Biotechnology/Chemical/Pharmaceutical Customer Partnership  

November 10, 2005 Meeting 
Remsen Conference Center (Lobby level)

 United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia 
400 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA, 
  

  Driving & Metro Directions /Hotels (Word)   Campus Map (html)   Campus Map (Power Point)

Morning Session
9:00 – 9:15 AM Greetings and Overview
Chart of (1) Group Directors & art units they are responsible for and (2) list of 4 new SPEs click here
More info on the new SPEs click here
Jasemine C. Chambers,
Bruce Kisliuk, George Elliott, 
Directors, TC 1600
9:15-9:45 AM Pre-Appeal Conferences and After Final Practice 24 slides 144K Anton Fetting, 
Office of Patent Legal Administration
9:45 – 10:30 AM


Recent Biotech Case Law 34 slides 155K

Steve Walsh, 
Office of the Solicitor
10:30 –10:45 AM Break
10:45 – 11:30 Patents Update/Forecasting
 the New Year
45 slides 3.9M

John J. Doll, 
Commissioner for Patents

 

11:30 – 12:45 PM  Lunch   Roundhouse Cafe Cafeteria is inside Madison Building  lower level.
Menu for the Week 11/7/05 in Word click here.
Afternoon Session
12:45 – 1:45 PM 

NAS Study of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Genomic and Protein-Related Inventions (no slides)
NAS Project Info click here
 
Final Report click here
  144 pages
Free 32 pg Exec Summary (pdf)  here 
WebCast (55 min.) by co-chairs here 
then click the title. Also has Q&A

Roderick McKelvie 
Covington and Burling
Former District Court Judge


WebCast was Nov 17, 2005. Needs Real
Player
1:45 – 2:30 PM

Breaking Unity 33 slides 216K


Michael Woodward,
TQAS; TC1600

2:30 – 2:45 PM  Break
2:45-3:45


Deposits Rules 24 slides 234K
and

How to Obtain Biological Deposits 
3 slides  183K

Gary Benzion, Supervisory Patent Examiner, and Michael Woodward, TQAS; TC1600

Michael Woodward, TQAS; TC1600

3:45 – 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks/Discussion

Jasemine C. Chambers,
Bruce Kisliuk, George Elliott, 
Directors, TC 1600
 

Photos of the speakers  click here

Supplemental Materials:
    Carlyle Site Drawings
   
Perspective 3D drawing of the building on campus click here 
    Floor plan for a building (pdf 178K) click here
    Close-up plan view of campus map click here 
    Go to http://www.ptoinalexandria.com/index.php for more views and info

 See the BCP's PTO web page http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/biochempharm/  for the official announcement for the next meeting close to the final date.

For questions about obtaining these materials
contact Cecilia Tsang at Cecilia.Tsang@USPTO.GOV

To be placed on the BCP's e-mail announcement list 
contact Cecilia Tsang at Cecilia.Tsang@USPTO.GOV

   Prior Meetings

    Meeting June 15, 2005  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting March 15, 2005  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting December 8, 2004  - Power Point slides are here

    Extra AIPLA Oct. 2004Power Point slides are here 

    Meeting August 3, 2004  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting April 27, 2004  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting February 3, 2004  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting October 29, 2003  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting July 29, 2003  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting April 29, 2003  - Power Point slides are here

   Meeting January 14, 2003  - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting October 8, 2002 - Power Point slides are here

    Meeting July 9, 2002  - PTO site here has Agenda, but no links to the presentations

    Meeting March 19, 2002  - PTO site here has a notice for meeting, but no Agenda

    Meeting November 15, 2001  - PTO site here (link hidden to public) has Power Point slides 

    Meeting August 7, 2001  - PTO site here (link hidden to public) has Power Point slides

    Meeting April 17, 2001  - Power Point slides are here