The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "International Patent Filing: Best Practices" on June 25, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:15 pm (ET). Philip Cupitt of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; Michael Gnibus of General Electric Co.; and Robert Siminski of Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. will provide expert guidance on where and how to file foreign patent applications and address the following topics:
• Factors to consider when deciding whether to file international patents;
• Comparisons between PCT, EPO and direct filing options;
• How to reduce costs;
• Hidden landmines, including the requirement of foreign filing waivers when inventors reside in certain countries; and
• What’s new, including use of the Hague Agreement for design patents; will Austria become the “Delaware” of the Unitary Patent in Europe?
The registration fee for the webinar is $130 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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