PPAC (Patent Public Advisory Committee) Meeting - April 14, 2011
USPTO Headquarters
Global IP Academy (GIPA)
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
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Public Session 8:00 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 8:05 | Call To Order | Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
| 8:05 – 8:10 |
Session Opening
|
Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
| 8:10 – 8:25 | USPTO Opening Remarks | Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of USPTO |
| 8:25 – 8:35 | Patent Remarks: Update | Peggy Focarino, Deputy Commissioner for Patents |
| 8:35 – 8:50 | Finance: Update | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 8:50 - 9:00 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Legislative: General Update | Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 9:15 – 9:35 | Policy: Three-Track, 112 & RCE | Robert Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel |
| 9:35 – 9:55 | Operations: Patent Operations Update | Andy Faile, Assistant Deputy Commissioner |
| 9:55 - 10:05 | Process: Patent Process Re-Engineering Effort | Fred Schmidt, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management James Dwyer, Assistant Deputy Commissioner |
| 10:05 –10:15 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | OCIO: Update | Ben Borson, PPAC Member & Damon C. Matteo, Chairman John Owens, Chief Information Officer |
| 10:35 - 10:45 | Patent End to End (PE2E) | David Landrith, Portfolio Manager |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Independent Inventor Program | Richard Maulsby, Associate Commissioner for Innovation Development John Calvert, Administrator, Inventor Assistance Program |
| 11:15 - 11:55 | >>> Lunch Break <<< | |
| 11:55 – 12:10 | Open Discussion & Public Questions | Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
| 12:10 - 12:25 | Follow -Ups/Catch-Up: Ad Hoc | Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
| 12:25 – 12:35 |
Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks
|
Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
| 12:35 – 12:40 | Adjourn: Public Session | Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
Executive Session 12:40 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:40 – 2:05 | Consideration of personnel, financial, and confidential matters | Damon C. Matteo, Chairman |
