National Institute of Standards and Technology Intellectual Property Webinar Series 2012

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is participating in a series of Intellectual Property Webinars hosted by the National Council for Entrepreneurial Technology Transfer (NCET2).  The webinar series started on June 13, 2012 and will continue every second Wednesday of the month until January 29, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET. The series seeks to bridge the knowledge gap on intellectual property law issues between the U.S. Government and various stakeholders.  Participation in this webinar program will provide an opportunity to understand and retain best practices as well as gain access to a comprehensive and holistic viewpoint on why intellectual property law is such an important economic tool. 

Register once to access the entire series of 8 scheduled webinars. If you miss a webinar, you can retrieve its archived recording on the NIST IP Webinar Series website.  Presentation slides will be accesible below as they become available.

Schedule

  • May 9 - USPTO Patents for Humanity Program: Explanation of new pilot program that creates business incentives for those who bring life-saving technologies to people in need. Slides.
  • June 13 - Patents 101 Topics: Overview of the patent process with examination of each of the statutory requirements for patentability: useful, novel, non-obvious, enabling, and acceptable patentable subject matter. Slides.
  • July 11 - Securing a Patent and AIA Implementation Topics: Inventorship, assignee rights, provisional vs non-provisional patents, grace period; Summary of AIA implementation. Slides and more slides. 
  • August 8 – Intellectual Property, Non-patented Topics: Trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights
  • September 12 – Researcher’s Life After Invention Disclosure Topics: Working with university TTOs, agreements, within the context of AIA
  • October 10 – Working with a Patent Attorney/Agent and USPTO Topics: Working with the right TT Officer and law firm, addressing the documents needed for a proper application submission, drafting proper specification/drawings/claims, effective use of interview, understanding a final and non-final rejection
  • November 14 - Patent Trial and Appeal Board Topics: Post-final rejection, post-grant review, appeal process, inter partes re-exam
  • December 12 – Protecting IP in Global Markets: Understanding a PCT, international issues on IP procurement, markets and competitors
  • January 9, 2013 - Picking the Right Global Markets Topics: To where and how do I export? What programs are out there to help?