PTO Day 2008

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, DC
December 1, 2008

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The views expressed in the papers and presentations and by the speakers at PTO Day
are those of the individual presenters and are not necessarily the views of the IPO
Education Foundation & U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Welcome Remarks: John Doll
Acting Deputy Director, USPTO

Moderator:  Peggy Focarino
Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

Accelerated Examination Practice

Timothy J. Churna
Baker Botts LLP
Presentation Slides

Jack Harvey
USPTO
Presentation Slides

Lynne Anderson
IBM Corp.
Presentation Slides

Design Patent Protection After the Egyptian Goddess Case

Tracy-Gene Durkin
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, PLLC
Presentation Slides

Introduction and State of Trademark Operations

Lynne G. Beresford
Commissioner for Trademarks, USPTO

Inside Information from the Trademark Operation:
Tips for Trademark Practitioners  

E-mail Addresses for Customers of the USPTO - Concerning Trademark Related Matters
2008 Trademark Performance Plan
Trademark Performance Report - Fiscal Year 2008
Accelerated Examination
Consistency Notice
Letters of Protest - Examination Guide
Publication and Registration Pendency, Receipt of Madrid Applications, & the Paris Convention

Sharon R. Marsh
USPTO

Craig K. Morris
USPTO

Jessie N. Roberts
USPTO
Presentation Slides

Moderator: Philip S. Johnson
Johnson & Johnson

Patentable Subject Matter After In re Bilski

Wayne Sobon
Accenture Inc.

Other Recent Federal Circuit Decisions Affecting USPTO Practice

James H. Pooley
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Paper - "Survey of Important Recent Federal Circuit Patent Decisions Affecting Practice before the USPTO" 

Judicial Perspective

Hon. Paul R. Michel, Chief Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Presenting a UDRP Case to an ICANN Panel: When and How

Jeffrey M. Samuels
University of Akron, School of Law
Presentation Slides
Paper - "Presenting a UDRP Case to an ICANN Panel"

Recent Developments in Trademark Practice before
the USPTO and the Courts

Theodore H. Davis Jr.
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Paper - Recent Developments in U.S. Trademark Practice Before the Courts and TTAB

LUNCHEON

Gerald J. Mossinghoff
Former Director, USPTO
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

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BREAKOUT I:
Q&A on Current USPTO Patent
Examining Practice - Chemical/Biotech

Group Presentation Slides 
Paper: "Patent Practice in the Wake of In re Bilski"

Speakers from the USPTO:

Bruce Kisliuk

George Elliott

John LeGuyader

Remy Yucel

Jackie Stone

Sharon Gibson

Gary Jones

BREAKOUT II:
Q&A on Current USPTO Patent
Examining Practice - Mechanical

Group Presentation Slides

Speakers from the USPTO:

Robert Oberleitner

Wynn Coggins

Frederick Schmidt

Don Hajec

Robert Olszewski

BREAKOUT III:
Q&A on Current USPTO Patent
Examining Practice -Electrical/ Computer/Software

Group Presentation Slides
Paper: "Patent Practice in the Wake of In re Bilski"

Speakers from the USPTO:

Andrew Faile

James Dwyer

Wendy Garber

Jack Harvey

Marian Knode

Richard Seidel

BREAKOUT IV:
Practicing Before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (TTAB)             

Group Presentation Slides

Options for Efficiency in TTAB Inter Partes Proceedings: Accelerated Case Resolution and Section 18 

Hon. Gerard F. Rogers
Administrative Trademark Judge, USPTO

A Refresher Course on Concurrent Use Proceedings Before the TTAB

Hon. Karen S. Kuhlke
Administrative Trademark Judge, USPTO

BREAKOUT V:
Understanding the Patent Prosecution Highway and Other Patent Worksharing Programs

Mark Powell
USPTO

Samson Helfgott
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Presentation Slides

BREAKOUT VI:
Update on Recent Examination Guidelines and TEAS Issues

Lizbeth B. Kulick
USPTO
Presentation Slides

Mary E. Hannon
USPTO
- Examination Guide 1-08: The Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents and Likelihood of Confusion
- Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules of Practice - Final Rule
- Changes in Requirements for Signature of Documents, Recognition of Representatives, and Establishing and Changing the Correspondence Address in Trademark Cases
- Summary of Miscellaneous Changes to Trademark Rules

Craig K. Morris
USPTO

BREAKOUT VII:
Professional Responsibility for Intellectual Property Professionals

Harry I. Moatz
USPTO
Presentation Slides

Practicing Before the USPTO: Ethical Issues

Christopher A. Cotropia
University of Richmond School of Law
Paper - "Fraud Before the USPTO: Basic Elements and Recent Developments"
Presentation Slides