Event Calendar
Upcoming events
Public Forum on DMCA Notice and Takedown
Alexandria, Virginia
December 18, 2014
GIPC's 8th Annual IP Attaché Roundtable
Washington, DC
December 18, 2014
Trade Secret Symposium
Alexandria, Virginia
January 8, 2015
USPTO DevOps Day
Alexandria, Virginia
January 14, 2015
Interim Eligibility Guidance Public Forum
Alexandria, Virginia
January 21, 2015
Past Events
Thomas Alva Edison Visiting Scholar Webinar
Alexandria, Virginia
December 9, 2014
Intellectual Property Webinar Series
Alexandria, Virginia
December 9-11, 2014
USPTO Roundtable: Ensuring the Accuracy and Integrity of the Trademark Register
Alexandria, Virginia
December 12, 2014
USPTO Tech Week
Alexandria, Virginia
December 1-5, 2014
Roundtable on USPTO Use of Crowdsourcing to Identify Relevant Prior Art
New York, New York
December 2, 2014
Intellectual Property Basics for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Startups
New York, New York
November 25, 2014
PPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, VA
November 20, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Chicago, Illinois
November 7, 2014
Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives
Boston, Massachusetts
November 10-11, 2014
Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives
Princeton, New Jersey
November 12, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
November 13, 2014
Protecting Your IP Overseas: WIPO Services and Initiatives
Alexandria, Virginia
November 13-14, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Cleveland, Ohio
November 14, 2014
Cybersecurity Partnership Meeting
Menlo Park, California
November 14, 2014
Saturday Seminar
Detroit, Michigan
November 15, 2014
Collegiate Inventors Competition Expo
Alexandria, Virginia
November 17, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 17, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 19, 2014
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Roadshow
Detroit, Michigan
November 5, 2014
National Trademark Expo
Alexandria, Virginia
October 17-18, 2014
Patent and Trademark Resource Center Free Public Seminar: Protect Your Intellectual Property
Cleveland, Ohio
September 23, 2014
ABA-IPL Trademark Day: Behind the Scenes at the USPTO
Alexandria, Virginia
September 18, 2014
Public Forum on DMCA Notice and Takedown
Alexandria, Virginia
September 10, 2014
Independent Inventor Conference
Alexandria, Virginia
August 15-16, 2014
PPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
August 14, 2014
Intellectual Property Webinar Series
Alexandria, Virginia
August 12-14, 2014
Roundtable on Copyright Internet Policy Topics
Berkeley, California
July 30, 2014
Roundtable on Copyright Internet Policy Topics
Los Angeles, California
July 29, 2014
Software Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
July 22, 2014
Opening of Denver Satellite Office
Denver, Colorado
June 30, 2014
Speaking Truth to Patents: The Case for a Better Patent System
Stanford, California
June 26, 2014
Roundtable on Copyright Internet Policy Topics
Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 25, 2014
TPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
June 20, 2014
Roundtable on Copyright Internet Policy Topics
Alexandria, Virginia
June 20, 2014
IT Veteran Career Fair
Alexandria, Virginia
June 13-14, 2014
Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium
Denver, Colorado
May 30-31, 2014
PPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
May 22, 2014
Roundtable on Copyright Internet Policy Topics
Nashville, Tennessee
May 21, 2014
New York Saturday Seminar
New York, New York
May 17, 2014
Forum to Solicit Feedback on Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, and Natural Products
Alexandria, Virginia
May 9, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Denver, Colorado
May 8, 2014
Forum on Improving the Operation of the Notice and Takedown System under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Berkeley, California
May 8, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Dallas, Texas
May 6, 2014
TAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Seattle, Washington
May 1, 2014
STOPfakes Road Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 1, 2014
World IP Day Events
Boulder, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Dallas, Texas
April 23, 2014
World IP Day Event
Boston, Massachusetts
April 24, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Detroit, Michigan
April 24, 2014
World IP Day Events
Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York
April 25, 2014
World IP Day Events
Alexandria, Virginia; Washington, DC; San Francisco, California
April 28, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Silicon Valley, California
April 29, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Chicago, Illinois
April 22, 2014
World IP Day Event
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 22, 2014
TAB AIA Trial Roundtable
New York, New York
April 17, 2014
Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
April 16, 2014
PTAB AIA Trial Roundtable
Alexandria, Virginia
April 15, 2014
Saturday Seminar
Detroit, Michigan
April 12, 2014
Crowdsourcing Roundtable
Alexandria, Virginia
April 10, 2014
Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
April 9, 2014
2014 USPTO Design Day
Alexandria, Virginia
April 8, 2014
First-Inventor-to-File Anniversary Forum & Webcast
Alexandria, Virginia
April 1, 2014
Attributable Ownership Public Hearing
San Francisco, California
March 26, 2014
Forum on Improving the Operation of the Notice and Takedown System under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Alexandria, Virginia
March 20, 2014
Attributable Ownership Public Hearing
Alexandria, Virginia
March 13, 2014
Roundtable on the Written Description Requirement for Design Applications
Alexandria, Virginia
March 5, 2014
TPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
