Dr. Guttman Provides CLE Presentation on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act in Dayton

CINCINNATI, Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Harry J. Guttman, Patent Attorney with Stipkala LLC, spoke about recent changes to U.S. patent law to the Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association (DIPLA) at its meeting on December 9, 2011.  Invited by DIPLA to provide a CLE credit-approved presentation, Dr. Guttman examined several aspects of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, signed into law by President Obama on September 16, 2011.  Dr. Guttman began by explaining the principles underlying the act, the change from first-to-invent to first-inventor-to-file, and other provisions that harmonize U.S. patent laws with those of the international patent community.Dr. Guttman also included information on new prior art definitions, the disclosure-based grace period, and the transition provisions for first-inventor-to-file implementation.  In addition, Dr. Guttman explored post-grant proceedings, pre-issuance submission, supplemental examination, and prioritized examination (Track I).

Dr. Guttman is an intellectual property attorney based in Cincinnati, Ohio, who earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his J.D. with honors from the George Washington University Law School.  A former USPTO patent examiner, he has more than ten years of experience assisting chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology companies and universities design and manage their intellectual property portfolios.  Stipkala LLC is a boutique intellectual property law firm with locations serving Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington, DC.

For more information, please visit www.StipkalaLaw.com.

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