The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Challenging a Patent Application: Preissuance Submissions to the USPTO" on August 16, 2012 beginning at 2:00 pm (ET). A panel consisting of Nicole Haines of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; Patrick Jewick of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP; and Rodney Young of Medtronic, Inc. will give insights into the final rules published by the USPTO in July, and discuss practical strategies for deciding whether and how best to file a preissuance submission of prior art on the patent application of a competitor or potential competitor. The panel will also consider both the upside of using the process, such as the relatively low cost compared to post-grant procedures and the absence of estoppel, and its limitations, such as the early timing and often narrow window for such submissions which will prevent third parties from submitting prior art specifically directed at fully-developed claims.
The registration fee for the webinar is $120 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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