Free TIPLA CLE – March 19, 2019

Please RSVP to this email if you are a TIPLA member and are not an IP Section Member of the TBA and you plan to attend.

When: Next Tuesday – March 19, 2019 from 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Where: Toledo Bar Association, 2^nd floor

311 N. Superior Street

Toledo, OH 43604

The program is pending approval for 1 hour of general CLE credit.  More details concerning the event can be found in the attached brochure.

Jessica Patterson, Director of International Outreach and Administration in the Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC), will provide an overview of several USPTO programs and initiatives available to applicants during various phases of the application process. Gain insight into the initiatives and pilot programs that can advance the progress of your client’s patent application and take away key participation requirements in order to use these programs to your full advantage.

1. Overview of OPIC – 10 minutes
2. Featured OPIC Programs and Services – 45 minutes
   1. Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative.

1. 1. 1. Learn about increasing patent examination quality and efficiency through automatically relevant prior art and other pertinent information into pending US Patent applications

1. 1. Global Dossier

1. 1. 1. Learn about the Global Dossier and Global Dossier Task Force

1. 1. Patent Cooperation Treaty

1. 1. 1. PCT overview
      2. PCT Collaborate Search and Examination Pilot

1. 1. Electronic Priority Document Exchange Program
2. Q&A – 5 minutes

Here is a link to Jessica’s bio: https://www.icle.org/modules/directories/contributors/bio.aspx?PNumber=F85965

We hope to see you there.

Thanks,

Ryan H Boggs

TIPLA Treasurer

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