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Providing the patent prosecution skills you need to excel at your job! 

This is a must-attend program for new or junior lawyers, patent agents, technical advisors, IP Specialists, or international practitioners. This program will help you speak the language of the USPTO and US practitioners when sending instructions on a US case or when receiving instructions on a local case.

Join us in at AIPLA Headquarters in Arlington, VA for this 3-day patent prosecution seminar. 

Now in its 26th year, AIPLA’s Patent Prosecution Boot Camp is a comprehensive, CLE-accredited seminar that includes instructional lecture-style sessions with practical tips on U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution, as well as hands-on interactive workshops that will walk you through drafting claims and responding to office actions. To ensure that the workshops are relevant to your practice, they are held in smaller groups according to technology backgrounds: (1) Biotechnology/Chemical, (2) Electrical/Software, and (3) Mechanical.

Day 1 focuses on preparation of a patent application. 
Day 2 focuses on prosecution of the application to grant. 
Day 3 is a half-day program dedicated to more advanced topics such as petitions, appeals, post-grant proceedings, and international practice.

Thank you to our sponsors! 

If you would like to sponsor this event, please email Lisa Beller for more information.

Tentative Program Agenda & Schedule

Wednesday, March 4  (8:30 am - 5:30 pm)

Application Preparation - Including:

• Initial ‘Inventor’ Interview and Invention Disclosure
• Inventorship and Filing Formalities
• Patent Search and Opinions
• Overview of Design Patents
• Proper Use of AI
• Application Drafting and Provisional Applications
• Afternoon Hands-on Claims Drafting Workshops
  • MECHANICAL
  • ELECTRICAL
  • BIOTECH/PHARMA/CHEMICAL
• Networking Reception (5:30 - 6:30 pm)
  

Thursday, March 5 (8:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Prosecution of a Patent Application - Including:

• Responding to § 102 / §103 Rejections
• Responding to § 101 / §112 Rejections
  
• Restriction, Elections and Double Patenting
• Continuations and RCEs
• Examiner Interviews & Knowing the USPTO

• Afternoon Workshops: Responding to Office Actions
  • MECHANICAL
  • ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE
  • BIOTECH/CHEMICAL

Friday, March 6 (8:30 am - 3:30 pm)

Digging Deeper: Petitions, Appeals, Post-Grant Proceedings, and International Practice - Including:

• Petitions and Appeals
• Prosecution Tips from a Patent Litigator's Perspective
• Issuance, Term, Certification of Correction, Disclaimers & Maintenance
• Ethics, IDS & Duty of Candor
• PCT Filings and International Patent Prosecution
• Program concludes at 3:30 PM Eastern

Registration includes access to the event app, all conference materials and CLE processing, continental breakfasts, the networking reception, and lunch on Wednesday & Thursday.  The registration fee does not include travel or hotel costs.

Registration Fees

AIPLA Regular Members:  $495
AIPLA In-House Corporate and Solo Practitioner Members: $395
AIPLA Junior or IP Specialist Members: $295
AIPLA Government, Academic, & Student Members: $99

Non-Members: $895 - join as an AIPLA member, and be eligible for the registration rates above.

Venue & Hotel Details

The Boot Camp will be held at the
AIPLA Headquarters
1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202

The Crowne Plaza is located directly next door to AIPLA's headquarters.  Please note that AIPLA does NOT use an third party vendors to assist with booking rooms.  If you receive any communication from a third party, please contact us and let us know at aipla@aipla.org.

Parking is also available at AIPLA's headquarters building, operated by Metropolis Parking.  Daily rate is $20.
We are also metro accessible, with the Crystal City Metro Station on 18th and Bell Street (Yellow and Blue Line).

Other local hotels include:

Doubletree Crystal City

Marriott Crystal Gateway

AC Hotel Arlington National Landing

Speakers

• Akhlaghi, Babak

  NovoTech Patent Firm | Managing Director

  Babak Akhlaghi is the Founder and Managing Director of NovoTech Patent Firm, an intellectual property practice in Washington, D.C. that emphasizes a strategy‑first approach to patent protection. His work focuses on helping technology clients develop patent portfolios that support defensibility, investor confidence, and long‑term business objectives. Rather than centering the process on filings alone, he guides clients in identifying what to protect, when and where to file, and how to structure portfolios that align with product roadmaps and competitive realities.
• Christofferson, Zach

