The United States Patent and Trademark Office Biotechnology, Chemical and Pharmaceutical (BCP)
Partnership Meeting
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
10:00am to 4:00pm (ET)
We are pleased to announce the USPTO’s next Biotechnology, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership (BCP) Meeting. This BCP meeting expands our long-standing partnership in these industry sectors to customers across the country. The next BCP Meeting will be held on April 26, 2016 in the USPTO Headquarters (Alexandria, VA) as well as available for online participation. This partnership meeting is designed to provide an informal conduit for all stakeholders to share insights and experiences to improve patent prosecution in biotechnology areas. We highly value our customers’ feedback and input, and the individual participation is important in our efforts to continuously improve the quality of our products and services.
AGENDA
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:10 AM EST | Welcoming and Opening Remarks | Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner, International Patent Cooperation, USPTO |
| 10:10 – 11:00 AM (EST) | International Patent Cooperation Featuring Global Dossier | Jessica Patterson, Program Manager, International Patent Cooperation |
| 11:00 – 11:25 AM (EST) | Outside Perspectives on International Patent Cooperation | Anthony P. Venturino, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP |
| 11:25 – 11:30 AM (EST) | BREAK | |
| 11:30am – 12:30 PM (EST) | Supplemental Examination | Jean Witz, SPE, Central Reexamine Art Unit, USPTO |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM (EST) | LUNCH | |
1:30 – 2:30 PM (EST) | Antibody Written Description | Joanne Hama, SPE, TC1600, USPTO |
| 2:30 – 2:40 PM (EST) | BREAK | |
| 2:40 – 3:40 PM (EST) | Enhancing the Quality of Biologics Patents: Computational Simulations as Evidence | Brian Lathrop, Law Office of Brian K. Lathrop |
3:40 – 3:50 PM (EST) | Closing Remarks | Directors, TC1600, USPTO |
Please see below for Registration information on how you can participate.
Date and Location: The Partnership Meeting will be held on April 26th (Tuesday) from 10:00am – 5:00pm at Alexandria, VA. USPTO Headquarters
Madison Auditorium (South)
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
The Biotechnology, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership was developed to create a collaborative forum for USPTO customers in these industry sectors to share ideas, experience, and insights with USPTO staff. The BCP is intended to be informal in nature and will include participants from across the industry.
Registration Information
Please email USPTOBCP1600@USPTO.GOV to RSVP by April, 20th. Please include “BCP RSVP” in the email subject line. In the email body, please include the following information:
Your name, title and organization
Contact information (e-mail, phone, etc.)
Your attending location (In Person or online).
Directions and Parking information
Headquarters Location: USPTO Headquarters, Alexandria, Virginia
Directions: http://www.uspto.gov/about/contacts/locations/directions.jsp
Campus map: http://www.uspto.gov/about/locations/alexandriaoffice.jsp
Parking options: http://www.uspto.gov/about/contacts/locations/directions.jsp#heading-6
For information on past and future meetings and presentations, please go to http://www.aipla.org/committees/committee_pages/Biotechnology/usptobcp/default.aspx and http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/bcp/index.jsp