The National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP) will be holding its 20th Annual Meeting & Conference on July 28-30, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia.  Topics to be discussed during the conference will include:

USPTO Day — July 28
• The USPTO's Vision for Patent Quality
• USPTO Quality Measurement
• USPTO Ombudsman's Office
• Patent Quality in the Trenches
• Design Patent Quality Issues
• Patent Quality Ethics

Perspectives Day — July 29
• History of U.S. Patent Quality
• Patent Quality Contrary Viewpoints
• Patent Quality Case Review
• Patent Quality Litigation Issues
• Patent Quality Industry Use
• Filing for Patent Protection Abroad
• International Patent Quality

Practice Integration Day — July 30
• Patent Drafting Best Practices
• Patent Prosecution Best Practices
• International Practice Issues
• Practice Management Issues (docketing, client development)
• Case Hypotheticals

A program for the meeting can be found here.

The registration fee for the annual meeting and conference is $945 (for NAPP members) or $1,195 (for non-members).  Those interested in registering for the meeting can do so here.