KLARQUIST NEWS
Klarquist Hosts USPTO Examiners’ Portland SEE Program Visit
Last week, Klarquist hosted 11 examiners from the USPTO’s Art Unit 1600 as they visited innovative companies in the Portland area. The examiners were visiting Portland as part of their Site Experience Education (SEE) program, in which they learned about the various chemical and biotech technologies used by Portland-area companies. The examiners visited AgonOx, Agrinos, Intel, NIKE, OHSU, Phylos Bioscience, the Portland Business Accelerator, Portland State University, Providence Cancer Center, and Ubivac. Klarquist also hosted a happy hour reception for the examiners that was attended by members of the biotech and chemical community from all over Oregon. The event gave the examiners the opportunity to meet with companies to better understand some of the issues of their industries. The USPTO examiners’ SEE trip to Portland was coordinated by Susan Alpert Siegel. The examiners’ visit only helped reinforce what we already knew- that Portland is an amazing place to live, and we are fortunate to be a part of such strong scientific and business community.