PPAC Quarterly Meeting

Event summary

February 1, 2018

9:00 a.m. ET - 2:45 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

Madison Auditorium South

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2018-02-01 09:00:002018-02-01 09:00:00PPAC 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) 9-9:10 a.m. Call To Order -- Session Opening •Introductions, PPAC Remarks Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson 9:10-9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO 9:30-9:50 a.m. Finance/Budget Update •FY 2018 Status •FY 2019 Budget •Fee Rulemaking/ Fee Setting Authority Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer 9:50-11:00 a.m. Operations/Quality Update •After Final Practice •FY18 Training Plan Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Dan Sullivan, Director, Technology Center 1600 Jerry Lorengo, Director, Technology Center 3700 Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Gary Jones, Director, Office of Patent Training Don Hajec, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations 11-11:50 a.m. International Update •China Topics, including Section 301 Investigation •Designs Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Karen Young, Director, Technology Center 2900<< Lunch >>12:30-1:30 p.m. IT Update •OCIO Executive Staffing Update •PE2E - DAV, OC, EST and CMS •Patent Center Updates & Statistics •Global Dossier and CPC PALM-CHRP Update David Chiles, Acting Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E & PTAB Portfolio Manager David Landrith, Portfolio Manager: Big Data, Dissemination, Capital Hardware, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management 1:30-2:15 p.m. PTAB Update •Expanded Panels •Sovereign Immunity •Recently issued new informative AIA decisions on 35 USC 315(b) •Appeals Statistics David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board 2:15-2:30 p.m. Legislative Update Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs 2:30-2:45 p.m. •Diversion at the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline William Covey, Deputy General Counsel & Director of OED Dahlia George, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline Melanie Canter, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline 2:45 p.m. Meeting Adjourn Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson 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 HeadquartersAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

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)
9-9:10 a.m.	Call To Order -- Session Opening •Introductions, PPAC Remarks	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson
9:10-9:30 a.m.	Opening Remarks	Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
9:30-9:50 a.m.	Finance/Budget Update •FY 2018 Status •FY 2019 Budget •Fee Rulemaking/ Fee Setting Authority	Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer
9:50-11:00 a.m.	Operations/Quality Update •After Final Practice •FY18 Training Plan	Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Dan Sullivan, Director, Technology Center 1600 Jerry Lorengo, Director, Technology Center 3700 Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Gary Jones, Director, Office of Patent Training Don Hajec, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
11-11:50 a.m.	International Update •China Topics, including Section 301 Investigation •Designs	Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Karen Young, Director, Technology Center 2900
<< Lunch >>
12:30-1:30 p.m.	IT Update •OCIO Executive Staffing Update •PE2E - DAV, OC, EST and CMS •Patent Center Updates & Statistics •Global Dossier and CPC PALM-CHRP Update	David Chiles, Acting Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E & PTAB Portfolio Manager David Landrith, Portfolio Manager: Big Data, Dissemination, Capital Hardware, Infrastructure, Enterprise Systems Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management
1:30-2:15 p.m.	PTAB Update •Expanded Panels •Sovereign Immunity •Recently issued new informative AIA decisions on 35 USC 315(b) •Appeals Statistics	David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2:15-2:30 p.m.	Legislative Update	Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs
2:30-2:45 p.m.	•Diversion at the USPTO Office of Enrollment and Discipline	William Covey, Deputy General Counsel & Director of OED Dahlia George, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline Melanie Canter, Staff Attorney, Office of Enrollment and Discipline
2:45 p.m.	Meeting Adjourn	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson

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