Learning to use the PCT Patent Prosecution Highway -- for non-US filers

You've heard about the USPTO's PCT Patent Prosecution Highway. Now learn everything about how to use it, in a convenient webinar, from the comfort of your home or office.

This program is designed specifically for patent firms and corporations located outside of the US. If you are located in the US, please see our program for US filers.

When? The program will be offered twice.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 10:00 PM to 11:15 PM Mountain Time in the US (UTC minus 6 hours). We call this "the Asian-Oceania program", but anyone can attend no matter where they are located.
  • In UTC (GMT) this is Wednesday, September 15 at 04:00 to 5:15
  • in India this is Wednesday, September 15 at 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM (UTC plus 5:30 hours)
  • in Beijing this is Wednesday, September 15 at 12:00 noon to 1:15 PM (UTC plus 8 hours)
  • in Tokyo or Seoul this is Wednesday, September 15 at 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM (UTC plus 9 hours)
  • in Sydney this is Wednesday, September 15 at 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM (UTC plus 10 hours)
 Asian-Oceana program
Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 4:00 AM to 5:15 AM Mountain Time in the US (UTC minus 6 hours). We call this "the European program", but anyone can attend no matter where they are located.
  • in UTC (GMT) this is Wednesday, September 15 at 10:00 to 11:15
  • in London this is Wednesday, September 15 at 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM (UTC plus 1 hour)
  • in Geneva and Stockholm this is Wednesday, September 15 at 12:00 noon to 1:15 PM (UTC plus 2 hours)
  • in Moscow this is Wednesday, September 15 at 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM (UTC plus 4 hours)
 European program

The program. Why do we care about PCT-PPH? Maybe you would like to get a US patent application allowed in thirteen days or fifteen days, as happened recently at Oppedahl Patent Law Firm ("OPLF"). Or if that's not good enough for you, maybe you would like to get a US patent application allowed in three days, as happened recently at OPLF. Remarkably, on May 25, 2010 USPTO eliminated the government fee for the PCT-PPH program.

To serve clients well, it is important to be familiar with all of the available tools and tricks. PCT-PPH has been available now for half a year, and it's time to learn all about it.

Who should attend? There are two target audiences for this program:

The faculty? Your professor is Carl OppedahlCarl Oppedahl, a partner in OPLF. Carl is the chair of the PCT Issues Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He has spent more than twenty years writing and prosecuting patent applications for clients. He serves as an adjunct professor at University of Denver law school, teaching Advanced Patent Law.

Here's what some attendees had to say about a previous webinar from OPLF taught by Professor Oppedahl:

Cost? The registration fee is $40. This fee covers unlimited attendees at one site. A special discount coupon is available for clients of OPLF and for firms outside of the US that have worked with OPLF. If you have not already received a separate email message about the discount coupon, please drop us a note and we will send the special discount coupon to you.

How to sign up? To register for this program, go to the registration page for the Asian-Oceania program or the registration page for the European program. After registering, you will automatically reach a payments page. After you have made payment, you will receive a confirming email message with a link to the webinar itself. The confirming email should arrive within twenty-four hours of successful payment. If you registered with the webinar registration page but did not complete the payments page, then go to the payments page again and complete the payment. You will later receive a confirming email message with a link to the webinar itself.

Format? This program is a webinar, meaning a seminar offered over the Web. It is anticipated that at some law firm and corporate locations, the presentation-slide content of the webinar will be projected upon a screen in a conference room. Other attendees will view the presentation on their own computers. Audio will be provided both through computer speakers and by means of dial-in telephone numbers. Users with computer headsets can use the headset to listen to the audio. Participants will be able to submit typed questions through the webinar system. After the webinar has finished, participants will be requested to complete an online evaluation form. Written materials will be provided (as a PDF file) after the program is finished.

Many attendees will find it convenient to receive the audio through their computer speakers, which is free of any per-minute charge. It will also be possible to dial in to a conference bridge to receive the audio; this will be a toll call with regular per-minute long-distance telephone charges. Dialup numbers are as follows: