Samson Helfgott, of counsel in the Intellectual Property practice, will join a panel of leading experts from the United States, Europe and China to present this two-day seminar on the entire Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) process. Topics to be addressed include:
- Selecting a receiving office
- Choosing an international searching authority
- Whether or not to file a demand for preliminary examination
- Making best use of the expanding patent prosecution highway
- Avoiding and fixing the most common blunders made during filing of PCT applications
- Picking countries into which to enter the national phase
- Restoring priority and incorporation by reference
- Best practices when entering national phase in Europe and China
- Taking advantage of ePCT and Patentscope
- Implications of the America Invents Act and the Patent Law Treaty on PCT Practice