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PPAC Quarterly Meeting - June 14, 2012

USPTO Headquarters
Madison South Auditorium
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

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Event number: 993 995 900
Event password: pqm1234

Teleconference:

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Executive Session (closed to the public 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.)

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00 – 10:00	Confidential - 2014 Budget Formulation Confidential - Policy and Personnel Discussion	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman

Public Session (10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.)

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
10:00 – 10:05	Call To Order	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
10:05 – 10:10	Session Opening Introductions PPAC Remarks	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
10:10 – 10:20	USPTO Opening Remarks	David Kappos, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO
10:20 – 10:30	Patent Remarks	Peggy Focarino, Commissioner for Patents
10:30 – 10:50	Finance: Update Fee-Setting: Hearings, Comments & Report CPI Adjustment End of Year Projections	Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Frank Murphy, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
10:50 – 11:00	Legislative: Update	Michelle Lee, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs
11:00 – 11:20	America Invents Act: Implementation Updates Technical Amendments Final AIA Rule Making	Michelle Lee, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator
11:20 –11:50	Operations: Patent Operations Update	Ben Borson, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Andy Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
11:50 – 12:35	>>>Lunch<<< 12:10 - 12:30: Text2PTO Demo	Terri Raines, eCommerce Division Manager, Office of Patent Information Management
12:35 – 12:55	Process: Patent Process Re-Engineering Effort	Ben Borson, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Jim Dwyer, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations & Christian Chace, Project Director for Patent Process Reengineering
12:55 – 1:15	OCIO & IT Infrastructure Updates	Wayne Sobon, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead David Landrith, Portfolio Manager
1:15 – 1:45	International: International Initiatives Update PCT 20/20 Cooperative Patent Classification IP5	Steve Miller, PPAC Sub-Committee Lead Bruce Kisliuk, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Administration & Charlie Pearson, Director, Office of PCT Legal Administration
1:45 – 2:00	Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences: Update	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman James Smith, Chief Judge, BPAI
2:00 – 2:15	Follow-Ups/Catch-Up: Ad Hoc	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
2:15 – 2:25	Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks Agenda Topic Follow-Ups New Topics New Steps	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
2:25 – 2:30	Adjourn	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman

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