Learn and share ideas about mechanical disciplines at the Technology Centers (TC) 3600 and 3700 and American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Customer Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET, at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
The meeting will feature perspectives from USPTO examiners, practitioners, and the industry, focusing on better examiner-practitioner interactions for high-quality patents.
We'll address topics such as:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) subject matter eligibility
- USPTO search tools
- Drafting patent specifications
- Approaches to examiner interviews in the mechanical arts
Contact Charles (Chuck) Marmor at 571-272-4730 for more information about the event.
About Patents Customer Partnership Meetings
Patents Customer Partnership Meetings (CPM) provide a valuable opportunity for our external stakeholders to meet directly with USPTO representatives in a collaborative forum. At these meetings, we share plans and operational efforts to better educate and inform our stakeholders. These meetings also enable the patent community to share ideas, experiences, and insights as well as discuss examination policies and procedures, mutual concerns, and solutions to common problems. Visit our Patents Customer Partnership Meetings page to learn more and how to participate as a guest speaker.
Accessibility accommodation
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.