Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Event summary

May 7, 2020

11:00 a.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters (Virtual)

600 Dulany Street

Clara Barton Auditorium South

Alexandria, VA 22313

Add to Calendar2020-05-07 11:00:002020-05-07 11:00:00Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for a review of policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. You can attend and watch the public session virtually at the following WebEx link. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov. Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 11-11:05 a.m. Call to order - introduction PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola 11:05-11:35 a.m. Opening remarks Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu 11:35 a.m. to 12 p.m. Update on Patents business units Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld 12-12:30 p.m. Finance/Budget • FY 2020 status • FY 2021 status • FY 2022 budget • Fee rulemaking PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Dan Lang Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman Break 12:45-1:05 p.m. IT update • Stabilization update • Status of Public PAIR/Private PAIR PPAC IT Subcommittee Chair Mark Goodson Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna 1:05-1:25 p.m. Artificial Intelligence (AI) • AI for enhanced search • CPC auto-classification • Requests for comments/AI landing page PPAC AI Subcommittee Co-Chairs Bernard Cassidy | Jeremiah Chan Director, TC 2800 Matt Such Senior Policy Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary and Director Coke Stewart 1:25-1:45 p.m. International update • OPIA – Developments in Mexico • OIPC – FY 2020 priorities PPAC International Subcommittee Co-Chairs Tracy Durkin | Jeff Sears Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Valencia Martin Wallace 1:45-2:15 p.m. Pendency and Quality • Filing and pendency data (Q1 metrics) • Design patent image quality • USPTO Quality Survey Winter 2020 results PPAC Quality and Pendency Subcommittee Chair Steve Caltrider Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Andrew Faile Director, TC 2900 Karen Young TCOM, TC 2900 Brandon Rosati Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Dan Ryman Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater 2:15-2:45 p.m. PTAB update • AIA trials statistics • POP and precedential decisions • LEAP program PPAC PTAB Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears Chief Judge, Patent and Trial Appeal Board Scott Boalick Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla Vice Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Janet Gongola 2:45 p.m. Meeting adjourn PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola USPTO Headquarters (Virtual) 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO Headquarters (Virtual) 600 Dulany Street Clara Barton Auditorium South Alexandria, VA 22313 United States USPTO Headquarters (Virtual)America/New_Yorkpublic

Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) for a review of policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. You can attend and watch the public session virtually at the following WebEx link. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.

Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
11-11:05 a.m.	Call to order - introduction	PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola
11:05-11:35 a.m.	Opening remarks	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu
11:35 a.m. to 12 p.m.	Update on Patents business units	Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld
12-12:30 p.m.	Finance/Budget • FY 2020 status • FY 2021 status • FY 2022 budget • Fee rulemaking	PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Dan Lang Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman
Break
12:45-1:05 p.m.	IT update • Stabilization update • Status of Public PAIR/Private PAIR	PPAC IT Subcommittee Chair Mark Goodson Chief Information Officer Jamie Holcombe Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna
1:05-1:25 p.m.	Artificial Intelligence (AI) • AI for enhanced search • CPC auto-classification • Requests for comments/AI landing page	PPAC AI Subcommittee Co-Chairs Bernard Cassidy \| Jeremiah Chan Director, TC 2800 Matt Such Senior Policy Advisor and Acting Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary and Director Coke Stewart
1:25-1:45 p.m.	International update • OPIA – Developments in Mexico • OIPC – FY 2020 priorities	PPAC International Subcommittee Co-Chairs Tracy Durkin \| Jeff Sears Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Shira Perlmutter Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Valencia Martin Wallace
1:45-2:15 p.m.	Pendency and Quality • Filing and pendency data (Q1 metrics) • Design patent image quality • USPTO Quality Survey Winter 2020 results	PPAC Quality and Pendency Subcommittee Chair Steve Caltrider Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Andrew Faile Director, TC 2900 Karen Young TCOM, TC 2900 Brandon Rosati Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Dan Ryman Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater
2:15-2:45 p.m.	PTAB update • AIA trials statistics • POP and precedential decisions • LEAP program	PPAC PTAB Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears Chief Judge, Patent and Trial Appeal Board Scott Boalick Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla Vice Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Janet Gongola
2:45 p.m.	Meeting adjourn	PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola

Speakers

Drew Hirshfeld

Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO

This event is part of a series: PPAC