For many inventors and businesses, the patent examination process can feel like a black box—mysterious, slow, and hard to understand. The USPTO is opening that box in their next edition of After Hours IP: Innovations on your schedule series, Tuesday, January 20, 5-6 p.m. PT (8-9 p.m. ET) for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how patent applications move through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Join Leonard “Leo” Chang, USPTO, Supervisory Patent Examiner, to learn how examiners:
- Evaluate applications
- Conduct prior-art searches
- Analyze claims
- Make patentability determinations
- Communicate with applicants
Register here.