Attend the next public meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) to learn more about patent-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. You can watch the virtual public session via WebEx. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. The public meeting agenda will be available one week before the scheduled meeting.
Questions or comments related to the agenda can be submitted in advance to ppac@uspto.gov.
Agenda (all times are Eastern Time (ET):
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9:00-9:20 a.m. |
Call to order
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9:20-10:00 a.m. | Strengthening robust and reliable patent rights: a conversation between Director Vidal and independent inventor and PPAC member Dan Brown |
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10:00-11:00 a.m. |
Patent Pendency, Quality, International, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (PQuIP)
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11:00-11:25 a.m. |
Innovation Expansion and Outreach
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11:25-11:50 a.m. |
Artificial Intelligence (AI)/information technology (IT)
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12:35-1:00 p.m. |
Legislative and AI/International Policy
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1:00-1:25 p.m. |
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1:25-1:30 p.m. | Meeting adjourn | PPAC Chair, Steve Caltrider |
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation, please submit your request to the contact information listed above.