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 | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair |
| 9:05-9:15 | Opening Remarks | Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO |
| 9:15-10:15 | Quality Update •Quality Metrics •Master Review Form (MRF) | Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Marty Rater, Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance James Dwyer, Acting Director, Office of Patent Quality Assurance |
| 10:15-11:15 | Operations Update •Patent Term Adjustments related to 14/4/4/4/36 | Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Daniel Sullivan, Director Technology Center 1600 |
| 11:15-11:30 | USPTO Working Group on Regulatory Reform | Nick Oettinger, Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, OGC |
| 11:30-12:00 | Finance/Budget Update | Frank Murphy, Active Chief Financial Officer |
>>> Lunch <<< | ||
| 1:00-1:30 | IT Update | John Owens, Chief Information Officer David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management |
| 1:30-2:00 | PTAB Update •Appeal Inventory and Pendency •Trends in AIA Trial Proceedings •PTAB Procedural Reform Initiative •Judge Training |
David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| 2:00-2:30 | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 2:30-3:00 | International Update •Special 301 Report •IP Attaché Program | Karin Ferriter, Deputy Chief Policy Officer, Office of Policy and International Affairs Dominic Keating, Director, IP Attaché Program, Office of Policy and International Affairs |
| 3:00 | Meeting Adjourn | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair |
This event is part of a series: PPAC