Talks
Patent Examiner Interviews
AIPLA/SVIPLA/SFIPLA/NAPP/PTO Business Methods Partnership
Versions of the talks below have been given to the American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, San Francisco Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, National Association of Patent Practitioners and the USPTO’s TC 3600 Business Methods Partnership Meeting.
PowerPoint Version
How To Set Up and Conduct a Desktop-Sharing Patent Examiner Interview
Prezi Version
Why and How to Master Desktop-Sharing Examiner Interviews: Paper
Why and How: Prezi Presentation
Why and How: Prezi converted to slides
Why and How: YouTube version Part One
Why and How: YouTube version Part Two
Samples and Reference Material
Sample email inviting a Patent Examiner to use Desktop Sharing
Sample email attachment explaining Desktop Sharing to an Examiner
Reference email from USPTO approving use of Adobe Connect
PTO Commissioner Stoll: Enhanced FAI program remarks to NAPP, July, 2010
PTO Patent Examiner Training: 2010 Compact prosecution slide deck
PTO Patent Examiner Training: 2009 Interview practice slide deck
PTO Patent Examiner Training: 2009 Interview practice summary points
Useful Links
PTO Examiner Training Materials
PTO Accelerated Examination Program
PTO First Action Interview Pilot
PTO Sample topics for the first interview
MPEP 713.02 Encouraging interviews before first office action