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August 18, 2016

9:00 a.m. ET - 3:30 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

Madison Auditorium South

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar 2016-08-18 09:00:00 2016-08-18 09:00:00 Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting Quarterly, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC), meets at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. You can attend the public session of the meeting at the Alexandria campus, or watch on-line. The PPAC reviews the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent operations and advises the director on these matters. Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov. Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 9:00 - 9:05 Call To Order Session Opening • Introductions, PPAC Remarks Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair 9:05 - 9:15 Opening Remarks Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO 9:15 - 10:35 Quality Initiative Update •Post Prosecution Pilot (P3) •Post Grant Outcomes •STEPP Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent QualityJerry Lorengo, Director, Technology Center 1600Jack Harvey, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent OperationsDebbie Reynolds, Deputy Director, Office of Patent Training 10:35 - 10:55 >>> Break <<< 10:55 - 11:15 Patent Examination Policy Update •Subject Matter Eligibility Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy 11:15 - 11:55 Operations Update •Patent Statistics Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent OperationsJack Harvey, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations 11:15 - 12:25 International UpdateOIPC Updates: •Relevant Prior Art Project •Global DossierOPIA Updates: •Effects of Brexit on Patent and Industrial Design Protection/Enforcement •Update on China •Other recent policy and international developments Charles Pearson, Director, International Patent Legal AdministrationShira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs 12:25 - 1:05 >>> Lunch <<< 1:05 - 1:35 Luncheon Speakers •IP Attaché Program Conrad Wong, former U.S. Regional IP Attaché for China - GuangzhouPeter Fowler, former U.S. Regional IP Attaché for Southeast Asia 1:35- 1:55 >>> Break <<< 1:55 - 2:15 Regional Offices Update Mollybeth Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office 2:15 - 2:45 PTAB Update •PTAB Management •PTAB Statistics •PTAB Amendment Practice •PTAB E2E David Ruschke, Chief Judge, PTAB 2:45 - 3:05 OCIO/ Patent-End-to-End Update Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information ManagementDavid Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager 3:05 - 3:25 Finance/Budget Update Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer 3:25 - 3:30 Closing Remarks Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for PatentsEsther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO Headquarters America/New_York public

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Quarterly, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC), meets at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. You can attend the public session of the meeting at the Alexandria campus, or watch on-line.

The PPAC reviews the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent operations and advises the director on these matters.

Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00 - 9:05	Call To Order Session Opening • Introductions, PPAC Remarks	Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair
9:05 - 9:15	Opening Remarks	Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO
9:15 - 10:35	Quality Initiative Update •Post Prosecution Pilot (P3) •Post Grant Outcomes •STEPP	Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Jerry Lorengo, Director, Technology Center 1600 Jack Harvey, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Debbie Reynolds, Deputy Director, Office of Patent Training
10:35 - 10:55	>>> Break <<<
10:55 - 11:15	Patent Examination Policy Update •Subject Matter Eligibility	Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
11:15 - 11:55	Operations Update •Patent Statistics	Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Jack Harvey, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
11:15 - 12:25	International Update OIPC Updates: •Relevant Prior Art Project •Global Dossier OPIA Updates: •Effects of Brexit on Patent and Industrial Design Protection/Enforcement •Update on China •Other recent policy and international developments	Charles Pearson, Director, International Patent Legal Administration Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs
12:25 - 1:05	>>> Lunch <<<
1:05 - 1:35	Luncheon Speakers •IP Attaché Program	Conrad Wong, former U.S. Regional IP Attaché for China - Guangzhou Peter Fowler, former U.S. Regional IP Attaché for Southeast Asia
1:35- 1:55	>>> Break <<<
1:55 - 2:15	Regional Offices Update	Mollybeth Kocialski, Director, Rocky Mountain Regional Office
2:15 - 2:45	PTAB Update •PTAB Management •PTAB Statistics •PTAB Amendment Practice •PTAB E2E	David Ruschke, Chief Judge, PTAB
2:45 - 3:05	OCIO/ Patent-End-to-End Update	Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager
3:05 - 3:25	Finance/Budget Update	Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer
3:25 - 3:30	Closing Remarks	Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair

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