February 28, 2014
PPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
February 13, 2014
USPTO Forum To Discuss Proposed Changes To Implement Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012
Alexandria, Virginia
January 14, 2014
Software Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
December 5, 2013
Grand Opening Celebration of Patent and Trademark Resource Center of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at NKU Steely Library
Highland Heights, Kentucky
December 5, 2013
Saturday Seminar in Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
December 7, 2013
IPTF Public Meeting to discuss "Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy" (Green Paper)
Alexandria, Virginia
December 12, 2013
Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
November 21, 2013
Patent Basics for Start-Ups
New York, New York
November 12, 2013
Patent and Trademark Day
Houghton, Michigan
November 6, 2013
USPTO 2014-2018 Strategic Plan Public Forum
Alexandria, Virginia
November 5, 2013
Trademark Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
October 18, 2013
Software Partnership Meeting
Berkeley, California
October 17, 2013
America Invents Act Second Anniversary Forum
Alexandria, Virginia
September 16, 2013
USPTO Saturday Seminar
Detroit, Michigan
September 7, 2013
Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
August 15, 2013
TPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
July 9, 2013
Patents and Trademarks: The Basics
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Washington, DC
June 25, 2013
INTA-USPTO Roundtable
Alexandria, Virginia
June 4, 2013
Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
May 16, 2013
AIPLA World Intellectual Property Day Celebration Event
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
April 26, 2013
World Intellectual Property Day Capitol Hill Event
Hosted by AIPLA, USPTO and WIPO
Washington, DC
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2141
3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
April 24, 2013
RCE Roundtable and Webcast
Alexandria, Virginia
April 3, 2013
First-Inventor-to-File Final Rules and Guidance Public Forum and Webcast
Alexandria, Virginia
March 15, 2013
Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
March 14, 2013
RCE Roundtable
Chicago, Illinois
March 8, 2013
TPAC Quarterly Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia
March 1, 2013
RCE Roundtable
Dallas, Texas
February 26, 2013
Roundtable for Partnership for Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents
New York, New York
February 27, 2013
Room capacity reached, online streaming information available here.
RCE Roundtable
New York, New York
February 28, 2013
Patent Public Advisory Committee Meeting (Conference Call)
Alexandria, Virginia
February 19, 2013
Roundtable for Partnership for Enhancement of Quality of Software-Related Patents
Silicon Valley, California
February 12, 2013
Room capacity reached, online streaming available.
Engineering Week Programs
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO and Washington, DC, at the National Building Museum
February 12, 2013
Email education@uspto.gov for details
MathCounts Regional Competition
For U.S. Middle School Students
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
February 2, 2013
USPTO Combined Medical Device & Biotechnology Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
January 29, 2012
8th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute
Presented by the USPTO, the George Mason School of Law, and the University of Texas School of Law
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
January 24-25, 2013
USPTO to Host Additive Manufacturing Partnership Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
January 23, 2012
Roundtable on Proposed Requirements for Recordation of
Real-Party-in-Interest Information Throughout Application Pendency and Patent Term
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
January 11, 2013
Public Roundtable on Genetic Diagnostic Testing
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
January 10, 2013
Saturday Seminar at the Detroit Office
Detroit, Michigan
December 15, 2012
Patents End-to-End Demo
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
December 14, 2012
Second USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) External User Day
Alexandria, VA, at the USPTO
December 14, 2012
Patent Public Advisory Committee Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
December 6, 2012
Director David Kappos to Discuss High-Tech Patents
Washington, DC, at the Center for American Progress
December 3, 2012
Legal Secretaries and Administrators Conference
(USPTO eFiling Modernization Focus Sessions, Text2PTO)
Alexandria, Virginia, Westin Alexandria Old Town
November 15-16, 2012
INTA-USPTO Roundtables
Detroit, Michigan, at the USPTO satellite office
November 16, 2012
AIA Roadshow Tweet Chat with the USPTO
Twitter chat
November 6, 2012
Trademark Public Advisory Committee Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
October 11, 2012
National Trademark Expo
Alexandria, Virginia at the USPTO
October 20-21, 2012
Visit the USPTO and other intellectual property professionals at the
American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
October 25-27, 2012
Patent Public Advisory Committee Conference Call
Conference call
October 31, 2012
America Invents Act Roadshows
Nationwide in the U.S.
September 2012
Texas Regional Independent Inventors Conference
Austin, Texas
September 14-15, 2012
Trademark Public Advisory Committee Meeting
Alexandria, Virginia, at the USPTO
July 12-13, 2012
USPTO Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) External User Day
Alexandria, Virginia
July 10, 2012
Florida Regional Independent Inventors Conference
Tampa, Florida
April 27-28, 2012
Women's Entrepreneurship Symposium
Shreveport, Louisiana
March 25-26, 2012
