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The Intellectual Property Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association offers monthly lunch time CLE seminars typically on the fourth Friday of each month (excluding November). The seminars are held at the Belo Mansion of the Dallas Bar Association, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201.

 

USPTO Roadshow on AIA

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host an educational roadshow regarding the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, allowing the public to speak with USPTO officials about the new patent law and its implementation.  Discussions will concentrate on the USPTO’s recently proposed rules regarding provisions of the America Invents Act.  The Dallas Roadshow is one of seven being held across the U.S.  

                                                          Date:  Wednesday, February 29, 2012
                                                          Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
                                                          Where: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library (1515 Young Street, Dallas)

Agenda

 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

  Opening Remarks

  • Welcome from Executive

  • Process Update

 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

  Patents:  Pre-issuance Submission and Inventor’s Oath/Declaration

  • Slide Presentation

  • Audience Questions

 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

  Break

 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

  Patents:  Miscellaneous Post Patent and Supplemental Examination

  • Slide Presentation

  • Audience Questions

 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

  Lunch

 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

  Board:  Specific Rules for Post Grant Review, Inter Partes Review,
  Covered Business Method Review, and Derivation

  • Slide Presentation

  • Audience Questions

 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

  Break

 3:00 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.

  Board:  Umbrella Rules

  • Slide Presentation

  • Audience Questions
 4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.   Closing Remarks

The Patent Pilot Program

in the Northern District of Texas

As many of you already know, the Northern District of Texas has been selected to participate in the Patent Pilot Program (follow this link for more information on the program).  Thanks to everyone who attended the Judges' Panel on July 26 that featured the Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn,  Hon. David C. Godbey, and Hon. Ed Kinkeade.  As the Judges indicated, they are interested in hearing from the IP bar suggestions and ideas regarding how the implementation of the Program can be implemented and improved.  Please send your input and feedback to PatentPilotProgram@dbaip.com.  We will collect, organize, and forward the comments anonymously to the Judges.

Also, as the Judges suggested, the DBA IP Section will work to implement a forum for discussing the many suggestions that are directed more to changes in the local rules (rather than implementation of the Program) and to see what recommendations the group as a whole can make to the Judges.  We will circulate more information soon.  In the meantime, if you have any suggestions that you have not already made, please send them to the above email address.

 
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