The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Intellectual Property Law, Young Lawyers Division, and Center for Continuing Legal Education will be offering a live webinar and teleconference entitled "Understanding the America Invents Act: A Sweeping Change of U.S. Patent Prosecution Practice" on June 1, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm (EDT). Donna Meuth, Senior Patent Counsel, Intellectual Property for Eisai Inc. will moderate a panel including Robert W. Bahr of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Thomas L. Irving of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; and MaCharri Vondran-Jones, Counsel, Patent Division for Eli Lilly and Company. The panel will examine how the AIA will impact different aspects of patent prosecution before the USPTO and discuss strategies for implementing those changes. In particular, the panel will discuss the change to first-inventor-to-file and accompanying changes to the definition of prior art, and the new Supplemental Examination procedure, and provide strategic advice regarding best practices.
The registration fee for the webcast is $95 for members of any of the sections sponsoring the webinar, $99 for government attorneys, $150 for ABA members, and $195 for the general public. Those interested in registering for the webinar, can do so here or by calling 800-285-2221.
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