Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to learn more about trademark-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. Watch the public session virtually on Webex. The TPAC 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 public meeting.
You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov.
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Agenda (all times are ET)
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00-1:05 p.m. | Introduction and welcome | Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho |
| 1:05-1:20 p.m. | Opening remarks | Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal |
| 1:20-2:00 p.m. | Commissioner for Trademarks, David Gooder Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Sean Mildrew | |
| 2:00-2:20 p.m. | Trademark Operations updates | Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, Dan Vavonese |
| 2:20-2:40 p.m. | Trademark Administration update | Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration, Greg Dodson Group Director for Information Technology, Glen Brown |
| 2:40-2:55 p.m. | Trademark Examination Policy updates | Director for Trademark Register Protection, Montia Pressey |
| 2:55-3:15 p.m. | Trademark Trial and Appeal Board updates | Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Gerard Rogers |
| 3:15-3:30 p.m. | Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) | Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, Mary Critharis |
| 3:30-3:40 p.m. | Office of Governmental Affairs (OGA) | Director of Governmental Affairs, Ellen McLaren |
| 3:40-3:45 p.m. | NTEU 245 | Jay Besch |
| 3:45-3:50 p.m. | NTEU 243 | Harold Ross |
| -- Break 5 minutes -- | ||
| 3:55-4:00 p.m. | Questions and adjournment | Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho |
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