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2012 Legal Secretaries and Administrators' Conference

November 15–16, 2012 
Westin Alexandria Old Town
400 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA
 
   

Registration​​  | Program & Schedule | Hotel

 

 

 

Don't miss this opportunity to hear an Update on the America Invents Act! 


The Conference

This conference, co-sponsored by AIPLA and the United States Patent & Trademark Office, has been an ongoing outreach program since 1979 and has been a source of help and information for hundreds of legal secretaries and administrators.

This conference is provided to offer legal secretaries and administrators from private corporations and law firms training in Patent & Trademark Office operations, services and procedures.

Ask Questions in Advance

If you have any specific questions for USPTO personnel in advance of the session, please email April Irondi at April.Irondi@uspto.gov, so they can be handled in the classroom for the full benefit of all. 

For any specific questions regarding program registration, please contact Raquel Carrington at 703.412.4351 or
rcarrington@aipla.org.

Topics of Discussion*
  • America Invents Act: Overview and Current Changes that Have Taken Place
  • Information Dissemination Organization
  • Management Information Systems
  • Office of Finance
  • Office of Petitions
  • Ombudsman Program
  • Overview of PCT & Prosecuting International Applications
  • Overview of the Patent Process
  • Patent Application Processing
  • Patent Legal Administration
  • Technology Center Operations
*Topics of Discussion Subject to Change

Hotel Information

 
The Westin Alexandria
400 Courthouse Square
Alexandria, VA 22314
Hotel rate:  $209 Single/Double
 
​​For hotel reservations call (866) 837-4210 or (703) 253-8600