Peer Review Proposal – Online Peer Review Initiative Meeting

When:	Friday, May 12, 2006 9:00 am -12:00 noon
Where:	Madison Auditorium U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
9:00-9:10	Welcome John Doll, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
9:10-9:30	Introduction, The Challenges of Patent Examination & The Need for Change Jay Lucas, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy, USPTO
9:30-10:00	Peer Review System Description Beth Simone Noveck, Institute for Information Law & Policy, New York Law School
10:00-10:25	“What is Valid Prior Art?” Robert Clarke, Deputy Director, Office of Patent Legal Administration, USPTO
10:25-10:50	“How to Review an Application” William Grant, Supervisory Primary Examiner, Technology Center 2100 Sam Broda, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, USPTO
10:50-11:00	BREAK
11:00-11:45	Peer Review Pilot Project Proposal Beth Simone Noveck, Institute for Information Law & Policy, New York Law School Marc Ehrlich, Counsel, Patent Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property & Licensing, IBM Manny W. Schecter, Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property & Licensing, IBM
11:45-12:00	Update on Related Projects OSSI Prior Art Database Jack Harvey, Director, Technology Center 2100
12:00	Adjourn

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