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 Chairperson |
| 9:05-9:15 | Opening Remarks | Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO |
9:15-9:45 | Quality Update • Review of Examiner Work Product | Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Sandie Spyrou, Supervisory Review Quality Assurance Specialist, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Christyann Pulliam, Supervisory Patent Examiner, TC 2100 |
9:45-10:35 |
| Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
10:35-11:00 | Policy Update • Subject Matter Eligibility • ePetition, eTerminal Disclaimer, and Web- based ADS | Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy Charles Kim, Director, Office of Petitions |
| 11:00-11:10 | USPTO Working Group on Regulatory Reform | Nick Oettinger, Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, OGC |
11:10-11:50 | PTAB Update • Appeal Inventory and Pendency • Trends in AIA Trial Proceedings | David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| << Lunch >> | ||
| Luncheon Speaker: Thomas Krause, Office of the Solicitor | ||
12:50-1:20 | International Update • Status Collaborative Search Programs • China Roadshows | Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Karin Ferriter, Deputy Chief Policy Officer, Office of Policy and International Affairs |
1:20-2:05 | IT Update • DAV, OC, EST and Patent Center Status • Legacy System Status and Modification Schedule • RBAC Status (with NIST related information) • 2018 Budget and Process |
John Owens, Chief Information Officer |
2:05-2:50 | Finance/Budget Update • Enterprise Services • Status update for FY 2017 • Budget update for FY 2018, 2019 • 2017 Biennial Fee Review • Patent Fee Rule |
Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
2:50-3:20 | Legislative Update • STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 • HJC Hearing activity • July 13th Patents Hearing |
Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 3:20 | Meeting Adjourn | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson |
Next Meeting: November 9, 2017