Here are some upcoming webinars:
- Learn how to make smart use of PCT Declarations (January 29)
- Get patents fast (February 5)
- Mastering PDX and DAS (February 7)
- PCT: National Phase or Bypass Continuation? (February 12)
Learn the Patent Cooperation Treaty from video lectures
WIPO offers a series of twenty-nine video lectures which can be very helpful if you want to learn about the Patent Cooperation Treaty. These videos are very well made, and the presenter, Mr. Matthias Reischle, is a very good presenter. I particularly like the intro theme song music. Continue reading “Learn the Patent Cooperation Treaty from video lectures”
Save the date: PCT Seminar in Cary, North Carolina on November 21-22
The North Carolina Bar Association, carrying on a tradition of many years, will offer yet another Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar on November 21-22, 2019. This will be in Cary, North Carolina, at the NCBA conference center.
Yours truly will serve on the faculty of this very nice seminar.
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Save the date: PCT Seminar in San Jose on April 4
The Schwegman firm, carrying on a tradition of many years now, will offer a full-day live PCT Seminar in San Jose, California on Thursday, April 4, 2019. Schwegman provides a wonderful service to the patent community with these seminars, which it provides free of charge.
Yours truly will be teaching this all-day seminar which will take place at the San Jose Marriott hotel.
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Not only does this seminar provide a full day of training on the Patent Cooperation Treaty, but it offers invaluable networking opportunities during the breaks.
New topics since last year’s Schwegman PCT seminar will include a discussion of the five types of PCT Declarations, and best use of the DAS system.
When the registration web page becomes available, I will post the link in this blog. This seminar always sells out! So you don’t want to miss the opportunity to register for this seminar.
If you want to make sure that you hear about the availability of the registration web page right away, make sure you are subscribed to this blog.
Learn about PCT in Houston on February 25-26
Yours truly will serve on the faculty of a Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in Houston, Texas February 25 and 26. You can read about it here. The seminar is sponsored by the PCT Learning Center.
Design Day 2019
I have it on good authority that Design Day 2019 will take place on Thursday, April 25. This will be at the USPTO in Alexandria, Virginia.
So save the date!
USPTO will be closed Monday January 14, 2019
The USPTO will be closed on Monday, January 14, 2019 because of a dusting of snow. (OPM announcement.)
The small amount of snow giving rise to this closure would not even be noticed in other parts of the US such as the high altitudes of Colorado where Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC is located. (Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC will be open as usual on Monday, January 14, 2019.)
The closing of the USPTO means that any response that would be due on Monday, January 14, 2019 will be considered timely if it is filed by Tuesday, January 15, 2019.
Should you use our iNum telephone numbers?
Our “contacts” page for Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC lists some “iNum” telephone numbers. Should you use those numbers? The short answer is yes, you should use them if you find that you can call them for free. And if you are located outside of the US, you might find that it will be cheaper for you to dial one of our iNum numbers than to dial our old-fashioned North American Numbering Plan (NANP) numbers.
What follows is an astonishingly long and rambling answer to this question. Continue reading “Should you use our iNum telephone numbers?”
Madrid Portfolio Manager adds nice feature
The nice folks at WIPO who take care of Madrid Protocol stuff have quietly added a nice feature to the Madrid Portfolio Manager, as you can see in the notice at right. Continue reading “Madrid Portfolio Manager adds nice feature”
Enjoying a patent wall
Let me tell you about a recent delightful experience. I was in Manhattan, got to the building where my client Sendyne is located, and stepped out of the elevator when I reached the floor that I wanted. I was greeted by Sendyne’s Patent Wall (photograph above, click to enlarge). What a treat! You can see how important patents are to this company. And if you get up close to the plaques, you can see that each patent lists my firm as the “attorney, agent or firm”. Very gratifying!
I then had the pleasure of sitting down with two of Sendyne’s inventors to discuss some of their most recent inventions. Barring some surprise, within a year or two we will probably add a few more plaques to this Patent Wall.