First-Inventor-to-File Roundtable
Schedule : at Madison Auditorium, Alexandria, Virginia
Sponsor : U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The USPTO announces a First-Inventor-to-File Roundtable to be held on Thursday, September 6, 2012, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at the Alexandria campus in the Madison Auditorium. The USPTO is interested in public input about its proposed rules and proposed examination guidelines implementing the first-inventor-to-file provision.
Tentative agenda:
- 1:30 to 1:40 pm: Welcoming Remarks
- 1:40 to 2:10 pm: Overview of Proposed Rules and Proposed Examination Guidelines
- 2:10 to 4:30 pm: Participant Commentary
Additional information about the Roundtable and how to submit written comments on the USPTO’s proposed rules and proposed examination guidelines for the first-inventor-to-file provision are available via the Federal Register:
- First-Inventor-to-File Roundtable Notice
- First-Inventor-to-File Proposed Rules
- First-Inventor-to-File ProposedExamination Guidelines