  Holland & Hart | Patent Agent

  Zach is a patent agent that blends his technical expertise with legal knowledge to help build patent portfolios that protect his client’s most valuable intellectual assets. He has experience working with companies in the electronics and computer-related arts, where he focuses on drafting and prosecuting patents. Zach often serves as a point of contact for in-house counsel on patent matters and currently is part of the patent group’s training program leadership.
• Clouse, Ian

  Holland and Hart | Partner

  Ian Clouse is a partner at Holland & Hart LLP. He guides clients through the complex interplay between patents and real-world business. He has robust technical experience with semiconductor circuits and fabrication, memory technologies, telecommunications, electrical hardware, materials, digital and analog circuits, artificial intelligence and machine learning, software, cryptocurrency and blockchain, sensor networks optics, home automation, radiation mitigation technology, outdoor equipment, mechanical systems, and more. He also has experience working with various medical device technologies including orthopedic implants, power tools, turbine engines, vehicle-based systems, acoustic control systems, semantic reasoning, controller technologies, enclosure technologies, and mixed-sample gene analysis.
• Curtis, Anthony

  Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Principal

  Tony Curtis is a Partner at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner. His practice includes patent procurement, portfolio management and strategic counseling in a wide range of electrical, software, and mechanical technologies. Tony previously worked as senior counsel in patent operations and portfolio management in the communications field at Verizon and Motorola Solutions. He has worked on diverse technology, including short and long-range telecommunication devices, semiconductor devices, materials, and processing, software (including AI), healthcare-related software and devices, big data analysis and usage, Internet-related software including advertising, and business methods.
• Goldberg, Joshua

  Nath, Goldberg & Meyer | Co-Managing Partner

  Joshua Goldberg is Co-Managing Partner and the Partner-in-Charge of the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Department of Nath, Goldberg & Meyer. Mr. Goldberg’s practice involves preparing and acquiring U.S. and foreign patents for his clients across a wide range of technology areas. His current practice places a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical, agriculture, and alternative energy technologies. He also advises corporate, university, and independent clients not only in how to obtain patents, but also how to bring new products to market without infringing someone else’s patents.
• Hjelle, Lucas

  Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, PA | Principal

  Lucas Hjelle has been a patent attorney at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner for the last twelve years. Lucas received his B.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, with a focus on digital signal processing and location-based technologies. He then worked full-time in Electrical Engineering and Aerospace for over ten years, including hardware engineering at LinksPoint (Norwalk, CT), GPS and INS engineering at Draper Laboratory (Cambridge, MA), and Senior Navigation Engineer at Honeywell (Minneapolis, MN). Lucas received his J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law, with a focus on Intellectual Property and legal research.
• Irving, Thomas L.

  The Marbury Law Group, PLLC | Senior Partner

  Tom Irving is Senior Partner at the Marbury Law Group, after a 47-year career at the world-famous Finnegan firm. Tom practices U.S. patent law, including but not limited to patent law experting in district court litigations, due diligence, counseling, strategy, rendering opinions on inventorship and ownership, patentability, validity and freedom to operate, patent preparation and prosecution in the Chemical and Life Science arts and listing approved drug products and methods of treatment in FDA’s Orange Book.. Tom obtained his undergraduate B.A, degree in chemistry at the University of Utah in 1974. Tom received his law degree from The Duke University School of Law in 1977. Tom is entering his 50th year in the U.S. patent law business and in the very early years was mentored by P.J. Federico, who co-wrote the 1952 Patent Act with Judge Rich.
• Jay, Peter M

  Wenderoth | Partner

  Peter M. Jay is a partner with Wenderoth whose practice focuses on patent prosecution and counseling in the areas of chemical engineering, manufacturing, and materials science. He has particular expertise in drafting and prosecuting patent applications involving adhesives, resins, and polymer chemistry, while also maintaining a broad practice spanning medical devices, alloys, semiconductors, food chemistry, pharmaceutical formulations, mechanical devices, and small molecules. Having diverse experiences in patent prosecution and litigation, Peter is also adept at providing due diligence studies and drafting opinions.
• Johnson, Andrew

  Donaldson Company, Inc. | Senior Director, Legal Counsel

  Andy Johnson is an in-house patent attorney for Donaldson Company, Inc., a global leader in filtration technology. Prior to working at Donaldson, Andy was a patent litigation attorney at Faegre Drinker. He has experience in patent enforcement and IP portfolio management across a wide range of technologies.
• Kwong, Stephanie

