NEW YORK -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: Patent Term Adjustment: 2015 Final Rules LIVE Webcast. This two-hour event is scheduled on May 27, 2015 @ 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET.
Event Synopsis:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) issued a final rule regarding the effect of filing a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) on Patent Term Adjustment (PTA). In the case of Novartis v. Lee, the Federal Circuit generally agreed to limit the PTA after the filing of an RCE. The Federal Circuit also held that the time from patent application allowance to issuance is not equivalent to the time spent in examination since that period ends when a Notice of Allowance (NOA) is issued. The patent statute nominally guarantees that a patent will issue within three years of filing. If the USPTO delays in issuing the patent, the patentee will be awarded PTA of a day for each day of delay by the USPTO.
In this 2-hour, LIVE Webcast, a panel of key thought leaders organized by The Knowledge Group will review and discuss the nuances and changes in regulations regarding Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and help attendees understand when to file a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The speakers will discuss the consequences of the new ruling and provide best practices for optimal filing.
Key topics include:
• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)
• Novartis AG v. Lee: Consequences
• Revisions in the Rule
• Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
• Statute 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(1)(B) – Provisions
• Potentiality to Create Precedent
• B-term Delay
• Recent Regulatory Updates
• Non-Compliance Risksst qualified key leaders & practitioners.
- Hear directly from key regulators & thought leaders
- Interact directly with panel during Q&A
Speakers/Faculty Panel
Bennett Jones
Robert Irani
Partner
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Mark Thronson
Partner
Volpe and Koenig, PC
John Donch
Partner
For an updated list of the faculty panel, please visit:
http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/patent-term-adjus...
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