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Summary: 6/22 USPTO Trademark Searching @2PM ET; 6/23 SciFinderⁿ: Advanced Reference and Substance Searching@4 AM, 10AM & 4 PM ET; CAS/IPWatchdog: The Nexus of IP and R&D @12 PM ET; 6/24 What's New on STN?@9AM & 2PM ET; USPTO: China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update @1 PM ET; USPTO: Design Webinar Series: Electronics and user interfaces@1 PM ET; SLW Institute: How to Make and Use Panoramic Patentability Studies@1 PM ET

The following online patent information and related events are offered Tue-Thu, June 22- 24, 2021


Tuesday, June 22, 2021
2:00 – 2:30pm ET | 8:00 – 8:30pm CET
USPTO: Trademark Basics Boot Camp, Module 3: Searching            Registration
In this third module of our eight-part virtual Trademark Basics Boot Camp, we'll focus on important principles related to trademark searching and effective use of the USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).
This module will cover the following topics: Trademark basics; Likelihood of confusion; Searching in TESS; Summary of search principles; How to find help
For more USPTO TM searching see TESS TIPS and other resources listed in Aug. 22, 2020 PIUG-PF post.


Wednesday, June 23, 2021
10:00 – 10:45 am ET | 4:00 – 4:45 am CET  (also 04:00 - 04:45 ET |10:00-10:45 CET and  4:00-4:45 pm ET )
CAS: Advanced Reference and Substance Searching in SciFinderⁿ  (Recording, 29 m)
In this webinar you will learn how to:
Exclude results from your reference searches, like unwanted authors or organizations in citation searches;
Exclude structure fragments in structure search results;
Use the advanced query option to include multiple search components in one larger search for more precision in your results.


12:00 – 1:00 pm ET | 6:00 – 7:00 pm CET
CAS/IPWatchdog: The Nexus of IP and R&D: Building Greater Collaboration to Drive Innovation (Recording and links to bios)
The transformation of intellectual property (IP) management within commercial companies is driving the adoption of new practices and technologies to more closely align IP objectives with growth strategies, unlock greater portfolio value, and support strategic decision-making across enterprises. Nowhere is that more critical than at the nexus of IP and Research and Development (R&D), where organizations are applying IP insights to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and identify potential risks to commercialization earlier in the product lifecycle.
Missing critical IP information during R&D can lead to misallocated resources, potential patent entanglements downstream, and delays in commercialization.
Join Gene Quinn, patent attorney and founder of IPWatchdog.com, on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 12 pm ET, for a conversation about IP, R&D, and facilitating innovation to streamline commercialization. Joining the conversation will be Jerzy Klosin, Fellow at the Dow Chemical Company,  Christine Goddard, a principal at Fish & Richardson with expertise in strategic patent portfolio management particularly for pharmaceutical companies, and Matthew McBride, Director of IP Services for CAS.
The panel will share different perspectives about how you can make greater use of IP information to guide R&D. During our webinar the panel will address:
Solutions to the challenges facing R&D and IP managers in sharing and using information;
How companies are collaborating to improve decision-making with IP insights;
Key insights to consider in order to clarify investment directions and mitigate risks; and
Most effective strategies for applying IP insights in the R&D process.
https://www.ipwatchdog.com/event/ipw-webinar-nexus-ip-rd-building-greater-collaboration-drive-innovation/

Thursday, June 24, 2021
9:00 – 10:00 am ET | 3:00 – 4:00 am CET (also at  2:00-3:00 pm ET | 8:00-9:00 pm CET )
STN International: What's New on STN? (recording, 46 m., presentation, 56 p.)
Get the latest news on STN and development of various databases on the STNext platform including upcoming significant changes of the Derwent World Patents Index and Derwent Chemistry Resource on STNext, which will be adjusted to the common design architecture on STN as known for CAS databases for many years.
Presenters: Darryl French, CAS and Sarah Stokes, FIZ Karlsruhe Inc.

1:00 – 2:30 pm ET | 7:00 – 8:30 pm CET
USPTO: China IP: Quarterly legislation and case law update
This is the first of a planned series of quarterly updates. This inaugural program will provide timely, up-to-date information on the latest IP legislative and case law developments in China during 2020 and the first half of 2021. During this period, China passed and implemented a myriad of IP-related measures. Senior USPTO attorneys with extensive China IP experience will lead the topic-specific segments (patents
trademarks; copyright; trade secrets; IP enforcement)
[1:05–1:20 p.m.: Patents update: Patent law amendments, patent linkage, China National Intellectual Property (CNIPA) measures on abnormal patent applications. Presenter: Elaine Wu, principal counsel and director for China IP, OPIA, USPTO ]

1:00 – 2:30 pm ET | 7:00 – 8:30 pm CET
USPTO: Design Webinar Series: Electronics and user interfaces (Registration)
Learn about the nuances involved in protecting electronics and user interfaces, particularly in view of new and emerging aspects of these technologies, such as graphical user interfaces, animation, virtual reality; unique infringement challenges and design patents as key enforcement tools. and more
Join panels of design patent insiders in the West Coast Region, as well as other leading designers in the electronics and user interfaces industries, to discuss the role and value of design patents.
Speakers:
- Stephen Koziol - Silicon Valley Regional Office Acting Regional Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Garth Rademaker - Supervisory Patent Examiner, Designs, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Michael Stout - Supervisory Patent Examiner, Designs, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Karen Kearney - Supervisory Patent Examiner, Designs, United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Tracy-Gene G. Durkin - Director, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
- Michael Binns - Associate General Counsel, Patents, Facebook
- Ryan Cobb - Director IP Legal, Salesforce
- Margie Aoki - Shareholder, Polsinelli

1:00 – 2:00 pm ET | 7:00 – 8:00 pm CET
SLW Institute [Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.]  How to Make and Use Panoramic Patentability Studies  (video, 52m., presentation, 35 p.) Panoramic patentability studies identify open spaces in the patent landscape. They show, in matrix map form, the density of prior art for each of the concepts analyzed, and in turn the opportunity for patenting—as well as where innovation in a technology space may be fruitful for the company. In this webinar, industry veterans will discuss how to assemble these reports and put them to work.
Panoramic patentability studies may help you:
Align development with ”open” IP space
Gain insight into the state of the art
Avoid reinventing existing technologies
Target areas open to patenting
Presenters: Janal Kalis. Principal and Steve Lundberg, Principal & Chief Innovation Officer, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner

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