Patent Information Users Group - Community Engagement Hour

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PIUG MONTHLY Calendar - April 8

Zoom Link: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89422162208?pwd=VBBfwgwWmNDQwmQS1mIgtDnIpxxSD1.1

Theme:  Gone or Just Sleeping? Navigating Lapsed Patents & Late Revivals Across Jurisdictions

• Decode the Risk: Understand the legal landscape around lapsed patents and applications — what "lapsed" truly means versus what it appears to mean across different patent offices.
• Revival Reality Check: Explore real-world cases where applications were revived long after expected deadlines, and the implications for competitors who had already relied on the lapse.
• Know Your Jurisdiction: Examine how revival rules, grace periods, and "unintentional delay" standards differ across key jurisdictions — USPTO, EPO, and beyond.
• When Is It Safe to Stop Watching?: Gain practical frameworks for determining when a lapsed application is truly dead — and when continued monitoring is still the prudent call.
• Networking: Share cautionary tales and best practices with peers who've navigated the grey zone of late revivals and freedom-to-operate decisions.
• Annual conference preview: Update on upcoming 2026 PIUG annual conference taking place May 19–21 at the Convene Conference Center in Philadelphia.