USPTO/AIPLA Roadshows on Patent Quality and AIA Trials

The USPTO and AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) will co-host a series of cross-country roadshows later this month with stops in Santa Clara, California; Dallas, Texas; and Alexandria, Virginia. Each daylong program will focus on enhancing patent quality (morning session) and conducting AIA trials (afternoon session), with numerous speakers from the USPTO and private practice.

CLE is available, and lunch is included. To register to attend, please visit: http://www.aipla.org/learningcenter/AIARoadShows/Pages/default.aspx

Deadline to register is Aug.18. Hope you’ll join us for a full day of learning from the experts!

Schedule:

Monday, Aug. 24, 2015

• Santa Clara University, Locatelli Center
• Co-sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute of Santa Clara Law

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015

• Belo Mansion, Dallas
• Co-sponsored by the IP Section of the Dallas Bar Association

Friday, Aug. 28, 2015

• USPTO headquarters, Madison Auditorium

Agenda:

Time (Local 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