Welcome
Pierce Law in cooperation with
the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO)
12th Comprehensive PCT Seminar
Courtyard Marriott, Concord, NH
April 23-24, 2010
Franklin Pierce Law Center's Kenneth J. Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship announces the 12th Comprehensive PCT Seminar in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Vital for patent attorneys, patent agents, patent administrators and paralegals, the seminar will provide participants in-depth knowledge and understanding of the PCT.
The program is conducted by Carol Bidwell and David Reed, US consultants to WIPO on PCT Matters. It is hosted by Franklin Pierce Law Center's J. Jeffrey Hawley, David Rines Professor of Intellectual Property and Director, Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Ann McCrackin, Director of the Patent Practice and Procedure Program.
10.75 New Hampshire CLE credits have been applied for, and CLE credits for other states can be applied for upon request. Student ($100), non-student ($450), and Pierce Law Alumni ($400) registration forms will be forthcoming.
Topics Covered
Friday, April 23, 2010 (a full day)
- Introduction to the PCT system
- Basics of the PCT
- Filing International Applications by US Applicants
- The International Bureau as a Receiving Office — by Choice or by Circumstance
- Signature Requirements, Agents, Common Representatives and Withdrawals
- Claiming Priority and Furnishing of Priority Documents
- International Search and Written Opinion of the ISA
- Recent and Upcoming Changes
- International Publication
- Filing a Demand for International Preliminary Examination
Saturday, April 24, 2010 (a half day)
- International Preliminary Examination
- Correcting Defects
- Amending the International Application and Filing Informal Comments
- Entry Into the National Phase
- US National Phase Entry Requirements
- The PCT from a User’s Perspective
- Where to Get Help
Contact
Priscilla Byfield
Franklin Pierce Law Center
Two White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 513-5223
Fax: (603) 228-0386
pbyfield@piercelaw.edu
