USPTO seeks nominations for Patent and Trademark Advisory Committees

Published on: 06/26/2020 10:16 AM

[[VIEW_THIS]]

Divider

Press Release

USPTO-footer-graphic

USPTO seeks nominations for Patent and Trademark Advisory Committees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is seeking nominations to fill upcoming vacancies for the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC). Nominations must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on or before July 31, 2020. Submission details can be found in the Federal Register Notice.

The Public Advisory Committees for the USPTO were created in 1999 through the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act to advise the Secretary of Commerce, as well as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, on the management of patent and trademark operations, including goals, performance, budget, and user fees. Each committee has nine voting members who are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Secretary of Commerce. Each member serves a three-year term.

View the press release on the USPTO website. For more information, contact the Office of the Under Secretary and Director at 571-272-8600.

 
facebook
twitter
youtube
linkedin
 

Stay connected with the USPTO by subscribing to regular email updates.

Visit our subscription center at www.uspto.gov/subscribe to update or change your email preferences.

This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To contact us, please visit our website www.uspto.gov/about/contacts. To ensure that you continue to receive our news and notices, please modify your email filters to allow mail from subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov.

uspto