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The most recent quarterly meeting for the Biotechnology
and Chemical Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership was held on July 29,
2003 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
Wednesday, October 29, 2003, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm in Crystal Square
4 suite 700, located on 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington,
Virginia.
Please
contact Cecilia Tsang at 703-308-0254 or by fax at 703-305-7939 or
email Cecilia.Tsang@uspto.gov or
contact Sharlamar Taliaferro-Savannah at 703-306-4094 or by fax 703-305-8002
or email Sharlamar.Taliaferro@uspto.gov to
decline or confirm your attendance by October 22, 2003.
Morning Session |
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM |
Greetings and Overview |
Jasemine Chambers John Doll Bruce Kisliuk Directors
TC 1600 |
| 9:15 – 10:15 AM |
21st Century Business Plan, Rules,
Faxes, Central Drops, Information Potpourri |
TBA |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM |
Break |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 AM |
TC1600 Restriction Action Plan |
TBA (TC Director) |
| 11:30 – 12:00 PM |
Trilateral Haplotype Study |
TBA |
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Lunch
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
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Afternoon Session
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| 1:15 – 2:15 PM |
Reach-Through Claims- Continued |
George Elliott, BPS, TC 1600 |
| 2:15 – 2:45 PM |
35 USC 112/1 v. 103“ Squeeze” |
Yvonne (Bonnie) Eyler |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM |
Break |
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| 3:00 – 3:30 PM |
Election of Species vs. Restriction |
Joe McKane SPE ArtUnit 1626 |
| 3:30 – 4:00 PM |
Examination Issues in Natural Products Unity |
TBA |
| 4:00 – 4:15 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Jasemine Chambers, John Doll Bruce Kisliuk Directors
TC 1600 |
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