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Free Inventor Workshops!
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Workshop: America Invents Act Roadshow
- One-to-One Question & Answer Session
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Workshop:
America Invents Act Roadshow
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
This free day-long workshop, presented by specialists from the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO), will focus on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA, which
was signed into law on September 16, 2011, includes many significant changes to the
patent law, including new ways for third parties to challenge an issued patent before
the USPTO and a migration from a "first to invent" to a "first inventor
to file" system.
The USPTO will be presenting this workshop at 7 locations (including Dallas, Texas)
across the United States over the next two months. They will be discussing proposed
rules implementing various provisions of the AIA. Proposed rules to be covered include:
"the OED statute of limitations, inventor's oath and declaration, third party
submission of prior art in a patent application, citation of prior art in a patent file,
supplemental examination, post-grant review, inter partes review, the transitional
program for covered business methods, and derivation." For more information,
check the
USPTO's Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Implementation website.
Call: 214-670-1468
The best times to call are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 am - 5
pm, Thursday noon - 8 pm, and Sunday 1 - 5 pm. The library is closed on Mondays.
Where
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Dallas Public Library
First Floor, Auditorium
1515 Young Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Directions
http://dallaslibrary2.org/directions-central.php
Downtown hotels include: Omni Dallas Hotel (new), Hyatt Regency, Sheraton Dallas, Adolphus Hotel, Aloft, Fairmont Dallas, Hotel Indigo, Hotel Lawrence, The Magnolia Hotel, Dallas Marriott City Center, and Marriott Springhill Suites.
One-to-One Question & Answer Session
Please join us for informal sessions answering general questions on patents, patent searching and the application process. Sign up for one-to-one 20-minute slots on the dates listed below. Instructor: Bob Wise, Patent Attorney*
When:
January 28, 2012
March 17, 2012
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where:
Dallas Public Library
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St., 6th floor
Dallas, TX 75201
(Note: Click here for directions.)
To Register, Call (214) 670-1468
Mr. Wise is a registered patent attorney here in Dallas. A former U.S. Patent Office examiner with over 25 years in the field, he is a member of the Patent & Trademark Office Society, the American Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Association, and many other legal organizations. He is also an active member of the Texas Inventors' Association, donating time to helping individual inventors begin and understand the patent process.
This service is provided as a general guide to the U.S. patent process, laws and sources of further information. Information discussed via this forum will not create an agent-client/attorney-client relationship, nor is it a substitute for professional advice regarding a specific transaction or the laws of a particular jurisdiction.
* Robert Wise - Registration #29,602