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Intellectual Property Section,State Bar of GeorgiaAnnual ReportPage 29 of 67Recap:The discussion about the changing landscape of patentdamages was presented to a standing-room-only crowd of39 in the Georgia Bar Conference Center.SEPTEMBER -Executive Committee Event(Co-Sponsored with the Atlanta Bar Intellectual Property Section)Chair: Philip BurrusUS Patent and Trademark Office Roadshow – America Invents ActImplementationDescription:Panelists:We are incredibly pleased that representatives from the U.SPatent and Trademark Office visited Atlanta for a roadshow on September 24th. The officials discussed statutoryprovisions that went into effect on September 16 th under theAmerica Invents Act, as well as the final rulesimplementing those provisions. They also discussedproposed rules for fees and the first-inventor-to-fileprovision.Peggy Focarino, Commissioner for PatentsEric Atkisson, Director of CommunicationsJ. Michael Tierney, Chief Administrative Patent Judge,Patent Trial and Appeal BoardJ. Salley Medley, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trialand Appeal BoardNicole Haines, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent LegalAdministrationLauren Ailes, Office of Finance255