Patent Public Advisory Committee public meeting

Attend the next public meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) to learn more about patent-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. You can watch the virtual public session via Webex. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. The public meeting agenda will be available one week before the scheduled meeting.

Questions or comments related to the agenda can be submitted in advance to ppac@uspto.gov.

PPAC public meeting video

Agenda:

TopicPrincipal(s)

Call to order

  • Introduction and welcome
  • PPAC Chair Steve Caltrider
  • Opening remarks and Q&A's
  • Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Kathi Vidal
Financial update
  • PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears
  • Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman

Policy update

  • PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Chair Jeremiah Chan
  • Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs Christian Hannon
  • Deputy Commissioner for Patents Robert Bahr
  • Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge Jacqueline Bonilla

USPTO-FDA Collaboration

 

  • Acting Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Linda Horner
Meeting adjournPPAC Chair Steve Caltrider

 

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This event is part of a series: PPAC