Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Event summary

May 2, 2019

9:00 a.m. ET - 3:25 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

GIPA Paris/Berne Room

Alexandria, VA 22313

Add to Calendar2019-05-02 09:00:002019-05-02 09:00:00Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for a review of policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. You can attend the public session at the USPTO’s Alexandria campus or watch the meeting online. The PPAC advises the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO. Livestream Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov. Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 9:00-9:05 a.m. Call to order -- introduction Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair 9:05-9:30 a.m. Opening remarks Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO 9:30-10:30 a.m. Operations update •Changes to examination time, the routing/docketing of applications, patent examiner performance measures, and how this may impact stakeholders Remy Yucel, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations James Kramer, Director, Technology Center 2400 David Wiley, Director, Technology Center 2100 10:30-11:30 a.m. International update •Access to relevant prior art •Overview of OPIA’s role and services for users •Overview of Hague Agreement •China IP roadshows Maria Holtmann, Director of International Programs, Office of International Patent Cooperation Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs 11:30-11:50 a.m. Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents Andrew Toole, Chief Economist, Office of Policy and International Affairs<< Lunch >>12:50-1:50 p.m. PTAB update •Chief Judge Boalick’s vision •Recent PTAB activity -Precedential and informative decisions -Request for comments regarding motion to amend and responses -Pilot program concerning motion to amend practice and procedures •PTAB oral hearings Scott Boalick, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board 1:50-2:00 p.m. Parallel Proceedings: AIA Trials, Reexaminations, and Reissues Jason Repko, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board John Cottingham, Director, Central Reexamination Unit 2:00-2:20 p.m. Customer Experience Chelsea D’Angona, Customer Experience Administrator for Patents 2:20-2:35 p.m. Legislative update Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs Branden Ritchie, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary and Director 2:35-2:50 p.m. Finance/Budget update •FY 2019 status •FY 2020 budget •FY 2021 budget •Fee rulemaking and biennial fee review Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer 2:50-3:20 p.m. IT update •Major Patent IT activities – Internal and External •Major Patent IT activities – Next steps Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E Portfolio Manager of PE2E Greg Vidovich, Acting Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management 3:20-3:25 p.m. Closing remarks Adjourn Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street GIPA Paris/Berne Room Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street GIPA Paris/Berne Room Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO HeadquartersAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

Virtual Location

Livestream

Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for a review of policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. You can attend the public session at the USPTO’s Alexandria campus or watch the meeting online. The PPAC advises the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO.

Livestream

Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00-9:05 a.m.	Call to order -- introduction	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair
9:05-9:30 a.m.	Opening remarks	Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
9:30-10:30 a.m.	Operations update •Changes to examination time, the routing/docketing of applications, patent examiner performance measures, and how this may impact stakeholders	Remy Yucel, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations James Kramer, Director, Technology Center 2400 David Wiley, Director, Technology Center 2100
10:30-11:30 a.m.	International update •Access to relevant prior art •Overview of OPIA’s role and services for users •Overview of Hague Agreement •China IP roadshows	Maria Holtmann, Director of International Programs, Office of International Patent Cooperation Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs
11:30-11:50 a.m.	Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents	Andrew Toole, Chief Economist, Office of Policy and International Affairs
<< Lunch >>
12:50-1:50 p.m.	PTAB update •Chief Judge Boalick’s vision •Recent PTAB activity -Precedential and informative decisions -Request for comments regarding motion to amend and responses -Pilot program concerning motion to amend practice and procedures •PTAB oral hearings	Scott Boalick, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
1:50-2:00 p.m.	Parallel Proceedings: AIA Trials, Reexaminations, and Reissues	Jason Repko, Administrative Patent Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board John Cottingham, Director, Central Reexamination Unit
2:00-2:20 p.m.	Customer Experience	Chelsea D’Angona, Customer Experience Administrator for Patents
2:20-2:35 p.m.	Legislative update	Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs Branden Ritchie, Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary and Director
2:35-2:50 p.m.	Finance/Budget update •FY 2019 status •FY 2020 budget •FY 2021 budget •Fee rulemaking and biennial fee review	Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer
2:50-3:20 p.m.	IT update •Major Patent IT activities – Internal and External •Major Patent IT activities – Next steps	Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E Portfolio Manager of PE2E Greg Vidovich, Acting Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management
3:20-3:25 p.m.	Closing remarks Adjourn	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair

Speakers

Drew Hirshfeld

Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO