Name: 2017 USPTO Design Day
Start: 2017-04-25T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2017-04-25T17:00:00-04:00
Location: USPTO

2017 USPTO Design Day

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the IP Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA-IPL), theInternational Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI),the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), and the International Trademark Association (INTA), are proud sponsors of this program.Visit each sponsoring organizations website for more information.www.uspto.govwww.aipla.orgwww.americanbar.orgwww.aippi.orgwww.ipo.orgwww.idsa.orgwww.inta.orgwww.aippi.org

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The Alexandria, VA location is Sold Out!
What's Next for Design Patents?
Spend the day at this free seminar with United States Patent and Trademark Office Design Examiners, Managers, Design Patent Practitioners and Industrial Designers from across the country. Join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion about all aspects of design patents, from conception through enforcement. (There is no fee to attend; however, we ask that you register in advance.) No CLE credit is offered for this event.
Topics include: 
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Meeting the new director of Tech Center 2900</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Developments at the USPTO including updates on ID5 and the Design Law Treaty initiatives</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Demonstration of the 3D image filing system used by the Korean Intellectual Property Office</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Return of the popular Patent Prosecution Best Practices Panel where experienced practitioners and USPTO examiners discuss recent examination and prosecution trends</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Tag team presentation from an industrial designer and in-house counsel about strategic protection of designs</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Distinguished panel discussing evolving design IP in the context of fashion trends</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Mock argument illustrating some implications of prosecution on claim interpretation and enforcement after a patent issues</DIV>
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<DIV CLASS="MsoPlainText">Popular case law wrap-up summarizing important design patent decisions over the past year, including Apple v. Samsung and recent design patent decisions from the PTAB</DIV>
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In preparation for our panel on best practice tips and pitfalls, please email your own personal tips for success or design patent prosecution issues before the USPTO, that you’d like to see improved, to Beth Ferrill at <A HREF="mailto:elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com%3cmailto:elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">elizabeth.ferrill@finnegan.com</A>.
8:30 – 9:00 am  Continental Breakfast  
9:00 am –5:00 pm  Registration
9:00 am – 5:00 pm  Meeting
12:00 - 1:15 pm  Lunch and Interaction
 5:00 pm  Closing
 
PLEASE NOTE: Design Day will also be webcast to all four USPTO regional offices: Silicon Valley, CA; Denver, CO; Dallas, TX; and Detroit, MI. In your registration, please indicate whether you will be joining us in Alexandria or attending via webcast from a regional USPTO office. Please provide an accurate email address and we will send an email with the specific location at the regional office once that information is available. Also when you register check your affiliation, Government, Private Practice, In-House Counsel, Industry, Industrial Designer, Academic or Other.
This event is co-sponsored by American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the IP Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA-IPL), the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), and the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA); and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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