Trademark Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) May 10 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET to learn more about trademark-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. Watch the public session virtually on Webex. The TPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.

You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov.

Agenda (all times are ET)

Time Topic Principal(s) 
11–11:05 a.m.Welcome Message

Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, Adraea Brown

11:05-11:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal 

11:15-11:30 a.m.Trademark's management updateCommissioner for Trademarks, David Gooder  
11:30-11:45 a.m.Trademark's financial updateDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Sean Mildrew
11:45-11:55 a.m.Introduction to the Office of Public EngagementDirector, Office of Public Engagement, Scott Ewalt
11:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

Trademark Operations updates

Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, Dan Vavonese 
12:10-12:25 p.m.

Trademark Examination Policy updates

Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Policy, Amy Cotton
12:25-12:40 p.m.

Trademark Administrative updates

Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration, Greg Dodson 
12:40-12:50 p.m.

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board updates

Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Gerard Rogers
12:50-1:05 p.m.Office of Policy and International Affairs (OPIA) updatesChief Policy Officer, Sharon Israel

Break

1:10-1:20 p.m.

Questions

Commissioner for Trademarks 

David Gooder

1:20-1:30 p.m.

Closing 

Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, Adraea Brown 

 

Accessibility accommodation

Accessibility

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