PPAC (Patent Public Advisory Committee) Meeting - July 8, 2010

USPTO Headquarters

Madison North Auditorium

600 Dulany Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

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Public Meeting Agenda

Time	Activity	Speaker
8:00am- 8:05am	Call To Order: Public Session	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
8:05am - 8:15am	Session Opening Introductions PPAC Remarks	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
8:15am - 8:30am	USPTO Opening Remarks	Robert Stoll, Commissioner for Patents
8:30am - 9:10am	Strategy: Overview of USPTO Strategy	Sharon Barner, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
9:10am - 9:30am	Finance: Update & Fee Project	Mark Olechowski, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
9:30am - 9:40am	>>> Break <<<
9:40am - 9:55am	Legislative: General Update	Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
9:55am - 10:15am	Bilski -v- Kappos: SCOTUS Opinion Update & Implementation	Scott Weidenfeller, Office of the Solicitor Bob Bahr, Acting Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
10:15am - 10:35am	Operations: Patent Operations Update	Peggy Focarino, Deputy Commissioner for Patents
10:35am - 10:45am	Process: Patent Process Re-engineering Effort	Steve Pinkos, PPAC Member James Dwyer, Assistant Deputy Patent Commissioner for Patent Operations
10:45am - 10:55am	>>> Break <<<
10:55am - 11:25am	Three Track Examination: Process & Implications	Steve Miller, PPAC Member/Louis Foreman, PPAC Member/Damon C. Matteo, Chairman Rob Clarke, USPTO
11:25am - 11:45pm	OCIO: Update & Architecture	Ben Borson, PPAC Member & Damon C. Matteo, Chairman John Owens, Chief Information Officer Marti Hearst, Chief IT Strategist
11:45pm - 12:15pm	>>> Lunch Break <<<
12:15pm - 12:45pm	Annual Report: Anticipating the PPAC Annual Report - Topic & Work-Plan	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman PPAC Members USPTO Participants
12:45pm - 1:00pm	Follow-Ups/Catch-Up: Ad Hoc	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
1:00pm - 1:10pm	Open Discussion & Public Questions	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
1:10pm - 1:25pm	Wrap-Up & Closing Remarks Agenda Topic Follow-Ups New Topics Next Steps	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman
1:25pm - 1:30pm	Adjourn: Public Session	Damon C. Matteo, Chairman

1:30pm - 2:45pm - Executive Session for PPAC

United States Patent and Trademark Office

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