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Upcoming meetings

The PPAC holds quarterly meetings to review policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. To read PPAC meeting transcripts, annual reports and other documents, go to PPAC materials. 

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Contact PPAC

The PPAC may be contacted before or after a committee meeting to file a written statement, submit questions or comments, or provide suggestions about matters on the committee’s agenda. For information about contacting the PPAC go to the PAC office page.

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PPAC members

The PPAC is made up of U.S. citizens appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. They represent the community of entrepreneurs, businesses, inventors, and patent holders who use USPTO’s resources.

Information for nominees

Looking for the Trademark Public Advisory Committee? Visit their webpage.

Latest PPAC materials

Public meeting transcript

Proceedings transcript from the November 21, 2024, meeting.

PPAC Annual Report

The Patent Public Advisory Committee's Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report.

PPAC Fee Setting Report - 2023

Fee setting report created after the May 18, 2023, public hearing.

PPAC Charter

Objectives and duties of USPTO's Public Advisory Committees.

PPAC materials from 2010 - 2024

This section contains meeting transcripts, fee setting hearing records, annual reports, the PPAC charter, taskforce and letters to Congress. 

Read the PPAC Charter

Past meeting transcripts

PPAC public meeting transcripts are available below in PDF form.

Read PPAC transcripts prior to 2017

PPAC Annual Reports

PPAC annual reports are available below in PDF form.

PPAC Fee Setting Hearings

Fee setting and adjusting

Previous Hearings

 

 

Letters and documents

This section contains the PPAC Charter, guidance memo, taskforce report and letters to Congress.

Letters to Congress

PPAC report

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