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The PTO has posted the initial schedule for the first public hearing on genetic diagnostic\u00a0testing patents.\u00a0 Note that\u00a0there is time allotted for those who did not pre-schedule their testimony, in case you missed the deadline.<\/p>\n

Public Hearing on Genetic Diagnostic Testing <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

600 Dulany Street, Alexandria VA <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Madison Auditorium <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Thursday, February 16, 2012 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:00 a.m. \u2013 4:00 p.m. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Agenda <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WebEx Information <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Event number: 992 693 923 Event password: 123456 Event address for attendees: <\/span>https:\/\/uspto-events.webex.com\/uspto-events\/onstage\/g.php?d=992693923&t=a<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Teleconference information <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Call-in toll number (US\/Canada): +1(408) 600 \u2013 3600 Access code: 992 693 923 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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United States Patent and Trademark Office Panel <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Teresa Stanek Rea<\/span><\/strong>, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dana Robert Colarulli<\/span><\/strong>, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Janet Gongola<\/span><\/strong>, Patent Reform Coordinator <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Stuart Graham<\/span><\/strong>, Chief Economist <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

George Elliott<\/span><\/strong>, Technology Center Director (Biotechnology) <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:00 AM: Welcoming Remarks <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Teresa Stanek Rea<\/span><\/strong>, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:10 AM: Opening Commentary (Video) <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz<\/span><\/strong>, U.S. House of Representatives <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:20 AM: General Commentary for Congressionally-Mandated Studies Under the AIA <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Janet Gongola<\/span><\/strong>, Patent Reform Coordinator <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:25 AM: Overview of Genetic Diagnostic Testing Study <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stuart Graham<\/span><\/strong>, Chief Economist <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

9:35 AM: Scheduled Testimony <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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9:35 \u2013 10:05 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Thomas Kowalski<\/span><\/strong>, Shareholder, Vedder Price, P.C. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:05 \u2013 10:20 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mercedes Meyer<\/span><\/strong>, Member, Board of Directors, American Intellectual Property Law Association <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:20 \u2013 10:35 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Break <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:35 \u2013 10:45 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mary Williams<\/span><\/strong>, Executive Director, Association for Molecular Pathology <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10:45 \u2013 11:00 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lori Pressman<\/span><\/strong>, Independent Consultant on Technology Transfer <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 \u2013 11:15 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Hans Sauer<\/span><\/strong>, Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property, Biotechnology Industry Organization <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:15 \u2013 11:25 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ellen Jorgensen<\/span><\/strong>, President, Genspace <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:25 \u2013 11:35 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lawrence Horn<\/span><\/strong>, CEO, MPEG LA, LLC Kristin Neuman<\/strong>, Executive Director, Librassay\u2122, MPEG LA, LLC <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:35 \u2013 11:45 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Lisa Schlager<\/span><\/strong>, Vice President, Community Affairs & Public Policy, FORCE <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:45 \u2013 12:05 AM <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Kevin Noonan<\/span><\/strong>, Partner, McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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12:05 PM: Break for Lunch <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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1:30 PM: Open Floor for Unscheduled Testimony <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Closing Remarks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Janet Gongola<\/strong>, Patent Reform Coordinator<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The PTO has posted the initial schedule for the first public hearing on genetic diagnostic\u00a0testing patents.\u00a0 Note that\u00a0there is time allotted for those who did not pre-schedule their testimony, in case you missed the deadline. Public Hearing on Genetic Diagnostic Testing United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria VA Madison Auditorium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4840"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4855,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4840\/revisions\/4855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.717madisonplace.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}