Monday, June 1, 2026
Statutory Subject Matter Breakout Sessions
BSKB 101 - How to Run A Law Firm
Filing and Prosecuting Patent Applications - An Overview
Patent Term Extension and Patent Term Adjustment
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Duty of Disclosure
Double Patenting and Restriction Practice, Unity of Invention
Novelty (35 U.S.C. §102)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Non-obviousness – Inventive Step (35 U.S.C. §103)
Disclosure Requirements (35 U.S.C. § 112) Breakout Sessions
Patent Pitfalls: Spot the Objections
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Patent Pitfalls: Spot the Objections (Cont'd)
Guest Lecturer
Monday, June 8, 2026
Inventorship, Ownership and Derivation
Priority and Continuing Application Practice
Patent Appeals and Petitions
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Strategies for Prosecuting U.S. Patent Applications
Formal Q&A Session
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Technology Groups – Session 1
Technology Groups – Session 2
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Technology Groups – Session 3
Infringement
Friday, June 12, 2026
Post Grant Modification and Review of Patents by the USPTO
Monday, June 15, 2026
Invention Priority Concepts and Removing Prior Art Under Pre-AIA Law and AIA Law
Claim Construction and Literal Infringement
Breakout Session 4 - Standard Essential Patents or Politics & the USPTO Examiner
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Doctrine of Equivalents and its Limitations – Part 2
Doctrine of Equivalents and its Limitations – Part I
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Intro to U.S. Courts and Intro to Litigation
Negotiation Workshop
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Negotiation Workshop (cont.)
Formal Q&A Session