AIPLA / USPTO ROAD SHOW SERIES – ENHANCING PATENT QUALITY AND CONDUCTING AIA TRIALS [AUGUST 24 / 26 / 28, 2015]
Hear from high level USPTO representatives from the Office of Patent Quality and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, who will walk attendees through changes in the rules, as well as experienced practitioners who have examined how these changes will impact patent practice going forward, and provide useful tips on how to adapt.
Learn about topics such as:
- The Enhanced Quality Initiative, featuring a USPTO Discussion of the stakeholder feedback and how the initiatives may impact practice before the USPTO
- Drafting Applications to Survive and Thrive During Examination and Trial in light of recent case law
- The State of the Board
- Hot issues in PTAB trials, including coordination of district court cases and PTAB proceedings, appeals to the federal circuit, and any changes imposed by patent
Where:
- Santa Clara, CA (@ August 24, 2015)
- Dallas, TX (@ August 26, 2015)
- Alexandria, VA (@ August 28, 2015)
Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows
Program preview: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/Program.aspx
Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/Registration.aspx
AIPLA – BIOTECH PATENT LAW ROAD SHOW [SEPTEMBER 10, 2015]
Connect, learn and share with colleagues during a day of substantive programming focused on hot-button issues in biotech. Learn how these issues could impact your biotech patent practice, as industry experts lead in-depth discussions on:
- Claim Drafting in a post-Myriad/ Mayo/Akamai/Ariosa World
- Section 112 Challenges: The balance between broad claims and enforcement
- Thinking Forward: Life Sciences Patents in IPRs
- Conflict Issues in a 21st Century Life Sciences Practice (Ethics Session)
Where: Boston, MA
Complete details: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw
Program preview: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw/Pages/ProgramSchedule.aspx
Registration: Available @ aipla.org/learningcenter/BiotechPatentLaw/Pages/Registration.aspx