Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Event summary

November 14, 2019

9:00 a.m. ET - 3:15 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

Clara Barton Auditorium South

Alexandria, VA 22313

Add to Calendar2019-11-14 09:00:002019-11-14 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. Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov. PPAC meeting video Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 9-9:05 a.m. Call to order - introduction PPAC Chair Marylee Jenkins 9:05-9:35 a.m. Opening remarks Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu 9:35-10:25 a.m. Quality update • Highlights of annual report: Patent quality section • OPQA search feedback pilot • Review of FY19 quality metrics data Chair, PPAC Patent Quality Subcommittee Jennifer Camacho Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace Senior Advisor to Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Patricia Bianco Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater 10:25-11:15 a.m. Operations update • Highlights of annual report: Patent operations section • Peer search collaboration Chair, PPAC AFP/Pendency Subcommittee Steven Caltrider Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Andrew Faile Director Technology Center 2800 Matthew Such 11:15-11:40 a.m. International update • Highlights of annual report: International section • 2019 WIPO Assemblies Chair, PPAC International Subcommittee Jeff Sears Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Mark Powell Lunch 12:25-1:30 p.m. PTAB update • Highlights of annual report: PTAB section • PTAB accomplishments in FY19 • PTAB FY19 Close-out on appeal and trial filings, pendency, and inventory • Recent PTAB developments Chair, PPAC Patent Trial and Appeal Board Subcommittee Julie Mar-Spinola Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick Vice Chief Judge Janet Gongola Vice Chief Judge Michelle Ankenbrand 1:30-1:55 p.m. Finance/Budget update • Highlights of annual report: Finance section • FY 2019 summary • FY 2020 status • FY 2021 budget • Fee setting Chair, PPAC Finance Subcommittee Dan Lang Acting Chief Financial Officer Sean Mildrew Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer Michelle Picard 1:55-2:35 p.m. IT update • Highlights of annual report: IT section • DOCX submissions and Patent Center Beta • Stabilization Chair, PPAC IT Subcommittee Mark Goodson Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe Deputy Chief Infomration Officer Debbie Stephens Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski 2:35-3:05 p.m. Special Projects and Legislative update • Highlights of annual report: Special Projects section • Highlights of annual report: Legislation section • Legislative update Chair, PPAC Special Projects Subcommittee Bernie Knight PPAC Member Bernard Cassidy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Branden Ritchie Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Kimberley Alton 3:05-3:15 p.m. Closing remarks adjourn PPAC Chair Marylee Jenkins USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO HeadquartersAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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.

Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.

PPAC meeting video

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9-9:05 a.m.	Call to order - introduction	PPAC Chair Marylee Jenkins
9:05-9:35 a.m.	Opening remarks	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu
9:35-10:25 a.m.	Quality update • Highlights of annual report: Patent quality section • OPQA search feedback pilot • Review of FY19 quality metrics data	Chair, PPAC Patent Quality Subcommittee Jennifer Camacho Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace Senior Advisor to Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Patricia Bianco Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater
10:25-11:15 a.m.	Operations update • Highlights of annual report: Patent operations section • Peer search collaboration	Chair, PPAC AFP/Pendency Subcommittee Steven Caltrider Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Andrew Faile Director Technology Center 2800 Matthew Such
11:15-11:40 a.m.	International update • Highlights of annual report: International section • 2019 WIPO Assemblies	Chair, PPAC International Subcommittee Jeff Sears Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Mark Powell
Lunch
12:25-1:30 p.m.	PTAB update • Highlights of annual report: PTAB section • PTAB accomplishments in FY19 • PTAB FY19 Close-out on appeal and trial filings, pendency, and inventory • Recent PTAB developments	Chair, PPAC Patent Trial and Appeal Board Subcommittee Julie Mar-Spinola Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick Vice Chief Judge Janet Gongola Vice Chief Judge Michelle Ankenbrand
1:30-1:55 p.m.	Finance/Budget update • Highlights of annual report: Finance section • FY 2019 summary • FY 2020 status • FY 2021 budget • Fee setting	Chair, PPAC Finance Subcommittee Dan Lang Acting Chief Financial Officer Sean Mildrew Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer Michelle Picard
1:55-2:35 p.m.	IT update • Highlights of annual report: IT section • DOCX submissions and Patent Center Beta • Stabilization	Chair, PPAC IT Subcommittee Mark Goodson Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe Deputy Chief Infomration Officer Debbie Stephens Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski
2:35-3:05 p.m.	Special Projects and Legislative update • Highlights of annual report: Special Projects section • Highlights of annual report: Legislation section • Legislative update	Chair, PPAC Special Projects Subcommittee Bernie Knight PPAC Member Bernard Cassidy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Branden Ritchie Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Kimberley Alton
3:05-3:15 p.m.	Closing remarks adjourn	PPAC Chair Marylee Jenkins

Speakers

Drew Hirshfeld

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