  Abbott Laboratories | Senior IP Counsel

  Stephanie Kwong is Senior Intellectual Property Counsel at Abbott Laboratories, where she supports the company’s Structural Heart business. With almost 20 years of experience in practicing law, Stephanie advises on a broad range of IP matters, including worldwide patent preparation and prosecution, freedom to operate and patentability assessments, competitive intelligence, pre-litigation IP enforcement, IP agreements, and innovation strategy. Before joining Abbott, Stephanie honed her skills and IP expertise at Twin Cities IP boutique firms. She is a former President of the Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association.
• Lieberman, Rochelle "Rocky"

  Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC | Founding Member

  Rochelle Lieberman, also known as Rocky, is a founding member of the law firm of Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC. Rocky is a registered patent attorney with 30 years of experience in the field, including both private practice and as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Rocky’s practice is directed at patent searching, opinions, preparation, and prosecution, representing clients in the technical areas of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and computer science, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.
• Lloyd, Anna

  Nokia | Senior Patent Counsel

  Anna Lloyd is Senior Patent Counsel in the Radio Protocol Patenting group at Nokia. In this role, she manages world-wide patent families in the telecommunications space and supports essentiality and licensing efforts. Prior to moving in-house, Anna was a partner in law firm practice where she served clients of all sizes by drafting and prosecuting patent applications, providing intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and writing legal opinions.
• Marrone, Matthew

  Dennemeyer & Associates | Senior Patent and Trademark Attorney

  Matthew is the Lead Intellectual Property Attorney in Dennemeyer & Associates Chicago office. Matthew is a strategic leader committed to building the US practice, leading and managing legal teams to deliver high-value IP counsel to clients. A skilled legal strategist and a business-minded leader, Matthew is energized by building and protecting client's innovations, as well as managing client relationships, and mentoring attorneys.
• Ney, Joshua E.

  Barnes & Thornburg, LLP | Partner

  Josh Ney counsels life science companies in patent procurement, freedom-to-operate, due diligence and litigation matters. With a Ph.D. in chemistry, Josh practices in a range of technology areas, including small molecule drugs, lipid nanoparticles, mRNA therapeutics, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, flow cytometry technology, and polymer chemistry. Josh helps life science clients protect their assets throughout the product life-cycle, including patent drafting and prosecution, counseling regarding patent and regulatory exclusivity, and patent enforcement.
• Nikhanj, Rakhi

  Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt | Shareholder

  Rakhi Nikhanj is a Shareholder at Mueting Raasch Group in Minneapolis, MN, and is a registered patent attorney with 17 years of experience advocating for her clients ranging from fortune 500 companies to start-up companies and individual inventors. Her patent work spans technical areas such as medical devices, high technology filters, software, material science, acoustics, sensors, and radio frequency and other communication systems.
• Osterbur, Stefan D.

  Van Hoven PC | Partner

  Stefan is co-chair of the 2025 AIPLA Patent Prosecution Boot Camp. Stefan is a partner with Van Hoven P.C., and routinely counsels clients on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including domestic and foreign prosecution of utility and design patent applications, intellectual property portfolio management, infringement and clearance issues, and intellectual property transactions. Stefan's legal practice also focuses on preparing legal opinions concerning patent infringement and validity, trade secrets, and intellectual property litigation. He also has experience in federal court actions and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, such as Reexaminations and Post Grant Review.
• Parker, Usha

  PKH IP | Partner

  Usha Parker is a Partner at Perilla Knox & Hildebrandt, where her work focuses on patent application drafting and all aspects of prosecution. Usha has drafted applications directed to wireless (cellular, V2X, satellite) communication systems, electronic circuits and interconnects, optical systems, automotive sensor and processing systems, medical and consumer devices, mechanical designs, and software. In addition, she has written numerous articles on different aspects of patent procurement, including strategies for addressing patentability-based (§ 101) rejections.
• Polson, Margaret

  Polson Intellectual Property Law | Founder and Principal Attorney

  Margaret Polson is founder and principal attorney for Polson Intellectual Property Law. Overseeing the preparation and prosecution of utility and design patent applications, trademarks, and copyrights, she also assists clients with licensing and intellectual property strategy and management.
• Stadheim, Theresa

  Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP | Special Counsel

  Theresa Stadheim is a seasoned patent attorney who focuses her practice on drafting and prosecuting patent applications across a wide range of technologies, including wireless communications, artificial intelligence, machine learning, memory devices, and computer architecture. With a background as an electrical engineer in both hardware and software development, she brings a deep technical perspective to her legal work.

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