The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is pleased to announce a free training session for PatentIn 3.4 on Friday, June 1, 2007. The session will run from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, with a one-hour lunch break from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM.

Course Content:

The class will include:


• Overview of molecular biology
• Overview of the sequence rules
• Hands-on authoring of several sequence listings varying in complexity

Questions are welcome throughout the training. In addition, the instructor is available after class to assist attendees with their sequence listings.

Course Instructor:

The instructor is Robert Wax, a Primary Examiner in Art Unit 1656, a former Project Manager of PatentIn and one of the USPTO’s sequence rule experts.

Course Location:

The class will be held at USPTO’s new headquarters in the Madison West building, Rooms 215/217. Madison West is located at 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Please visit our website for directions to our office: http://www.uspto.gov/main/directions_alex.htm.

Attendees should meet in the Madison Building lobby between the PTO Museum and entrance to Madison West. Once gathered, the class will proceed to the training room together.

Registration Information:

To register for this class or for additional information, please send an email to patin3help@uspto.gov or call (571) 272-0623.

This session has a maximum capacity of 36 participants. Attendees will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If the USPTO receives more requests than space permits, additional sessions will be scheduled at a future date.

Parking information:

Parking is available in the West Garage, located at 550 Elizabeth Lane or the East Garage, located at 551 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria, Virginia. The daily rates are:

Garage Rates*:

* Rates apply to all vehicle types including motorcycles.
1 hour $3.00
2 hours $6.00
3 hours $9.00
Maximum $10.00

Directions from Metro:

• Take the yellow or blue line to the King Street station in Alexandria;
• Walk three (3) blocks SOUTH, across the parking lot, Diagonal Road, and Duke Street.

The George Washington Masonic Memorial will be to your RIGHT and behind you and the USPTO Headquarters will be in front of you.

The Madison Building is the center building at the end of Dulany Street. Madison West Building is on your right when you enter the front of the building with the peaked glass ceiling.

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