The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has announced the agenda for the next biotechnology/chemical/pharmaceutical (BCP) customer partnership meeting to be held on September 8, 2010.  The proposed agenda is as follows:

Morning Session

• Greetings and Overview (10:00 – 10:15 am EDT):  Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center 1600

• Patent Reengineering Team (10:15 – 11:45 am):  Christian Chace, SPE, Art Unit 2187 and Marti Hearst, External Affairs

• Break (11:45 – 12:00 pm)

• Best Practice for PTE (12:00 pm – 12:45 pm):  Mary Till, Office of Patent Legal Administration

• Lunch (12:45 – 2:00 pm)

Afternoon Session

• Section 101, Utility and Patentable Subject Matter in the Discovery Arts (2:00 – 3:00 pm):  Benjamin Borson, Borson Law Group, LLP

• Break (3:00 – 3:15 pm)

• Broadening Reissues (3:15 – 4:00 pm):  Bennett Celsa, QAS, TC1600

• Closing Remarks/Discussion (4:00 – 4:15 pm):  Jackie Stone, George Elliott, and Remy Yucel, Directors, Technology Center 1600

The meeting can be attended in person at the USPTO's Madison Auditorium, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA, or viewed online here (select the "enter as guest" option).  The Patent Office asks that non-USPTO employees login using their e-mail addresses.