NAPP Annual Meeting and Conference - Agenda At a Glance
July 23-25, 2025
American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open |
| 8:00 AM | Nuts & Bolts Session – Claim Drafting Workshop / Exhibitor Set-up |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch and Exhibitors Open (open to all guests) |
| 12:30 PM | Conference Begins |
| 12:30-2:00 PM | Presentations |
| 2:00-2:15 PM | Break |
| 2:15-3:30 PM | Presentations |
| 3:30-3:45 PM | Break |
| 3:45-5:15 PM | Presentations |
| 5:15 PM | Cocktail reception / Dinner “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Patents” / After Party (TBD) |
Thursday, July 24, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open/Breakfast at Hotel |
| 8:30-10:00 AM | Presentations |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15-11:30 AM | Presentations |
| 11:30 AM-1:00 PM | Lunch and NAPP Annual Meeting Committee Chair Roundtables |
| 1:00-1:15 PM | Break |
| 1:15-3:15 PM | Presentations |
| 3:15-3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30-5:30 PM | Presentations |
| 5:30-6:30 PM | Happy Hour Reception at American University Atrium Board of Directors Meeting – Select Officers |
| 6:30 PM | Dinner on your own |
| 8:00 PM | Sunset Sightseeing River Tours (Optional) |
Friday, July 25, 2025
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM | Registration Open/Breakfast at Hotel |
| 8:30-10:00 AM | Presentations |
| 10:00-10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Presentations |
| 12:15 PM | Conference Concludes |
2025 AMC Topics
- Inventor Declaration and Assignment Issues
- Reasonable Royalty/Licensing/History
- Reissue and Ex Parte Reexam as IPR Alternative
- Ethics of Overflow Work
- Patent Litigation Funding
- Traps, Gaps and Mishaps: IP Cautionary Case Tales & The Lessons Learned
- Patent Update
- Perils of Using AI in Patents from the PTO Perspective
- Patenting from In House
- All Things Revival
- Insight from Congress on Patents
- Directed prosecution to drive value for clients and align with specific business goals
- Tax Tips for Patent Applicants
- Effective Use of Declarations (Expert and Otherwise) in Patent Prosecution
- Succession Planning for Patent Practices
- 101 and 103 Tension in Software
- What PTAB Judges Wish Patent Practitioners Knew About Patents that Withstand PTAB Challenges
- USPTO Electronic Systems (Patent Center, AI Searching, AI Chat, etc)
- PCT Pitfalls
- (Non-)Analogous Art – Winning Arguments
- Patent Prosecution v. Big Data Analytics