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Coming this month: Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical (BCP) Partnership Meeting

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Attend the Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical (BCP) Partnership Meeting

Join us on Tuesday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET virtually or at our headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, for our next Biotechnology, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical (BCP) Partnership Meeting.

BCP Partnership Meetings are part of a long-standing partnership between the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and its valued stakeholders that work to improve the quality of the USPTO's products and services.

Topics will include:

Non-statutory double patenting
Declaration practice under 37 CFR 1.132
Patent term extension
Cancer Moonshot Expedited Examination pilot program
Artificial intelligence/machine learning in biotechnology
WIPO Standard ST.26 (for nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings)

Email your questions and comments about the meeting to usptobcp1600@uspto.gov. For more information, including how to register, visit the event page on the USPTO website.

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