PTAB Bar Assoc. Young Lawyers & Agents Comm., Lunch & Learn Series "Learn About LEAP"
7/22/2025 - 7/22/2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST


Location: Offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036





Event Description
PTAB Bar Association Young Lawyers & Agents Committee
Lunch & Learn Series
“Learn about LEAP”

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pmET
The PTAB Bar Association’s YLA Committee presents its first in-person event in the Lunch & Learn Series, which will discuss the PTAB Legal Experience and Advancement Program (LEAP). The panelists will explore topics related to their own experiences with LEAP practitioners, and the overall benefits of the program. The panelists will further explore topics such as how to advocate for the opportunity to be a LEAP practitioner. 

This is the second event in the YLA’s Lunch & Learn Series, a series of in-person and virtual informational panels on various topics held over the lunch hour. Attendees are invited to join us for lunch as we discuss.
 
Panelists:
Acting Deputy Chief Judge Kalyan Deshpande, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Kristi Sawert, Fish & Richardson PC
Michael Milea, Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP
Carlos Duarte-Guevara, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

Moderator:
Rachel Wu Hankinson, Paul Hastings LLP

Location:
Offices of Paul Hastings LLP, 2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

There is no charge for this program. A light lunch will be provided to attendees. 



 
Questions?  Please contact the YLA Committee at young.lawyers.committee@ptabbar.org.