NAPP 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference Agenda
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
| Time | Session | Details | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open | ||
| 8:00 AM | Nuts & Bolts Session | Ex Parte Reexamination | Lissi Mojica, Jon Hobbs, Kirby Drake |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch | Exhibitors Open | |
| 12:30 PM | Conference Begins | ||
| 12:30 – 2:00PM | General Session | ||
| 12:30 – 1:15 PM | Session | Standards Essential Patents (SEP) 101 | David Brennan |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Session | In Re Blue Buffalo and Functional Language Murkiness | Jennifer Bales, Mike Locklar |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Break | ||
| 2:15 – 3:15 PM | General Session | Patenting from In-House | Greg Kavounas |
| 3:15- 3:30 PM | Break | ||
| 3:30- 5:00 PM | General Session | ||
| 3:30- 4:15 PM | Session | All Things 101 | Sarah Foley |
| 4:15- 5:00 PM | Session | Patent Practice Intl. | John Landells |
| 5:00 PM | Reception | Cocktail Reception | |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner | Pacific Northwest Patent Dinner |
Thursday, July 23, 2026
| Time | Session | Details | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open | Breakfast on your own | |
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | General Session | ||
| 8:30 – 9:30 AM | Session | Using Petitions | David Boundy |
| 9:30 – 10:15 AM | Session | Patents and Congress | Peter-Anthony Pappas |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break | ||
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM | General Session | Unicorn Patents | Kip Werking |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Lunch | ||
| 12:15 – 1:15 PM | Annual Meeting | NAPP Annual Meeting | |
| 1:00 – 1:15 PM | Break | ||
| 1:15 – 3:15 PM | General Session | ||
| 1:15 – 2:00 PM | Session | USPTO Practice | Dahlia Girgis |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | Session | TBD | Lee Eubanks |
| 2:30 – 3:15 PM | Session | TBD | |
| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Break | ||
| 3:30 – 4:15 PM | General Session | Appeal Briefs | Srini Chakravarthi |
| 4:15 – 4:45 PM | Session | Questel | TBD |
| TBD | Board Meeting | Elect Officers | |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | Reception | Happy Hour | |
| 7:45 PM | Event | Boat Tour |
Friday, July 24, 2026
| Time | Session | Details | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open | Breakfast on your own | |
| 8:30 – 10:00 AM | General Session | ||
| 8:30 – 9:15 AM | Session | Examiner Typology | Gary ONeill |
| 9:15 – 10:00 AM | Session | Prosecution Strategies | Tom Cecil |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break | ||
| 10:15 – 11:45 AM | General Session | ||
| 10:15 – 11:00 AM | Session | AI & Ethics | Tammy Pennington Rhodes |
| 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM | Session | Examiner Interviews | Bruce Young |
| 12:00 PM | Closing | Conference Concludes | |
| 12:30 PM | Optional | Group Lunch at Koko’s |