
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.

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.

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.
Looking for the Trademark Public Advisory Committee? Visit their webpage.
PPAC materials from 2010 - 2024
This section contains meeting transcripts, fee setting hearing records, annual reports, the PPAC charter, taskforce and letters to Congress.
Past meeting transcripts
PPAC public meeting transcripts are available below in PDF form.
- November 30, 2023 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 16, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- September 27, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 9, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- June 14, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 10, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- March 10, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 18, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 5, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 6, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 11, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 19, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 13, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 7, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 6, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 14, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 8, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 2, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 7, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 8, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 2, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 3, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 1, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 9, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
- August 3, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
Letters and documents
This section contains the PPAC Charter, guidance memo, taskforce report and letters to Congress.
Letters to Congress
- TPAC and PPAC letter to Congress
- Request for Appropriation Consistent with the AIA and Precedent
- TPAC and PPAC letter to Congress
- Request and Support for the USPTO's Appropriation of Reserved Funds at Treasury
- Request and Support for the USPTO's Appropriation of Reserved Funds at Treasury