Patent Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Event summary

November 19, 2020

11:00 a.m. ET - 4:10 p.m. ET

Add to Calendar2020-11-19 11:00:002020-11-19 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. PPAC quarterly meeting video Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 11-11:40 a.m. Call to order - introduction Look back FY20 (annual report) Outlook FY21 (AR recommendations) PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola Opening remarks Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu 11:40-12:20 p.m. Patent Quality and Pendency Highlights of annual report FY20 Pendency Stats Review External Quality Survey Outlook FY21 PPAC Quality and Pendency Subcommittee Chair Steve Caltrider Deputy Commissioner Andrew Faile Assistant Commissioner for Patents Remy Yucel Deputy Commissioner Robin Evans Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater Deputy Commissioner Robert Bahr 12:20-12:50 p.m. Innovation Expansion Highlights of annual report Inaugural National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) meeting Outlook FY21 PPAC Innovation Expansion Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Camacho Deputy Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace Break 1:05-1:35 p.m. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Highlights of annual report AI staffing Release of AI reports Federal AI policy and international efforts Status update on AI for enhanced search, CPC auto-classification, and hiring Outlook FY21 PPAC AI Subcommittee Co-Chairs Jeremiah Chan | Bernard Cassidy Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Laura Peter Emerging Technology Senior Leader Jerry Ma Director, Office of Petitions Charles Kim Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs Christian Hannon Director, TC 2800 Matt Such 1:35-2:05 p.m. IT Update Highlights of annual report Beta testing of Patent Center Status of SEARCH Comments on Resiliency PPAC IT Subcommittee Chair Mark Goodson Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski 2:05-2:35 p.m. International Update Highlights of annual report OPIA update: work-sharing, international meetings, and ID5 Outlook FY21 PPAC International Subcommittee Co-Chairs Tracy Durkin | Jeff Sears Acting Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mary Critharis Assistant Commissioner Dan Ryman 2:35-3:10 p.m. PTAB Update Highlights of annual report Advanced Bionics Multiple Petitions Overview of Covered Business Method (CBM) - Statistics and observations on end of CBM PPAC PTAB Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears Deputy Chief Judge Patent and Trial Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla Vice Chief Judge Janet Gongola Vice Chief Judge Michael Kim Lead Judge Kalyan Deshpande Lead Judge William Saindon 3:10-3:30 p.m. Legislative Update Highlights of annual report Outlook FY21 PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Kimberley Alton 3:30-4:10 p.m. Finance/Budget Update Highlights of annual report FY 2020 summary FY 2021 status FY 2022 budget PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Dan Lang Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman Director, Office of Planning and Budget Brendan Hourigan 4:10 p.m. Meeting adjourn PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola America/New_Yorkpublic

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PPAC quarterly meeting

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199 008 3501

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+1 (415) 527-5035

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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.

PPAC quarterly meeting video

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
11-11:40 a.m.	Call to order - introduction Look back FY20 (annual report) Outlook FY21 (AR recommendations)	PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola
11-11:40 a.m.	Opening remarks	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu
11:40-12:20 p.m.	Patent Quality and Pendency Highlights of annual report FY20 Pendency Stats Review External Quality Survey Outlook FY21	PPAC Quality and Pendency Subcommittee Chair Steve Caltrider Deputy Commissioner Andrew Faile Assistant Commissioner for Patents Remy Yucel Deputy Commissioner Robin Evans Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Martin Rater Deputy Commissioner Robert Bahr
12:20-12:50 p.m.	Innovation Expansion Highlights of annual report Inaugural National Council for Expanding American Innovation (NCEAI) meeting Outlook FY21	PPAC Innovation Expansion Subcommittee Chair Jennifer Camacho Deputy Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace
Break
1:05-1:35 p.m.	Artificial Intelligence (AI) Highlights of annual report AI staffing Release of AI reports Federal AI policy and international efforts Status update on AI for enhanced search, CPC auto-classification, and hiring Outlook FY21	PPAC AI Subcommittee Co-Chairs Jeremiah Chan \| Bernard Cassidy Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO Laura Peter Emerging Technology Senior Leader Jerry Ma Director, Office of Petitions Charles Kim Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs Christian Hannon Director, TC 2800 Matt Such
1:35-2:05 p.m.	IT Update Highlights of annual report Beta testing of Patent Center Status of SEARCH Comments on Resiliency	PPAC IT Subcommittee Chair Mark Goodson Deputy Chief Information Officer Debbie Stephens Portfolio Manager, PE2E Raman Sarna Patent Senior Information Technology Expert William Stryjewski
2:05-2:35 p.m.	International Update Highlights of annual report OPIA update: work-sharing, international meetings, and ID5 Outlook FY21	PPAC International Subcommittee Co-Chairs Tracy Durkin \| Jeff Sears Acting Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mary Critharis Assistant Commissioner Dan Ryman
2:35-3:10 p.m.	PTAB Update Highlights of annual report Advanced Bionics Multiple Petitions Overview of Covered Business Method (CBM) - Statistics and observations on end of CBM	PPAC PTAB Subcommittee Chair Jeff Sears Deputy Chief Judge Patent and Trial Appeal Board Jackie Bonilla Vice Chief Judge Janet Gongola Vice Chief Judge Michael Kim Lead Judge Kalyan Deshpande Lead Judge William Saindon
3:10-3:30 p.m.	Legislative Update Highlights of annual report Outlook FY21	PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs and Oversight Kimberley Alton
3:30-4:10 p.m.	Finance/Budget Update Highlights of annual report FY 2020 summary FY 2021 status FY 2022 budget	PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair Dan Lang Chief Financial Officer Jay Hoffman Director, Office of Planning and Budget Brendan Hourigan
4:10 p.m.	Meeting adjourn	PPAC Chair Julie Mar-Spinola

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