Public Session: 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
| 8:30 - 8:35 | Call To Order Session Opening •Introductions •PPAC Remarks |
Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair |
| 8:35 - 8:45 | Opening Remarks | Michelle Lee, Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents |
| 8:45 - 9:45 | Quality Initiative Update •Outcome of the roundtables |
Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Tom Hughes, Supervisory Patent Examiner, Tech Center 3700 |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Patent Examination Policy Update •Petitions Dashboard Demonstration |
Brian Hanlon, Director, Office of Patent Legal Administration John Cottingham, Director, Office of Petitions |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Operations Update • Patent Statistics |
Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tim Callahan, Director, Technology Center 2400 | |
| 11:30 - 11:50 |
International Update |
Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Charlie Pearson, Director, Office of International Patent Legal Administration |
| 11:50 - 12:50 | >>> Lunch <<< | |
| 12:50 - 1:10 | PTAB Update | Nathan Kelley, Acting Chief Judge, PTAB |
| 1:10 - 1:30 | OCIO/Patent-End-to-End Update | John Owens, Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management David Landrith, PE2E Portfolio Manager |
| 1:30 - 1:40 | USPTO-Smithsonian Collaboration Update •Inventing in America Press Release •Innovation Festival Press Release |
Elizabeth Dougherty, Director of Inventor Education, Outreach, and Recognition for the Office of Innovation Development |
| 1:40 - 1:55 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 1:55 - 2:05 | Pro Bono Update | Jennifer McDowell, Pro Bono Program Coordinator |
| 2:05 - 2:25 | Finance/Budget Update | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 2:25 - 2:35 | Closing Remarks | Drew Hirshfeld, Commissioner for Patents |
| 2:35 - 2:45 | Discussion/Wrap-Up | Esther Kepplinger, PPAC Chair |
Speakers:
Michelle K. Lee
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Drew Hirshfeld
Commissioner for Patents