AIPLA Direct Live - Patent Center DOCX Filing: What you Need to Know

The $400 fee for not filing using a DOCX document is fast approaching reality.  As of April 3, 2023, if you don’t file a 111 application via Patent Center you will incur the large entity fee of $400.  While the USPTO provides weekly webinars on how to file, learn what can go wrong when you least expect it.  AIPLA and others have been talking to the USPTO about problems that have been encountered and will continue to be encountered which can lead to errors which you may or may not be able to fix.  The discussions have helped lead to delays in implementation of the fee, but those delays will soon be over.  We will provide a short how-to-file session and include ways to minimize or eliminate errors without having to pay the additional fee.

Presented by:

• Brad Forrest, Principal, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, Minneapolis, MN, and
• Kasie Grover, Paralegal, Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, Minneapolis, MN

Free, Member Benefit Webinar. No CLE available.

Speakers

• Forrest, Brad

  Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Principal

  Brad Forrest is a Principal at Schwegman and is also General Counsel and Chairman. Brad drafts and prosecutes patent applications over a diverse range of high technology, from nanotech and electrical to complex software algorithms, semiconductors, and computer architecture in addition to provide strategic advice regarding patent strategies and opinion work.
• Grover, Kasie

  Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Paralegal

  Kasie Grover has been a paralegal at Schwegman since 2015, assisting with PCT and USPTO filings. During her time at Schwegman, Kasie’s work has predominantly included working with clients outside of the United States to obtain US patents. She also serves on teams relating to medical devices, mechanical engineering and software.

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