All things design patents for 17th annual Design Day

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USPTO Alert

Attend the 17th annual Design Day

Get insights from USPTO design managers, design patent practitioners, and industrial designers at this year's Design Day event, which will be held on May 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, online and in person at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.

Reservations for in-person attendance are almost full, so don't hesitate to register. There are no attendance limits for online attendees.

This event will feature updates from USPTO leadership and the Director of Technology Center 2900, which reviews design patents, as well as a keynote from entrepreneur Joshua Thurmond, designer and inventor of the LavaBox, portable campfire.

There will also be presentations on topics, such as:

• The new Design Practitioner Bar
• The guidelines regarding Supplemental Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) examination
• Design-related cases from district courts, the PTAB, and the Federal Circuit
• Changes and anticipated changes in global design law
• Tips and tricks for using the updated WIPO Design Database, the new Hague Application direct filing interface, and the USPTO Search Tool

A full agenda with speakers is available on our event page.

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