PPAC (Patent Public Advisory Committee) Meeting

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Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Session

USPTO Headquarters
Madison North Auditorium
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
This session was webcast.

Public Session 11:00 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. (EST)
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Recorded webcast of the public session

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11:00 – 11:05	Call to Order	Damon Matteo, Acting Chairman
11:05 – 11:30	Acting Under Secretary’s Remarks Key Issues Affecting the USPTO	John Doll, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
11:30 – 11:45	Financial Update Fee Project	Mark Olechowski, Acting Chief Financial Officer
11:45 – 12:05	Legislative Update	Jefferson Taylor, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs
12:05 – 12:20	OCIO Roadmap Update	John Owens II, Chief Information Officer
12:20 –12:40	Break
12:40 – 1:10	Definition of Quality	Marc Adler, Member Andrew Hirshfeld, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
1:10 – 1:40	Quality/Efficiency Initiatives	Peggy Focarino, Acting Commissioner for Patents
1:40 – 1:55	International Worksharing Update Status of Foundation Projects	Mark Powell, Director, Technology Center 2600
1:55 – 2:15	CPIO Initiative	Barry Hudson, Acting CPIO
2:15 – 5:00	Executive Session of the PPAC

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