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UNH School of Law, in cooperation with
the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), present the
14th Comprehensive PCT Seminar
UNH Law's Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property
Concord, NH
April 27-28, 2012
The University of New Hampshire School of Law's Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property will host the 14th Comprehensive Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Seminar, in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), on April 27-28, 2012 in Concord, NH.
The Comprehensive PCT Seminar is geared toward patent attorneys, patent agents, patent administrators, paralegals, and law students who are seeking in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, which is an international patent law treaty, first created in 1970, to provide a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states.
The one and one-half day seminar will include strategies for using the PCT as part of a comprehensive patent program, PCT rules of practice, and procedures for filing original international applications. It will also address recent changes to the PCT. All sessions will be held in UNH Law’s new Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property building.
Carol Bidwell and David Reed, US consultants to WIPO on PCT matters, will conduct the program. It is hosted by UNH School of Law's J. Jeffrey Hawley, David Rines Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Ann McCrackin, Director, Patent Practice and Procedure Program and Professor of Law.
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| Carol Bidwell and David Reed |
Cost
* General public - $450
* Pierce Law/UNH Law Alumni - $400
* Students - $100
Topics Covered
Friday, April 27, 2012 (a full day)
- Overview of the PCT system
- Choice of International Authorities Available
- 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
- Procedural Safeguards
- International Publication and Internet Resources
- Supplementary International Search
- Filing a Demand for International Preliminary Examination
Saturday, April 28, 2012 (a half day)
- Amendments under the PCT and Informal Comments
- Recent Changes
- Entry Into the National Phase
- Entry into the US National phase and By-pass Continuation Practice
- Strategic Use of the PCT: a User’s Perspective
- Where to Get Help
Contact
Jacqueline Lawrie
University of New Hampshire School of Law
Two White Street
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 513-5246
Email: jacqueline.lawrie@law.unh.edu
Some participants of the 2011 PCT Seminar
back row: Professor Ann M. McCrackin JD '97, Andrew Parfomak JD '87, John Franklin JD '04, Michael Albaneze JD '09
front row: Keyi Smithers JD '08, JanPaul Guzman JD/LLM '05, Foley Laiyemo MIP '02
