Registration is now open for USPTO’s Design Day 2017. The program includes:
- Meeting the new director of Tech Center 2900
- Developments at the USPTO including updates on ID5 and the Design Law Treaty initiatives
- Demonstration of the 3D image filing system used by the Korean Intellectual Property Office
- Return of the popular Patent Prosecution Best Practices Panel in which experienced practitioners and USPTO examiners discuss recent examination and prosecution trends
- Tag team presentation from an industrial designer and in-house counsel about strategic protection of designs
- Distinguished panel discussing evolving design IP in the context of fashion trends
- Mock argument illustrating some implications of prosecution on claim interpretation and enforcement after a patent issues
- Popular case law wrap-up summarizing important design patent decisions over the past year, including Apple v. Samsung and recent design patent decisions from the PTAB
This program is free of charge. To learn more, or to register, click here.