IP Skills Workshop (Part 2):  Trademarks: Responding to a US Office Action

Date/Time:        WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015, 6:30-7:30PM

Details:             “Ack! What do I do now? My Trademark Application Has Just Been Rejected!” This interactive workshop will provide an overview of the structure of an U.S. trademark application; common bases for a USPTO examiner to refuse registration of a trademark application; and strategies and hands-on skills for responding to some of these common grounds of rejection.

Location:         Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP   

                        The Grace Building, 1114 Avenue of the Americas

                        New York, NY 10036

Speakers:         Divya Jayachandran, Counsel at NBC Universal, Intellectual Property
                   Tina Mepani, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Registration:  Pre-registration through the AABANY website is required by May 26, as space is limited.  AABANY members, please register at no charge on this page.  Non-members seeking CLE credit, please register for $20.00 at http://bit.ly/trademark527_nm

If you are not an AABANY member and you are unable to pay, financial aid is available for eligible participants.  Please write to cle@aabany.org for an application.

AABANY is certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider.  We anticipate that this program will be approved in accordance with the requirements of the CLE Board for a maximum of 1.0 CLE credit hours, in which 1.0 credit hours can be applied towards the Skills requirement.  This program is suitable for both transitional and non-transitional New York attorneys.