Practising Law Institute (PLI) will be offering an audio webcast entitled: "New PTO Rules and Patent Reform in the 111th Congress" on April 13, 2009 from 1:00-3:00 PM (EST). Robert Spar, former Director of the Office of Patent Legal Administration for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; John White of the Practising Law Institute and Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC; and Kenneth Wilcox of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C. will provide a two-hour audio briefing addressing the Tafas v. Doll decision and patent reform. The first part of the webcast will address whether some or all of the issued rules will now be implemented by the USPTO and whether the Tafas decision will affect other pending rulemakings from the USPTO. The second part of the webcast will address the impact of new patent reform legislation on pending patent applications, patent litigation, and other aspects of patent practice.
The registration fee for this webcast is $299. Those interested in registering for the webcast, can do so here.
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