SECTION 4
Patent and Trademark Law for a New Age
Hear from the experts at the
United States Patent and Trademark Office
 You are invited to join us at Webster University’s Old Post Officecampus Friday, May 19, 2006, for our first intellectual property day with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The conference is the fourth event of our Science Leadership Speaker Series and is geared towards intellectual property attorneys, small inventors, and anyone else who may be interested in learning more about patents from US Patent and Trademark experts themselves.
Presenters include:
Jim Dwyer, Director, USPTO
John Calvert, Supervisory Patent Examiner, USPTO
Yvonne Eyler, Supervisory Patent Examiner, USPTO
AGENDA
8:30am-noon
Morning sessions are geared towards attorneys, who can earn up to 3.6 hours of CLE credit.
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:45 - 9:45 |
Proposed New Rules - Claims and Continuations |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:00 - 11:00 |
Biotech - Issues of utility, enablement, written description and
prior art. |
| 11:00 -12:00 |
Electronic Filing System - Web technology for document delivery and immediate
confirmation. Demonstration opens to all. |
Noon-1pm
Lunch Panel Discussion
Science Leadership: Insight from Patent Attorneys
A panel of the area's outstanding patent and trademark attorneys will offer a St. Louis regional perspective on today's patent law process.
Panel includes:
Dennis J.M. Donahue III, Husch & Eppenberger, LLC
Richard Haferkamp, Thompson Coburn, LLC
John W. Kepler, III, Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, LC
1:00pm-4:00pm
Afternoon sessions are geared towards small inventors. Others interested in these sessions are welcome to attend.
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Patent Overview |
| 2:00 - 2:15 |
Break |
| 2:15 - 3:15 |
Patent Searching |
| 3:15 - 4:15 |
Patent Resources |
COST
| Morning CLE-granting sessions (includes breakfast, box lunch, and lunch panel discussion) |
$55 |
| Lunch and lunch panel discussion only - Science Leadership: Insight from Patent Attorneys |
$15 |
| Afternoon patent sessions from 1pm-4pm |
Free |
LOCATION
Webster University, Old Post Office Campus
815 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63101
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