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USPTO to Host Medical Device Technology Partnership Meeting

09-May-2012 To 09-May-2012 | Source : | Visits : 10939
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will host a Medical Device Technology Partnership Meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 to bring industry stakeholders and patent examiners and directors from Technology Center 3700 (TC 3700) together to share ideas, experiences, and insights on best practices in advancing prosecution and provide a forum for discussion on how the agency can improve and expand its relationship with the medical device technology community.

Some of this year’s discussion topics will include the America Invents Act (AIA), advancing prosecution, interview best practices, 35 U.S.C. 112, 6th paragraph guidelines, and new Board of Appeals rules and pre-appeal/appeal conferences.

What:  Medical Device Technology Partnership Meeting

When: May 9, 2012

Where: USPTO Campus, Madison North Auditorium

             600 Dulany Street

             Alexandria, VA  22314

Who:

Rick Seidel, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Mechanical Disciplines

Angela Sykes, Group Director TC 3700

Donald Hajec, Group Director TC 3700

Andrew Wang, Group Director TC 3700



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