Thursday, April 23, 2026

Time: 10 A.M. Pacific / 12 P.M. Central / 1 P.M. Eastern

Place: Virtual - Zoom

Cost: Complimentary

CLE Credit: We will apply for 1.0 hours of CLE credit for Minnesota, California, Texas and Washington state

This webinar will explore strategies and guidelines for patent practitioners in protecting inventions related to quantum computing. Speaker Matt Norwood will address topics including subject matter eligibility, prior art in related fields, and regulatory hurdles. Laura Kinnischtzke, Ph.D., will moderate.

Matt Norwood is a patent attorney at SLW. His practice is focused on preparing and prosecuting patent applications before the USPTO. He has experience in a wide range of industries, including semiconductors, artificial intelligence, silicon photonics, robotics, optics, process automation, non-destructive testing, telecommunications, user interfaces, and medical devices.

Dr. Laura Kinnischtzke has industry and research experience in the technology areas of quantum information technology and science, imaging hardware, semiconductors and processes, circuits, data acquisition systems and data processing, and image/graphics processing/analysis software. She earned a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Rochester in 2017, where her Ph.D. thesis was entitled, “Quantum Dot Photonics.” She is a patent agent at SLW, and is admitted at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

We will apply for CLE credit in MN, CA, TX and WA for this webinar. We invite you to share this invitation with a colleague. Sign up to reserve your place today.