On
Wednesday, December 9, 2009, the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) will be
holding a discussion entitled "Work Sharing Initiatives Between IP Offices
Throughout the World -- Legal and Policy Issues." The discussion will be held from 3:00-4:00
pm (EST) at the Federal Circuit Bar Association, 1620 I Street, NW Suite 900,
Washington, DC, and will focus on recent work sharing initiatives implemented
by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other IP offices throughout the
world. Panelists for
the discussion include Hal Wegner of Foley and Lardner LLP; Larry Welch, the
Assistant General Patent Counsel at Eli Lilly and Company; Paul Salmon, the
Acting Director of Office Governmental Affairs at the USPTO; and Chuck
Eloshway, the Deputy Director of the office of IP Policy and Enforcement at the
USPTO, who will have an
opportunity to discuss work sharing benefits and potential hurdles, as well as
look at the evolution of legal, policy, and international issues involving work
sharing over time. The panel discussion will be moderated by William LaMarca, Co-Chair of the PTO Committee of the FCBA.
A
webcast of the panel discussion will be available for a registration fee of $15
(government/academic/retired FCBA member), $35 (government/academic/retired
nonmember), $65 (private practitioner FCBA member), or $105 (private
practitioner nonmember).
Instructions for accessing the webcast can be found here. Those interested in attending the
panel discussion at the FCBA should register here.
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