trial Proceeding | Judge Kristina Kalan, Judge Carl DeFranco, Judge Jo-Anne Kokoski |
2:55 to 3:55 PM | USPTO's Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative: Update on Progress and New Programs | Robert Bahr, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 3:55 to 4:00 PM | Closing Remarks | Professor Dennis Crouch and Janet Gongola |