The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced the agenda for the next biotechnology/chemical/ pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting to be held on December 1, 2011. The proposed agenda is as follows:
Morning Session
• Meet & Greet and Opening Remarks (9:00 - 9:45 am EDT): Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center 1600
• Patent Reform Legislation (AIA) (9:45 - 11:15 am): Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator
• Break (11:15 - 11:30 am)
• Track I Briefing (11:30 am - 12:30 pm): Krista Zele, SPE, Art Unit 2453
• Lunch (12:30 – 1:30 pm)
Afternoon Session
• Professional Responsibility for IP Practitioners (1:30 - 2:30 pm): William Covey, Office of Enrollment and Discipline
• Break (2:30 - 3:00 pm)
• TC1600 35 U.S.C. § 112 Supplemental Guideline Training (3:00 - 4:00 pm): Bennett Celsa, QAS, TC1600
• Therasense and Duty of Candor (4:00 - 5:00 pm): Hans Sauer, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property
• Closing Remarks/Discussion (5:00 - 5:15 pm): Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center 1600
The meeting can be attended in person at the USPTO's Madison Auditorium, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA, or viewed online here (select the "enter as guest" option). The Patent Office asks that non-USPTO employees login using their e-mail addresses. Those wishing to attend the meeting should contact Cecilia Tsang by phone at 571-272-0562, by fax at 571-273-0562, or by e-mail at [email protected] by November 25, 2011 to confirm their attendance. Additional information regarding the BCP customer partnership meeting can be found here.
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