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

Accredited in Colorado for two CLE credits and accredited in California for 1.25 CLE credits

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 within the US. If you are located outside of the US, please see our program for non-US filers.

When? Tuesday, September 14, 2010

• 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM Pacific Time
• 12 noon to 1:15 PM Mountain Time
• 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM Central Time
• 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Eastern Time

The program. Why do we care about PCT-PPH? Maybe you would like to get a case 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 case allowed in three days, as happened recently at OPLF.

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.

• How to identify existing cases that are eligible for "highway" benefits
• Planning your new filings to maximize the chances for "highway" benefits
• Choosing an International Searching Authority with PPH in mind
• Making use of the International Preliminary Examining Authority with PPH in mind
• Deciding whether or not to file a Demand with PPH in mind
• How to fill out the forms
• Most commonly made mistakes when petitioning for PPH status
• Fixing mistakes if a petition has been dismissed
• How to docket PCT-PPH

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

• Patent attorneys and agents in private practice in the US, who want to serve clients better
• Attorneys and agents in corporate patent departments in the US who want to know how to make best use of PCT-PPH to get US patents
• Paralegals, legal secretaries, and administrative assistants in the US who actually fill out forms and e-file documents with the USPTO

The faculty? Your professor is Carl Oppedahl, a partner in OPLF. Carl is the chair of the AIPLA PCT Issues Committee. 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:

• "Well presented and answered questions from attendees." -- N.M., Omaha, NE
• "Excellent." -- P.S., Milpitas, CA
• "Great." -- R.O., Broomfield, CO

Cost?

• Single attendee: $50
• 2-10 attendees per site: $70
• 11-20 attendees per site: $100
• over 20 attendees per site: $180

How to sign up? To register for this program, go to the webinar registration page. 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.