8:45 - 8:50 a.m.
WELCOME REMARKS
Pamela Banner Krupka, Krupka Law Group, P.C., Los Angeles, CA.
Chair, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law.

8:45 - 8:55 a.m.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Christopher J. McGeehan, Greer Burns & Crain, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Program Co-Chair.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
PROSECUTING PATENTS WITH THE USPTO
Tips for effective patent prosecution; common errors made by patent applicants; patent prosecution from USPTO’s perspective; current “hot” topics in patent prosecution, effective interview strategies.

George F. Wheeler, McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Robert Clarke, Director of the Office of Patent Legal Administration

10:05 - 11:05 a.m.
APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES
Effective use of the pre-appeal brief program; drafting persuasive and Rules-compliant appeal briefs; common mistakes made by applicants during the Appeal process; tips for effective oral argument before the Board.

Anthony C. Tridico Ph D, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, DC
James T. Moore, Administrative Judge, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
APPLYING TO REGISTER TRADEMARKS WITH THE USPTO
Counseling the trademark applicant; choosing the mark and defining the goods; responding to Trademark Office actions; special issues with §44(d) and Madrid Protocol applications.

Luna Samman, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, DC
Robert Lorenzo, Trademark Examining Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
BUFFET LUNCHEON

Guest Speaker: Professor John Duffy, George Washington University Law School, Washington, DC

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.
PROCEEDING WITH THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
Ex parte and inter partes proceedings before the Board; understanding the new TTAB rules; common mistakes made by parties in TTAB proceedings.

Hon. Gerard F. Rogers, Administrative Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Mark V.B. Partridge, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, Chicago, IL

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
COPYRIGHT APPLICATIONS
Identifying materials protectable by copyright; registration formalities; special issues with digital works; common mistakes made by copyright applicants.

Brett I. Miller, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC
John Ashley, Visual Arts Section U.S. Copyright Office , Washington, DC (invited)

3:45 - 4:00 p.m.  -  BREAK

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
PROTECTING DESIGNS
Understanding the interplay between design patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright law and the protection available under each body of law; common issues that arise during applications for design rights and overcoming rejections.

Perry Saidman, Saidman DesignLaw Group, Washington, DC
David R. Gerk, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., Washington, DC

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
NETWORKING RECEPTION
For attendes at Practical Tips program; jointly with registrants for the 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference which follows this program