9 May 2023

PTOS Spring 2012 Scramble

SHENANDOAH VALLEY GOLF CLUB

Wednesday, May 9th, 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start 
$75/player* Tournament Fee:
*Breakfast starting at 8am
*Unlimited golf
*Cart for tournament
*Captain's Choice Scramble
*Golfer's banquet
*Team & individual prizes

To register, contact:
Brandon Rosati at 571-270-3536
Brandon.rosati@uspto.gov;
or
Matthew Troutman at 571-270-3654,
matthew.troutman@uspto.gov
 
*Registration of full 4-person teams; and payment in full is requested.

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Embassy Open houses:
Around the World Embassy tour May 2
European Union Embassies tour May 9
 
Saturday, May 2 AND Saturday, May 9
Free to everyone!  Meet at the north entrance of Dupont metro station at 9AM either Saturday.

This is an absolutely free event, open to the public.  No tickets needed.

Meet a PTOS volunteer to ‘guide’ the group, departing at 9:30am, among:

On Saturday, May 2:  Embassies participating previously include the African Union Mission, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, League of Arab States, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Zambia..

On Saturday, May 9: Previous participants in the embassy open houses include Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.
 
PTOS International Relations Committee
For more info, ask Emily Morgan, Matt Engel, or see http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/portal/passport-dc1.

PTOS Spring 2019 Scramble
 
Woodlawn Golf Course
Fort Belvoir Golf Club
Fort Belvoir, VA
(20 minutes from the USPTO!)

Thursday, May 9th, 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start 
$80/player* Tournament Fee:
•Cart for tournament
•Captain’s Choice Scramble
•Golfer’s banquet
•Team & individual prizes

To Register:
Contact:
 
Brandon Rosati at 571-270-3536
Brandon.rosati@uspto.gov;
 
Matthew Troutman at 571-270-3654,
matthew.troutman@uspto.gov
 
Register by April 19th
*Driver's License or Passport Infromation needed at time of registration for quick access through Kingman Gate (closest entry point) for the event.
*Full 4-person teams and payment in full is requested.
*We will do our best to accomodate 1, 2, or 3 person group sign-ups.

Membership Questions? Contact membership@ptos.org

The Legislative Committee of the Patent & Trademark Office Society is pleased to
invite you to an exciting topic on Intellectual Property Litigation

Post-Grant Review Under the America Invents Act (AIA)

By: Professors La Belle and Winston
Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
11:00 AM- 12:00 Noon
Madison South Auditorium

Post-grant review is a new procedure created by the AIA that allows parties to challenge certain patents after they have issued.   Professors La Belle and Winston will discuss post-grant review under the AIA and will explore some of the questions raised by this new procedure.

This event will be available via WebEx: https://uspto-events.webex.com/uspto-events/onstage/g.php?d=993496315&t=a
The participants shall click on the above link and follow the onscreen instructions…
Event number: 993 496 315
Event password: 123456
For further information, please contact James R. Marandi, 571-270-1843, james.marandi@uspto.gov; or David E. Sosnowski, 571-270-7944, david.sosnowski@uspto.gov

No other time is authorized for this event.

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THE “NO STRINGS ATTACHED BOOK CLUB”
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PTOS

"Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson

“September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devastating personal tragedy.

Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature” (Amazon).

May 9, 2017 (Tuesday)
12:00-1:00 PM
REMSEN CONFERENCE ROOM 4D44
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
LYNN BRISTOL: LYNN.BRISTOL@USPTO.GOV

PTOS CLE - Recent Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Decisions

The PTOS Education Committee proudly presents:

Recent Federal Circuit and Supreme Court Decisions:

A Brief Update on What is Going on in Patent Law

Meredith Schoenfeld, Office of the Solicitor

May 9, 2023 from 2-3pm ET

Please join us as we welcome Meredith Schoenfeld, from the Office of the Solicitor, who is presenting a CLE for us entitled, “Recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Cases: A Brief Update on What is Going on in Patent Law.”

One hour of Virginia CLE credit has been applied for.

If you have any questions, please contact Cathy at catherine.loikith@uspto.gov or Anne at anne.kozak@uspto.gov.

* There is no Other Time available for this event. *

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PTOS Happy Hour at Sweet Fire Donna’s

510 John Carlyle St. Alexandria, VA

Monday, May 9  4-6pm

Contact: Dave Lotter: David.Lotter@uspto.gov or Robert.Hodge@uspto.gov

Membership questions? Contact Membership@ptos.org

You can sign up for membership at the event.

One free drink while supplies last,

for PTOS members only.

Disclaimer: This event is not sponsored, sanctioned, or endorsed by the USPTO.  It is not an official USPTO activity, and your participation is voluntary and at your own risk.

Disclaimer: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in all public places. PTOS cannot guarantee members that they will not be unknowingly exposed to COVID-19. Members assume the risk when attending this event.  If you, or anyone you have been in close contact with, have experienced any symptoms of illness such as fever, cough, chills, loss of sense of smell or taste, sore throat, shortness of breath, or muscle aches & pains within 14 days of the event, please skip this event.  Contact David Lotter (david.lotter@uspto.gov) with any questions.

***DENVER OFFICE***

May Happy Hour
Stout Street Social
1400 Stout Street
Tuesday, May 9
5-7 pm
 
Come have a drink with the TC2100 SEE trip folks at Stout Street Social.  Members receive a drink ticket.

 
For more info, ask Kristina Deherrera x74237