SECTION 6

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 Office campus Friday, June 20, 2008, for our third-annual Intellectual Property Day with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The conference is being held in partnership with the Academy of Science-St. Louis and is geared towards intellectual property attorneys, small inventors, and anyone else who may be interested in learning more about patents from U.S. Patent and Trademark experts themselves.


AGENDA
8:30am-noon
Morning sessions and the lunch panel discussion are geared towards attorneys, who can earn up to 4.5 hours of CLE credit.

8:30 - 8:45	Welcoming Remarks
8:45 - 9:30	Pre-First Action Interview Pilot Program
9:30 - 10:15	Study on Alternatives to the Current Patent Practices
10:15 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 11:15	Peer-to-Patent Pilot
11:15 - Noon	International Efforts in Work Sharing

Noon-1pm
Lunch Panel Discussion
In re Bilski: Implications for Life Sciences
Panelists: Tara Nealey, Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC;
Richard Haferkamp, Thompson Coburn LLP

St. Louis attorneys Tara Nealey and Richard Haferkamp will lead a discussion of the recent Federal Circuit Court decision. Learn what issues will appear as a result of the decision and how it will affect you.

1:00pm-4:00pm
Afternoon sessions are geared towards small inventors. Others interested in these sessions are welcome to attend.

LOCATION
Webster University, Old Post Office Campus
815 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63101