The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) and IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law will be offering a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Legal Lecture and Expert Panel Discussion entitled "101 Post Alice: How USPTO & Practitioners Are Reacting" on June 26, 2015 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm (Central) at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Michael Cygan of the USPTO Office of Patent Legal Administration will present on the December 2014 interim guidance for patentable subject matter eligibility, and Director Christal Sheppard of the USPTO Detroit Satellite Office will moderate a panel of experts on a discussion of how the Supreme Court’s Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International decision has impacted the USPTO and practitioners. Those interested in registering for event can do so by here.

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