[NYCInfoLaw] This Week with NYCInfoLaw

[Ashley Fry]

It's shocking how packed this week is! Enjoy.

E-MAIL CONTENTS

           * USPTO Commissioner to Discuss Patent Issues
           * [EPD Speaker Series] Information and Communication
           Technology and the Millennium Development Goals

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INFORMATION LAW EVENTS

           USPTO COMMISSIONER TO DISCUSS PATENT ISSUES
           NOVEMBER 24, 2009 @ 6 PM
           JACOB BURNS MOOT COURT ROOM, CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL, 55 FIFTH AVE.
           Commissioner for Patents at the United States Patent and
           Trademark Office, Robert L. Stoll, will be coming to Cardozo to talk
           about the problems the patent office is  facing and how to
           change it. USPTO faces challenges on many fronts. Stoll, appointed
           Commissioner on October 3, 2009, will discuss the aggressive and
           innovative strategies the agency is undertaking. Top
           priorities are reducing patent pendency and shrinking the patent
           backlog, while also improving quality. These are not new
           problems, but initiatives to address these issues represent the most
           aggressive strategies ever seen at the USPTO with respect to
           processes, systems, human capital, and culture. In addition, the
           Patent Reform Act of 2009 remains central to discussions of Agency
           improvement. Stoll will discuss strategies and philosophies that he
           and Under Secretary David Kappos share and their vision for the
           future of the USPTO. RSVP to IPProgram at yu.edu.

OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST

    For more information on any of these events, please visit
    nycinfolaw.org and view our calendar.

           EPD SPEAKER SERIES: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE
           MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
           NOVEMBER 23, 2009 @ 12 PM
           ROOM 409, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUILDING, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 420
           WEST 118TH ST.

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