The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be hosting patent quality roadshows on November 4, 2015 at the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, MI and on November 6, 2015 at the North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, NC. During the full-day roadshows, patent quality experts and executives will be on-hand and via remote presentation to lead discussions on clarity of the record, improving global patent prosecution, measuring patent quality, enhancing examiner interviews, and patent automation initiatives. An agenda for the November 4 roadshow can be found here and an agenda for the November 6 roadshow can be found here.
The USPTO will also be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series on November 10, 2015 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET). The latest webinar, which will be hosted by Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace and Senior Advisor Sandie Spyrou, will provide an update on the Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative (EPQI). Ms. Spyrou will share a summary of the EPQI comments collected by the USPTO to date, and Ms. Wallace will discuss next steps that the USPTO is considering to be responsive to these comments as the Initiative moves forward. Ms. Wallace and Ms. Spyrou will be encouraging feedback on how to improve these programs.
Additional information regarding the Patent Quality Chat webinar series, including how to view the webinar online can be found here.
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