American Conference Institute (ACI) a conference on PTO Procedures under the America Invents Act on March 26-27, 2012 in New York, NY. Topics of discussion at the conference will include:
• Prepare for the release of the final regulations governing PTO procedures and analyze the significance of the draft regulations and comments;
• Explore the new priority landscape and derivation proceedings under first to file system protocols;
• Understand the purpose of supplemental proceedings and their relationship to inequitable conduct
• Evaluate the choice of proceeding and forum in which to bring a third party patent challenge;
• Examine the mechanics, protocols and procedures for post grant review, transitional post grant review for business method patents and inter partes review; and
• Comprehend the scope of estoppel in post-issuance proceedings.
In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:
• Overview and implementation timeline of PTO procedures: Anticipating the regulatory schematic and understanding what's new, what has evolved and what has stayed the same -- to be presented by Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Michael Tierney, Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Trial Section, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;
• The new prior art and priority landscapes -- First-to-file with grace and derivation;
• Supplemental proceedings: Considerations for patent holder starting anew and thoughts on curing inequitable conduct;
• Third party patent challenges: Assessing all your options for challenging a competitor's patents;
• An in depth look at post grant review and transitional post grant review for business method patents;
• Of inter partes reexamination and inter partes review: Preparing for the transition;
• Exploring the scope of estoppel in post grant proceedings before the PTO.
A pre-conference workshop entitled "Patent Reform Boot Camp for PTO Practice: Laying the Foundation for New and Amended PTO Procedures under the America Invents Act" will be offered from 8:30 to 11:30 am on March 26, 2012. The workshop will provide attendees with an in-depth overview of the America Invents Act (AIA) as well as critical insights into nuances, which will help attendees understand the dynamics of the new U.S. patent system which this law has created. In addition, a post-conference master class entitled "Parallel Proceedings: Strategies for Preserving Causes of Action and Your Case in Chief in Multiple" will be offered from 2:45 to 5:45 pm on March 27, 2012. The master class will provide you with critical strategies for steering the course of proceedings in multiple forums.
An agenda for the conference can be found here. A program for this conference, including an agenda and detailed descriptions of conference sessions can be obtained here.
The registration fee for the conference is $2,295 (conference and workshop or master class) or $2,795 (conference, workshop, and master class). Those registering by January 30, 2012 will receive a $300 discount and those registering by February 27, 2012 will receive a $200 discount. In addition, Patent Docs readers who reference the discount code "PD 200" will receive $200 off the current price tier when registering. Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.
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