There will be a second public hearing for purposes of the study on Genetic Diagnostic Patents. It is scheduled for San Diego in March. The PTO has posted the schedule for pre-registered and unregistered comments:
Public Hearing on Genetic Diagnostic Testing
University of San Diego
5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Friday, March 9, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Agenda
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Teleconference information
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United States Patent and Trademark Office Panel
Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator
Stuart Graham, Chief Economist
George Elliott, Technology Center Director (Biotechnology)
9:00 AM: Welcoming Remarks
Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
9:10 AM: Opening Commentary (Video)
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, U.S. House of Representatives
9:20 AM: General Commentary for Congressionally-Mandated Studies Under the AIA
Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator
9:25 AM: Overview of Genetic Diagnostic Testing Study
Stuart Graham, Chief Economist
9:35 AM: Scheduled Testimony
9:35 – 9:50 AM Mercedes Meyer, Member, Board of Directors, American Intellectual Property Law Association
9:50 – 10:05 AM Richard Marsh, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Myriad Genetics
10:05 – 10:25 AM Christopher Holman, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
10:25 – 10:40 AM Carlos Candeloro, Patent Attorney (Biotechnology)
10:40 – 10:55 AM Break
10:55 – 12:00 PM Open Floor for Unscheduled Testimony
12:00 PM: Break for Lunch
1:30 PM: Open Floor for Unscheduled Testimony (continued)
Closing Remarks Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator