We are pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association is holding a meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm at the Philadelphia office of BakerHostetler.
Location: BakerHostetler LLC
Cira Centre, 12th Floor
2929 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
5:30 pm CLE Program: “Fireside Chat with Judge Ankenbrand, Lead
Administrative Patent Judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office“
Moderator: Bob Steinberg, President Emeritus of the PTAB Bar Association
Topics to be discussed: Ex-Parte Appeals; 2019 101 USPTO Guidelines; the Proposed Pilot Program for Motions to Amend; Time Bar Exclusions for RPIs; Discretionary Institution Denials Despite Prevailing on a Few Claims; Standard Operating Procedures including the new Precedential Opinion Panel; and Tips for Effective Oral and Written Arguments.
Judge Ankenbrand’s bio may be viewed here.
Bob Steinberg’s bio may be viewed here.
6:30 pm Reception
The cost is $40.00 for members and $50.00 for guests/non-members and $15.00 for students. Please make checks payable to “PIPLA.” One hour of Pennsylvania and Delaware CLE credit has been requested.
Please RSVP by March15, 2019 to the Hospitality Committee Chair Stephanie Papastephanou by e-mail to pipla@bakerlaw.com (by clicking the “Attend Event” button below) or by mail to Stephanie Papastephanou, BakerHostetler, Cira Centre, 12th Floor, 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2891.
The program attendance form may be viewed by clicking here.