The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Center for Innovation Policy at Duke University are co-sponsoring a conference on patent quality. The conference will be held at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, VA on December 13, 2016. Michelle Lee, Director and Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality, will host the conference, which will have presentations on prosecution clarity, quality metrics, prosecution ethics, the effects of post-grant review on quality, international aspects, and applicants’ role in enhancing quality. Full details can be found here.
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