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 - 10:05 | Quality Initiative Update •Patent Quality Forum Series •Quality Metrics •Clarity of the Record Pilot •Post Prosecution Pilot | Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality |
| 10:05 - 10:25 | Regional Office Update | Hope Shimabuku, Director, Texas Regional Office |
| 10:25 - 10:45 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 10:45 - 11:05 | PTAB Update •PTAB Management •PTAB Statistics •PTAB End-to-End | David Ruschke, Chief Judge, PTAB |
| 11:05 - 11:45 | Operations Update •Examination Time Analysis | Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Don Hajec, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations David Wiley, Technology Center 2100 Group Director |
11:45 -12:15 | International Update OPIA Updates: Latin America •Legal Developments •Recent USPTO Initiatives and Outreach •Upcoming Events and Strategic Plan OIPC Updates: •International Efforts and their Quality Impacts: The year in review and a look forward |
Karin Ferriter, Acting Deputy Chief Policy Officer |
| 12:15 - 1:00 | >>> Lunch <<< | |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | Luncheon Speaker •USPTO Office of General Counsel Update | Sarah Harris, General Counsel |
| 1:30- 1:50 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 1:50 - 2:10 | Patent Examination Policy Update | Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 2:10 - 2:30 | OCIO Update •Patent End-to-End | John Owens, Chief Information Officer David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management |
| 2:30 - 2:50 | Finance/Budget Update | Frank Murphy, Deputy Chief Financial Officer |
| 2:50 - 3:10 | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 3:10 - 3:25 | Closing Remarks | Russell Slifer, Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of the USPTO |
| 3:25 - 3:30 | Meeting Adjourn | Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair |
Featured Attendee:
Drew Hirshfeld
Commissioner for Patents