Reminder: Register for the Patent Quality Conference on December 13, 2016

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Register for the Patent Quality Conference on Dec. 13 

This is a reminder that the USPTO is hosting a full-day Patent Quality Conference: Advancing Patent Quality Across the IP Community at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia on Tuesday, December 13, 2016.  If you want to attend, please register to ensure a spot at the conference.

The program, in partnership with Duke and Santa Clara Law Schools, will feature:

  • An opening address by USPTO Director Michelle K. Lee on Advancing Quality in the IP Community
  • Presentations by USPTO senior executives on the results of many of the programs of the Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative
  • Four panel discussions, including a panel discussion with current and former federal judges on patent quality and its impact on the U.S. courts as well as an international panel discussing international quality efforts
  • Ethics training on professional responsibility and practice before the USPTO 

This event is free and open to the public and can be attended in person or remotely via webcast.

An application is currently pending for 3 Virginia Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits, including 1 ethics credit.  

Visit the Patent Quality Conference webpage for program details.