Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia
Madison Auditorium
600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA
The most recent quarterly meeting for the Biotechnology and Chemical Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership was held on December 1, 2011 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Biotechnology and Chemical Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership is designed and developed to be a forum to share ideas, experiences, and insights between individual users and the USPTO. The USPTO does not intend to use these customer partnership groups to arrive at any consensus. Invitations to participate will indicate that individual opinions are sought, rather than a group consensus and that the meetings are intended to be informal in nature and have varying participants. These customer partnership groups are formed with full recognition of the USPTO's responsibility under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and that these customer partnership groups are not established as FACA compliant committees.
We value our customers in obtaining feedback from individual participants is important in our efforts to continuously improve the quality of our products and services. Your willing participation is helpful in providing us with insights and experiences in this informal process to assist us.
The next meeting of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Biotechnology and Chemical Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at Auditorium in Madison East, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.
For information of future meetings and presentations, please go to http://www.cabic.com/bcp/.
Please contact Cecilia Tsang at 571-272-0562, or by fax at 571-273-0562, or email Cecilia.Tsang@uspto.gov to decline or confirm your attendance by February 27, 2011.
Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearings on Genetic Diagnostic Testing
The USPTO is presently conducting the Genetic Testing Study required under the America Invents Act. A Federal Register Notice (hyperlink below) was published on January 25, 2012 to announce public hearings and seeking written comments for the study. Your organizations might consider participating as the agency benefits greatly from public input.
The specific topics for study are listed in the notice. The hearing dates are below, and the written comment period closes on March 26, 2012.
- Thursday, February 16 at the USPTO Campus in Alexandria, Virginia from 9 AM to 4 PM
- Friday, March 9 at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego, San Diego, California from 9 AM to 4 PM
Federal Register- Request for Comments and Notice of Public Hearings on Genetic Diagnostic Testing
Agenda & Schedule - Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership Meeting
| Morning Session | ||
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Opening Remarks | George Elliott, Wanda Walker and Dan Sullivan (Acting), Directors, TC1600 |
| 9:45 – 10:45 | Lead Compound CAFC Obviousness Analysis | Joseph Mallon, Partner, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP |
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10:45 -11:00 |
Break | |
| 11:00 - Noon | Native American Herbal Medicines | Patricia Leith, Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1655 |
| 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch | ||
| Afternoon Session | ||
| 1:00 - 2:30 | Introduction to Examiners' Training and Attorney's Perspective | Kathleen Bragdon, QAS, TC1600 |
| 2:30 – 2:45 | Break | |
| 2:45 – 3:45 | NPRM – Changes to Implement the Inventor’s Oath or Declaration Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act | Michele Cimbala, Ph.D Sterne Kessler Goldstein Fox |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Closing Remarks/Discussion | George Elliott, Wanda Walker and Dan Sullivan (Acting), Directors, TC1600 |
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Assistance
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Accessing Adobe Connect to view Webcast
Accessing Adobe Connect to view Webcast
1. Paste or type the link below (same as above) into your Internet browser.
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2. Use the "Enter as a Guest" option.
3. Sign-in using your first and last name.
4. Click on the "Enter Room" button.
5. You will be admitted to the meeting.
Assistance
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