The
Franklin Pierce Law Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO) will be holding the 12th Comprehensive PCT Seminar on April 23-24, 2010
in Concord, NH.  The two-day
seminar will provide participants with in-depth knowledge and understanding of
the PCT, and will address the following topics:

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Introduction to the PCT system;
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Basics of the PCT;
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Filing International applications by U.S. applicants;
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The International Bureau as a Receiving Office — by choice or by circumstance;
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Signature requirements, agents, common representatives and withdrawals;
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Claiming priority and furnishing of priority documents;
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International search and written opinion of the ISA;
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Recent and upcoming changes;
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International publication;
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Filing a Demand for International Preliminary Examination;
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International Preliminary Examination;
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Correcting defects;
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Amending the International application and filing informal comments;
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Entry Into the National Phase;
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U.S. National Phase entry requirements;
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The PCT from a user's perspective; and
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Where to get help.

A detailed program
for seminar can be obtained here.

The registration
fee for the seminar is $100 (students), $400 (Pierce Law
alumni), or $450 (non-students).  Those interested in registering for the
seminar can do so here.