Apply today: LEAP to Chambers event for newer practitioners

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board

LEAP to Chambers event for newer practitioners at the USPTO’s Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office

Are you newer to practicing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)? Sign up to attend LEAP to Chambers at the USPTO’s Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office in Detroit. This event will take place in person on Wednesday, June 12, from 2-4:30 p.m. ET.

The Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP) was created to help less experienced practitioners gain standup courtroom opportunities in PTAB ex parte appeal and America Invents Act proceedings. The program also offers free legal training in oral advocacy skills.

LEAP to Chambers provides LEAP-eligible practitioners (LEAPers) an insider perspective on practicing before PTAB. LEAPers will visit the Midwest Regional Office, located in Detroit, for a PTAB judge-guided tour of the Board's facilities. They will also learn oral and written advocacy tips from PTAB judges. 

Preference will be given to LEAP-eligible attorneys and agents who have not participated in prior LEAP events.

Please apply by Friday, April 26, 2024, to participate. The purpose of this event is to facilitate small group interaction, so space is limited. If selected, you will be notified approximately one month before the event. 

More information about LEAP is available on our LEAP webpage. 

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