PPAC Quarterly Meeting - December 13, 2012
501 Dulany Street (Knox Building)
Alexandria, VA 22314
1D70-1D80 (1st Floor Conference Center)
WebEx Session
Event Link: PPAC Quarterly Meeting
Event Number: 993 278 560
Event Password: 123456
Executive Session (closed to the public 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.)
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:00 | Confidential Discussion of First Inventor to File Proposed Rule |
Bob Bahr, Senior Patent Counsel |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Confidential Update on Draft Presentation on PE2E |
John Owens, Chief Information Officer |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Confidential Discussion of Potential Strategies for Advising USPTO in 2013 |
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Briefing on USPTO Draft Comments on AIA Technical Corrections Bill |
Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | >>> Lunch <<< | |
Public Session (12:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.)
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 – 12:05 |
Call To Order Session Opening
|
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 12:05 – 12:15 | Patent Remarks |
Peggy Focarino, Commissioner for Patents |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Patent Operations Update |
Robert Oberleitner, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patents |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | AIA Update |
Drew Hirshfeld, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 12:45 – 12:55 | Legislative Update |
Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 12:55 – 1:10 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 1:10 – 1:20 | PTAB Update |
James Smith, Chief Judge, PTAB |
| 1:20 – 1:30 | Finance Update |
Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 1:30 – 1:45 |
Bruce Kisliuk, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Administration |
|
| 1:45 – 2:00 | Deputy Director's Remarks |
Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of the USPTO |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 2:15 – 3:00 | PPAC and the User Community |
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Discussion/Wrap Up |
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 3:15 | Adjourn |
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
