[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2012)] [Notices][Page 37879] Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-15447] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No. PTO-P-2012-0026] Cooperative Patent Classification External User Day AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. To read the complete text of the notice, access http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-06-25/pdf/2012-15447.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting a Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) External User Day event at its Alexandria Campus. CPC is a partnership between the USPTO and the European Patent Office (EPO) in which the Offices have agreed to develop a joint patent classification system that will incorporate the best classification practices of the two Offices. This CPC event is the next step, in a series of steps, to be undertaken by the USPTO in educating and informing external stakeholders about the current development and future implementation plans of the CPC. DATES: The event will be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and ending at 12:00 p.m. EST. ADDRESSES: The event will be held at the USPTO in the Madison Auditorium on the concourse level of the Madison Building located at 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
For Event Registration: There is no fee to register for the event and registration will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Early registration is recommended because seating is limited. Registration on the day of the event (July 10, 2012) will be permitted on a space- available basis beginning at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. To register, please provide your name and phone number to CPC_Users_Day@uspto.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derris Banks, Supervisory Patent Examiner, TC 3700, by telephone at (571) 272-4419, or by electronic mail message at derris.banks@uspto.gov, or Linda Dvorak, Supervisory Patent Examiner, TC 3700, by telephone at (571) 272-4764, or by electronic mail message at linda.dvorak@uspto.gov.