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Intellectual Property Section,State Bar of GeorgiaAnnual ReportPage 53 of 67protection, and the importance of a strong design patentportfolio.In-House Committee EventChair: Matt SmithFirst-Inventor-To-File Under the AIA: Rules, Implications, andStrategies Every IP Attorney Should KnowDescription:Speaker:On February 27 th , at the GA Bar Headquarters, the In-House Committee of the Intellectual Property Law Sectionpresented a panel discussion titled “First-Inventor-To-FileUnder the AIA: Rules, Implications, and Strategies EveryIP Attorney Should Know,” focused on the First to Fileprovisions of the American Invents Act- which went intoeffect in March of 2013. This event was packed full ofcritical information for both in-house attorneys and firm IPattorneys. The discussion will be led by Brent R. Bellowsof Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies and RichardMiller of Ballard Spahr LLP. Both Brent and Rich have ledsimilar discussions at various national and internationalCLE events.Rich Miller, Ballard SpahrBrent Bellows, Knowles Intellectual Property SolutionsCLE:Recap:One live hourOn February 27, 2013, the In-House Committee held alunchtime event at the State Bar of Georgia on the newUSPTO rules being implemented under the first- inventorto-fileregime. Rich Miller of Ballard Spahr and Brent R.Bellows of Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies walkedthrough different traps and pitfalls that may notimmediately be apparent to practitioners. Matt Smith, chairof the In-House Committee, hosted the event.The talk began with a very brief overview discussion of therule changes being implemented under the America Invents279