All members of the public are invited to join our Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for its next public meeting on September 5 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, and virtually. PPAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on patent-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. You can watch the virtual public session via WebEx.
Questions or comments related to the agenda can be submitted in advance to ppac@uspto.gov.
Agenda (all times are ET)
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11-11:20 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, Derrick Brent |
| 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. | Hiring initiative: Impact on pendency; impact on quality; and employee retention initiatives | Commissioner for Patents, Vaishali Udupa |
| 12:05-12:20 p.m. | Procedures for public comments - what USPTO does with received comments | Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Nick Oettinger Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Brian Hanlon Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Michael Tierney |
| 12:20-1:30 p.m. | PPAC 25th anniversary celebration | PPAC Members Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO, Derrick Brent |
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