9-9:05 a.m. |
Call to order - introduction |
- PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola
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9:05-9:25 a.m. |
New members swearing in and opening remarks |
- Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu
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9:25-9:40 |
Arthrex |
- Senior Legal Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary and Director Nick Matich
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9:40-10:45 a.m. |
PTAB
• Motion to Amend NPRM and Pilot Program
• Precedential and Informative Case Update
• Multiple challenges
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- PPAC PTAB Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears
- Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick
- Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla
- Vice Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Tim Fink
- Lead Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Kal Deshpande
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10:45-11:20 a.m. |
Pendency and Quality
• Bridging the PTAB and Patents |
- PPAC Quality and Pendency and Quality Subcommittee Chair Steve Caltrider
- Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick
- Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla
- Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Andrew Faile
- Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace
- Director of the Office of Patent Quality Assurance Stefanos Karmis
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11:20-11:50 a.m. |
Innovation Expansion
• Introduction and Overview of National Council for Expanding American Innovation
• Outreach and Initiatives
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- PPAC Innovation Expansion Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Camacho
- Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Valencia Martin Wallace
- Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs Kimberley Alton
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<< Lunch >>
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Executive Session – PPAC Members’ Annual Ethics Briefing |
Ethics Law and Programs Division
Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce |
1:00-1:45 p.m. |
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• AI integration across the agency, pendency and quality, and IT/infrastructure
• Policy
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- PPAC AI Subcommittee Co-Chairs Bernard Cassidy | Jeremiah Chan
- Deputy Under Secretary of Commerece for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Laura Peter
- Director, TC 2800 Matt Such
- Senior Policy Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary and Director Coke Stewart
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1:45-2:15 p.m. |
IT Update
• Stabilization of IT systems
• AI Integration
• Cybersecurity (IT systems and infrastructure)
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- PPAC IT Subcommittee Chair Mark Goodson
- Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe
- Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens
- Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna
- Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski
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2:15-2:35 p.m. |
Finance / Budget Update
• Overall budget
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- PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Dan Lang
- Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman
- Senior Advisor for Financial Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer Michelle Picard
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2:35-2:55 p.m. |
Legislative Update
• Update on status and pending issues
• Important deadlines for pending issues |
- PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola
- Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Branden Ritchie
- Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs Kimberley Alton
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2:55-3:05 p.m. |
Closing remarks adjourn
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- PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola
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