Patent Public Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - May 2015

Public Session 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00 - 9:05	Call To Order Session Opening •Introductions •PPAC Remarks	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Vice Chair
9:05 - 9:10	Opening Remarks	Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO
9:10 - 10:10	Quality Initiative Update and Discussion	Valencia Martin-Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality
10:10 - 10:30	Patent Examination Policy Update	Drew Hirshfeld, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
10:30 - 10:45	>>> Break <<<
10:45 - 11:05	OCIO/Patent-End-to-End Update	John Owens, Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager
11:05 - 11:35	Operations Update	Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
11:35 - 12:10	International Update	Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation
12:10 - 12:30	>>> Lunch <<<
12:30 - 1:15	Luncheon Speaker: The Clearing House's Patent Quality Initiative	Sean M. Reilly, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, The Clearing House Payments Company
1:15 - 1:30	>>> Break <<<
1:30 - 2:00	PTAB Update	James Smith, Chief Judge, PTAB
2:00 - 2:20	Finance/Budget Update	Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer
2:20 - 2:40	Legislative Update	Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs
2:40 - 2:50	Closing Remarks	Russell Slifer, Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of the USPTO
2:50 - 3:00	Discussion/Wrap-Up	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Vice Chair