TPAC Meeting

TRADEMARK PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA

USPTO Headquarters
Paris Conference Room
Madison East 2^nd Floor
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314

Public Session 9:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

9:00 – 9:10	Welcome and Introductions	Jeffrey M. Samuels, Chair
9:10 – 9:30	Remarks by the Deputy Director	Margaret J. A. Peterlin, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
9:30 – 10:00	Review of Trademark Operations	Lynne Beresford, Commissioner for Trademarks Ronald Williams, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations
10:00 – 10:30	Report of Chief Information Officer	David Freeland, Chief Information Officer
10:30 – 10:45	Break
10:45 – 11:15	Report of Chief Financial Officer	Mark J. Olechowski, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
11:15 – 11:45	Rule Making and Related Legal Matters	Sharon Marsh , Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy
11:45 – 1:00	Lunch
1:00 – 1:30	Remarks by the Director	Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
1:30 – 2:00	Review of TTAB	David Sams, Chief Administrative Trademark Judge
2:00 – 2:15	Closing Remarks	Jeffrey M. Samuels, Chair