The USPTO is pleased to co-host with AIPLA a series of cross-country roadshows in August with stops in Santa Clara, California; Dallas, Texas; and Alexandria, Virginia. The full-day program will focus on enhancing patent quality (morning session) and conducting AIA trials (afternoon session) with numerous speakers from the USPTO as well as private practice.
CLE is available, and lunch is included. To register to attend, please visit: http://www.aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/default.aspx
Hope to see you there for a full day of learning from the experts!
Schedule
Monday, August 24, 2015
- Santa Clara University, Locatelli Center
- Co-sponsored by the High Tech Institute of Santa Clara
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
- Belo Mansion, Dallas
- Co-sponsored by the IP Section of the Dallas Bar Association
Friday, August 28, 2015
- USPTO headquarters, Madison Auditorium
Agenda
Time | Topic |
|---|---|
9 to 9:10 am | Opening Remarks |
9:10 to 9:45 am | Track 1: Patent Quality Initiative Overview |
9:45 to 10:45 am | Track 2: Clarity of the Record and Drafting High Quality Applications |
10:45 to 11 am | BREAK |
11 to Noon | Track 3: Interviews and Measuring Quality |
Noon to 1:30 pm | LUNCH-Luncheon Speaker: Russell Slifer, Deputy Director of the USPTO |
1:30 to 1:50 pm | Track 4: PTAB State of the Board |
1:50 to 2:45 pm | Track 5: Proposed AIA Trial Rule Changes |
2:45 to 3:30 pm | Track 6: Hot Issues in AIA Trials |
3:30 to 4 pm | BREAK |
4 to 5 pm | Track 7: Actual AIA Trial Hearing |
Speakers Include:
USPTO
- Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner of Patent Quality
- Sandie Spyrou, Senior Quality Assurance Specialist in the Office of Patent Quality Management
- Bob Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
- Tim Callahan, Director of Technology Center 2400
- Marty Rater, Chief Statistician in the Office of Patent Quality Assurance
- Vice Chief Judge Scott Boalick
- Lead Judge Susan Mitchell
- Judge Peter Chen
- Judge Miriam Quinn
- Judge Linda Horner
- Lead Judge Matt Clements
- Judge Tina Hulse
- Judge Stacey White
- Judge Georgianna Braden
- Lead Judge Mike Tierney
- Judge Sally Medley
Practitioners
- Tom Irving, Finnegan Henderson
- Courtenay Brinckerhoff, Foley Lardner
- Ken Nigon, RatnerPrestia
- Professor Collen Chien, Santa Clara Law School
- Brad Pederson, Patterson Thuente
- Erika Arner, Finnegan Henderson
- Sharon Israel, Mayer Brown
- David McCombs, Haynes and Boone
- Todd Baker, Oblon
- Dorothy Whelan, Fish & Richardson
- William Noon, Illumina