“Mr. Quinn told attendees that Ms. Stoll has been a mentor and friend for many years, and that this award recognizes Mr. Stoll’s role as ‘the patriarch of the first family of IP and the flame at the heart of the IP community.’ said to represent the
Lenny and Gene Quinn with IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Famer Bob Stoll (middle)
IPWatchdog held its first annual Patent Examination and Portfolio Management Master Program from Tuesday, June 20th to Wednesday, June 21st. The program highlighted cutting-edge developments impacting your ability to obtain enforceable patent applications through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including:recent rulings amgen vs sanofidiscusses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on patenting, and the ethical pitfalls practitioners may face as a result of using AI.
The program also featured the latest inductees to the IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Fame. Gene Quinn, Founder and CEO of IPWatchdog, is a former Director of Patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is currently Partner and Co-Chair of the IP Group at Fegre, Drinker, Biddle and Leasing. Along with presenting the award to Bob Stoll, the company also recognized the late Q. Todd Dickinson, founder and CEO of IPWatchdog. Director of the USPTO from 1999 to 2001.
Stoll also participated in Tuesday’s master’s program, where he moderated a panel titled “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Tips and Strategies for Building a Strong Patent Portfolio,” which featured panelists as patent attorneys. discussed some of the traps into which Regarding the sloppy prosecution. Regarding the common mistakes he sees in filing applications he worked on earlier, he said prosecution mistakes come in all kinds of ways, but they don’t have to be all bad or all ugly. , said. “Sometimes the examiner is at fault, sometimes the applicant is at fault. said.
Bob Berle (left), Drew Hirschfeld, John White (far right)
Another panel featured Drew Hirschfeld, recently retired Commissioner of Patents, participating in a session titled “Practical Tips for Increasing Your Patent Grant Rate,” in which panelists interviewed examiners and partly discussed the details of the interview summary. Some panelists and audience members expressed frustration that examiners often refused to be interviewed and disagreed on how to deal with the problem. Some say going to a Supervisory Patent Examiner (SPE) or using the USPTO’s Office of Patent Ombuds is the right choice, while others say bypassing the examiner will only lead to resentment and eventual rejection. there is
Once the interview is conducted, it is important to have the interview summary filed as part of the record. Hirschfeld said, “I’ve seen some mind-boggling interview summaries from both attorneys and examiners.” This problem arises from the fact that firms often want their interview outlines to be accurate, while practitioners want to cover up on certain points that were raised. Hirschfeld clarified that he was no longer speaking on behalf of the Secretariat, but said, “From the Secretariat’s point of view, the right interview is the right interview. You may or may not want everything written in
In a panel discussion that followed Mr. Hirschfeld’s speech, “Post-Amgen Patent Robustness: Draft Specifications to Meet Tomorrow’s 112 Requirements,” current USPTO Deputy Commissioner for Patents Robert Berle said that if examiners is being irrational about the interview process, “you really think so,” he said. You should consult your SPE or Group Director. They want to help, but if no one complains, everyone will think the whole thing sucks. ”
But Barr’s fellow panelist, Dan Evans of Merchant & Gould, wasn’t convinced. “Once you start going around the examiner, my experience is that biting with Patut comes back,” Evans said.
Overall, the panelists said, Amgen The consensus was that it did affect means-plus-function claims, but that not much has changed since the agreement.Amgen Because such claims are always dubious to begin with.
Two panels on Wednesday addressed the role of AI in prosecution, one on the ethical implications for practitioners of the use of AI in the invention process and many other issues that may arise in the future. The other was a panel on “challenges.” Responsible for drafting and prosecuting AI patents. ”
“We want to talk to all of our customers about any AI use case involving sensitive data,” said Jeffrey Cobia of Schwegman, Lundberg & Woosner, an ethics session panelist.
Lenny Quinn showed off her illustrated portrait during Q. Todd Dickinson’s posthumous induction into the IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Fame.
Masters Hall of Fame Inductee
In presenting Mr. Stoll with the flame-shaped trophy, Quinn told attendees that Mr. Stoll has been a mentor and friend for many years and that the award is Mr. Stoll’s “patriarch of the first family of IP. He said that it represents the role of “the flame of the heart.” of the IP community. ”
Dickinson passed away in May 2020. In an article commemorating Dickinson’s achievements, Quinn called Dickinson “a great man who has achieved many national and international achievements in the world of intellectual property through his many accomplishments.” [and] one of my best friends. ”
Videos for this week’s program panels will be available in the coming weeks.
IPWatchdog Wall of Fame
