The USPTO is leading a Patent Quality Roundtable on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 from 2-5 pm MST at the USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office in conjunction with the IP Committee of the Colorado Chapter of the Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC) and the IP Section of the Colorado Bar Association.   Members of the bar, local patent community and public-at-large are invited to come together with USPTO officials and share ideas, experiences and insights on patent quality.  This open forum will provide an opportunity for all to participate in an informal discussion of topics related to patent quality.

Agenda:

2:00 – 3:00  Update on the Enhanced Patent Quality Initiative (EPQI)
3:00 – 3:45  Improving Patent Quality through Remote Examiner Interviews
3:45 – 5:00  Clarity of the Record – A Shared Responsibility

Speakers:

Kathleen Bragdon, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality, USPTO
Robin Evans, Interim Regional Director, USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Tom Hughes, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality, USPTO
Aaron Brodsky, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Trimble Navigation Limited
Benjamin Fernandez, Partner, WilmerHale
Adam Gianola, Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski, Senior Patent Counsel, Oracle
Gordon Lindeen, Partner, Blakely Sokoloff Taylor Zafman LLP
Mary (Mindy) V. Sooter, Partner, WilmerHale
David D. Wier, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Level 3 Communications