Chicago regional seminar

Event summary

April 18, 2019

12:30 p.m. CT - 5:00 p.m. CT

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

375 East Chicago Avenue

Rubloff Hall - Room 150

Chicago, IL 60611

Add to Calendar2019-04-18 13:30:002019-04-18 13:30:00Chicago regional seminar If you are an intellectual property (IP) practitioner, you won't want to miss this free opportunity to learn about the new 101 guidance and patent quality updates. There is no fee to register, but space is limited. Learn more and register early. Panel discussions with academics, IP practitioners, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office representatives will include information on patent application readiness, the new 101 guidelines, patent quality, and ethics and professional practices (pending speaker confirmation). CLE Credit is pending approval. AGENDA Time Activity 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. Networking and Registration 1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Representative Danny K. Davis, 7th District of Illinois Laura Pedraza-Farina, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law David Schwartz, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 1:15 - 1:25 p.m. USPTO Update Damian Porcari, Regional Director, Midwest Regional USPTO 1:25 - 2:15 p.m. Patent Quality Update including Federal Register notices 35 USC 101 and 112 Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. Patent Application Readiness Moderator: Damian Porcari, Regional Director, Midwest Regional USPTO Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO James Muraff, Attorney, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 - 4:00 p.m. 101 Panel Moderator: Laura Pedraza-Farina, Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO Kevin Noonan, Attorney, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Ethics and Professional Practice Charlema Grant, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, USPTO 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks For additional information, please contact the Midwest Regional USPTO at 313-446-4800 or midwest@uspto.gov Register today Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue Rubloff Hall - Room 150 Chicago, IL 60611 United States Northwestern Pritzker School of Law 375 East Chicago Avenue Rubloff Hall - Room 150 Chicago, IL 60611 United States Northwestern Pritzker School of LawAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

If you are an intellectual property (IP) practitioner, you won't want to miss this free opportunity to learn about the new 101 guidance and patent quality updates. There is no fee to register, but space is limited. Learn more and register early.

Panel discussions with academics, IP practitioners, and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office representatives will include information on patent application readiness, the new 101 guidelines, patent quality, and ethics and professional practices (pending speaker confirmation).

CLE Credit is pending approval.

AGENDA
Time	Activity
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.	Networking and Registration
1:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Representative Danny K. Davis, 7th District of Illinois Laura Pedraza-Farina, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law David Schwartz, Professor of Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
1:15 - 1:25 p.m.	USPTO Update Damian Porcari, Regional Director, Midwest Regional USPTO
1:25 - 2:15 p.m.	Patent Quality Update including Federal Register notices 35 USC 101 and 112 Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO
2:15 - 3:00 p.m.	Patent Application Readiness Moderator: Damian Porcari, Regional Director, Midwest Regional USPTO Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO James Muraff, Attorney, Neal Gerber & Eisenberg
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 - 4:00 p.m.	101 Panel Moderator: Laura Pedraza-Farina, Professor, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Daniel Ryman, Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance, USPTO Kevin Noonan, Attorney, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.	Ethics and Professional Practice Charlema Grant, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline, USPTO
5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks

For additional information, please contact the Midwest Regional USPTO at 313-446-4800 or midwest@uspto.gov

This event is part of a series: Continuing legal education (CLE)