USPTO Biotech/Chemical Partnership (BCP) Meetings
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BCP- Customer Partnership - Wed, Sept 5, 2012
Sep 5, 2012, 13:37 PM
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AIPLA Admin
Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Madison Auditorium
9:00am to 5:00pm
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia
600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA,
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Madison Auditorium
9:00am to 5:00pm
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia
600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA,
| Morning Session | ||
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Opening Remarks | George Elliott, Wanda Walker and Peter Paras (Acting), Directors, TechnologyCenter 1600 |
| 9:15 - 10:15 AM | 101 Overview (46 slides pdf 1.2 M) | Andrew Hirshfeld, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
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| 10:15-10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 AM | Professional Responsibilities for IP Practitioners (23 slides 2.6 M) | William Covey, Office of Enrollment and Discipline |
| 11:15 - 12:00 AM | New Board Proceedings Mandated by the AIA (27 slides 2.5 M) | Sally Lane, APJ, PBAI |
| 12:00 - 12:45 PM | AIA Oath/Declaration Changes (1 slide pdf 31K) | Hiram Bernstein, OPLA |
| 12:45 - 1:45 PM | Lunch The Roundhouse Cafe Cafeteria is inside the Madison Building lower level. | |
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Afternoon Session |
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| 1:45- 2:30 PM | First Inventor to File: Proposed Rules and Proposed Examination Guidelines (35 slides 3 M)
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Mary Till, OPLA |
| 2:30 - 3:15 PM | Quality Composite (13 slides 997 K) | Martin Rater, Office of Patent Quality Assurance |
| 3:15 - 4:00 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 - 4:45 PM | Civility in Communication between the Applicant and the Examiner (12 slides 446 K)
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Esther Kepplinger, Chief Patent Counselor, Wilson Sosini Goodrich & Rosati
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| 4:45 - 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks/Discussion | George Elliott, Wanda Walker and Peter Paras (Acting), Directors, TC1600 |