Day 2 SessionsFederal Clerks Panel – Moderated by Peter McGowan, Esq. and presented by Liora Anis, this session covered best practices when working with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, common filing mistakes, backend processes, and she also fielded questions from the audience. Find Your Perfect IP Docketer - This session, lead by NDA member Kristin Bigelow, expanded on the round robin interview topic to generate an "NDA Approved" Interview Questionnaire to help you hire the best possible candidate for your open IP docketing positions. PACER and NextGen, Are you Ready? - Eydie Flores gave an overview and lead a discussion of procedures and best practices related to PACER NextGen, what has changed, and how to prepare and manage accounts. How can a Librarian Help with Patents: An Inside Look into the Research - Rebecca "Missy" Murphey discussed the Patent & Trademark Resource Centers and the information these 88 officially-recognized Resource Centers can provide inventors, law firms, patent attorneys and the general public about the patent process, historical data, patent searching and much more.
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