Program Details
2026-09-28 12:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-28 12:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ESTThis session explores practical drafting strategies for patent applications involving artificial intelligence, machine learning, and software-based innovations. Using current USPTO practice, attendees will learn how to prepare stronger specifications and claims, reduce prosecution risks, and improve the likelihood of obtaining meaningful patent protection for rapidly evolving technologies.
Usha Parker 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm ESTBuilding on the drafting principles discussed in Session One, this session focuses on successfully prosecuting AI patent applications before the USPTO. Attendees will learn practical techniques for responding to Office Actions, conducting productive examiner interviews, managing patent portfolios, and developing prosecution strategies that maximize long-term business value.
Usha ParkerUsha Parker is a partner at Perilla Knox Hildebrandt Staley & Amy LLP, where she focuses her practice on patent application drafting and prosecution. An electrical engineer who worked at a Navy laboratory and at Motorola before entering law, has drafted hundreds of patent applications and conducted more than a thousand interviews with USPTO examiners.
Usha Parker is a partner at Perilla Knox Hildebrandt Staley & Amy LLP, where she focuses her practice on patent application drafting and prosecution. An electrical engineer who worked at a Navy laboratory and at Motorola before entering law, has drafted hundreds of patent applications and conducted more than a thousand interviews with USPTO examiners.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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