Trademark Public Advisory Committee fee setting hearing

Event summary

June 5, 2023

1:00 p.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET

Clara Barton Auditorium South

600 Dulany St.

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2023-06-05 13:00:002023-06-05 13:00:00Trademark Public Advisory Committee fee setting hearing The Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) will hold a hybrid public hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) proposed setting or adjusting of trademark fees pursuant to the USPTO’s fee setting authority under section 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The public is invited to testify at the hearing and submit written comments regarding proposed trademark fees. People wanting to present oral testimony at the hearing must submit a written request by May 26. For more information, see the Federal Register notice about the hearing and the fee setting and adjusting section of the USPTO website. You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov. TPAC public meeting video Agenda Time Topic Principal(s) 1:00-1:20p.m. Welcoming remarks David Cho, TPAC Chair Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Dave Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks Overview of fee adjustment proposals 1:20-1:50 p.m. Jay Hoffman, USPTO Chief Financial Officer 1:51-2:20 p.m. Scheduled testimony (in-person) Erik M. Pelton, Erik M. Pelton & Associates Jennifer Fraser, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Caroline J. Fox Allison Strickland Ricketts Ted Davis, The American Intellectual Property Law Association 2:21-2:26 p.m. Scheduled testimony (remotely) Ken Reil, Trademark Watch Dawgs 2:27 p.m. Closing remarks David Cho, TPAC Chair Accessibility Clara Barton Auditorium South 600 Dulany St. Alexandria, VA 22314 United States Clara Barton Auditorium South 600 Dulany St. Alexandria, VA 22314 United States Clara Barton Auditorium SouthAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

The Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) will hold a hybrid public hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) proposed setting or adjusting of trademark fees pursuant to the USPTO’s fee setting authority under section 10 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA).

The public is invited to testify at the hearing and submit written comments regarding proposed trademark fees. People wanting to present oral testimony at the hearing must submit a written request by May 26.

For more information, see the Federal Register notice about the hearing and the fee setting and adjusting section of the USPTO website.

You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov.

TPAC public meeting video

Agenda

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
1:00-1:20p.m.	Welcoming remarks	David Cho, TPAC Chair Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Dave Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks
1:00-1:20p.m.	Overview of fee adjustment proposals
1:20-1:50 p.m.	Overview of fee adjustment proposals	Jay Hoffman, USPTO Chief Financial Officer
1:51-2:20 p.m.	Scheduled testimony (in-person)	Erik M. Pelton, Erik M. Pelton & Associates Jennifer Fraser, Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) Caroline J. Fox Allison Strickland Ricketts Ted Davis, The American Intellectual Property Law Association
2:21-2:26 p.m.	Scheduled testimony (remotely)	Ken Reil, Trademark Watch Dawgs
2:27 p.m.	Closing remarks	David Cho, TPAC Chair

Accessibility

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This event is part of a series: TPAC