The
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting an America Invents Act (AIA)
Second Anniversary Forum from 1:00 to 5:00 pm (ET) on September 16, 2013 at the Madison
North Auditorium on the USPTO Campus in Alexandria, VA. According to a USPTO press release,
the Forum will serve as an opportunity to bring stakeholders together with
USPTO subject matter experts to address specific AIA provisions. In particular, representatives from the
Patent Business Unit and administrative patent judges from the Patent Trial and
Appeal Board (PTAB) will discuss various provisions of the patent law, focusing
on filings made during the past several months with tips for compliance. In addition, USPTO representatives will address
prioritized examination (Track One), preissuance submissions, inventor's
oath/declaration, supplemental examination, micro-entity discount,
first-inventor-to-file, and the administrative trials.
An
agenda for the Forum can be found here. The Forum is free with seating on a
first-come, first-served basis. The
event will also be webcast live through the USPTO website. The webcast can be accessed using the event
number 991 788 621, and event password 123456.
Those wishing to call in can use the toll number 1-650-479-3208 (in the
US and Canada) and the access code 991 788 621.
Additional information regarding the Forum can be found on USPTO's Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act Implementation webpage.
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