The John Marshall Law School Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law, World Intellectual Property Organization, and Bloomberg Law will be offering a "Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Seminar for Patent Professionals" on October 20-21, 2016 in Chicago, IL. The seminar offers an examination of current practice with regard to the PCT system, with a half-day session providing an overview of the PCT system, the most recent and future developments in the PCT system as well as covering some of the most important strategic decisions that need to be taken when using the PCT system, followed by a day and a half session that will provide a detailed analysis of the PCT system, covering best practices and sophisticated tips about the procedural aspects of the PCT. The seminar will cover the PCT process from start to finish including the filing of the applications, preparing the international search, the preliminary examination, and eventually entering national phase before designated Offices. The seminar will also offer a platform for the participants to discuss more complex and unusual scenarios and to discuss particularly interesting real-live cases put forth by the instructors or by the attendees' own experience.
An online agenda for the seminar can be viewed here.
The registration fee for the seminar is $100 (half-day session), $400 (day and a half session), $450 (entire seminar), or free (JMLS faculty, adjuncts, and students). Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here.
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