First-Inventor-to-File, Micro Entity, and Patent Fee Public Forum Agenda

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be providing public training on the first-to-file rules and examination guidelines of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The public training session will be held on Friday March 15, 2013 at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia from 1:00pm-4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (noon-3:00pm Central). The training session will be webcast. Below are the instructions for the forum agenda and webcast access which are also available on the AIA micro-site at www.uspto.gov/AmericaInventsAct.

• First-Inventor-to-File, Micro Entity, and Patent Fee Public Forum Agenda
• WebEx Webinar Access Information
• Event number: 996 254 133
• Event password: 123456
• Event address for attendees: https://uspto-events.webex.com/uspto-events/onstage/g.php?d=996254133&t=a
• Download the Power Point Presentation at http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/FITF_Public_Training_2013mar12.pptx

The first-inventor-to-file final rules and guidance become effective on March 16, 2013, and the micro entity and patent fee final rules become effective on March 19, 2013.

For a discussion of micro entity fees, see the Feb. 2013 edition of the USPTO's Inventors Eye.