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The PTOS Education Committee presents:
AI, Emerging Technology (ET) & Law Series: Innovation Powers Future
AI Innovation and Patent Eligibility
Wednesday, October 7th, 4:00-5:00 pm EST
Presented by Michael Pack, PhD
Online only: Microsoft Teams
Moderators: Cathy Loikith & Pinping Sun
Michael Pack, PhD
Patent Attorney
Pack IP Law
Michael advises startups and established technology companies on patent strategy, claim architecture, and prosecution in areas where technical substance and patent eligibility—including §101 considerations—are closely intertwined.
One hour of CLE credit from Virginia State Bar has been applied for.approved.
No other time is available for this event.
If you have questions, please contact Cathy and/or Pinping.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/296759189909791?p=4uOCTCNsCvL12RQtqR
Meeting ID: 296 759 189 909 791
Passcode: y4KJ7Qm3
Dial in by phone
+1 540-566-5633,,460991486# United States, Roanoke
Phone conference ID: 460 991 486#
THE “NO STRINGS ATTACHED BOOK CLUB”
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PTOS
In 2017, a small crew gathered in a windowless Pentagon room to put AI at the heart of how America makes war. Led by Drew Cukor, an unyielding Marine Corps colonel driven by the deaths of US troops and the prospect of war with an AI-equipped China, the Project Maven team raced to send AI into combat, igniting controversy and forever changing the US military.
Summoning the mayhem of a tech startup, the Maven team wrestled Pentagon bureaucrats and each other. They enlisted an initially reluctant Silicon Valley, supercharged the growth of Palantir, and sent algorithms made by Amazon, Microsoft, and others into hot wars. Maven fielded technology to identify targets at speed and scale, developed AI-infused command systems, and learned where AI fails.
The prospect of machines making independent decisions about life and death alarmed members of the military across all ranks and the project sparked a revolt among thousands of tech workers at Google. Yet today, Maven’s AI-enabled systems operate in every branch of the US military, and its lessons are folded into developing autonomous technology set to be on the front lines of future war (Amazon)
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/228445154685173?p=bPC6u0Lf2OAXW6Bxab
Meeting ID: 228 445 154 685 173
Passcode: Rh3yK3Le
Dial in by phone
+1 540-566-5633,,266171214# United States, Roanoke
Phone conference ID: 266 171 214#
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 from 4:30-5:30 PM (ET)
LYNN BRISTOL: LYNN.BRISTOL@USPTO.GOV (PTOS)
Interested in joining the PTOS? Contact membership@ptos.org
PTOS Austin End of Fiscal Year Event!
Come join us at Dave and Buster’s
Tuesday October 6th 11:30a-1:30p
9333 Research Blvd Service Rd Suite A600
Austin, TX 78759 (Clickable Link)
There will be a $15 subsidy towards the meal for each PTOS member who attends. All PTO employees (and their guests) are welcome to attend the event (i.e., you do not need to be a PTOS member to attend, only to receive your one free drink and food).
RSVPs are appreciated so we know how large a table to get.
Non‐members can sign up for membership at the event.
Contact Joshua Schwartz for information about this event:
571 270 7494
Today is Sunday October 11, 2026
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