Event summary

November 16, 2022

9:00 a.m. ET - 1:30 p.m. ET

Add to Calendar2022-11-16 09:00:002022-11-16 09:00:00Patent Public Advisory Committee public meeting Attend the next public meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) to learn more about patent-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. You can watch the virtual public session via WebEx. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. The public meeting agenda will be available one week before the scheduled meeting. Questions or comments related to the agenda can be submitted in advance to ppac@uspto.gov. Agenda (all times are Eastern Time (ET): PPAC public meeting video Time Topic Principal(s) 9:00-9:20 a.m. Call to order Welcome and introduction PPAC Chair, Steve Caltrider Opening remarks and Q&As Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal 9:20-10:00 a.m. Strengthening robust and reliable patent rights: a conversation between Director Vidal and independent inventor and PPAC member Dan Brown Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Chair, Dan Brown 10:00-11:00 a.m. Patent Pendency, Quality, International, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (PQuIP) Highlight of annual report PTAB update Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) external portal deployment Pilot program extensions Recent requests for comments Precedential decisions Patents End of Year Pendency and Quality Results PPAC Vice Chair and PPAC PQuIP Subcommittee Chair, Tracy Durkin PPAC PQuIP Subcommittee Vice Chair, Charles Duan Acting Commissioner for Patents, Andrew Faile Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Scott Boalick Senior Legal Advisor to the Director, Jacqueline Bonilla Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Michael Tierney Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Janet Gongola Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Melissa Haapala Acting Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Miriam Quinn Acting Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Amanda Wieker Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robert Bahr Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robin Evans Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Remy Yucel Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Gladys Corcoran 11:00-11:25 a.m. Innovation Expansion and Outreach Highlights of annual report Update on education outreach Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) update Fort Bragg event PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Chair, Dan Brown PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Vice Chair, Suzanne Harrison Senior Director, Community Engagement, Paul Rosenthal Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Valencia Martin Wallace Program Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, Janine Scianna 11:25-11:50 a.m. Artificial Intelligence (AI)/information technology (IT) Highlights of annual report AI/IT update Legacy to Modernization Similarity Search PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Vice Chair and AI/IT Subcommittee member, Heidi Nebel Chief Information Officer, Jamie Holcombe Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Rick Seidel Deputy Chief Information Officer, Debbie Stephens Supervisory Patent IT Specialist, Jonathan Horner -- Break -- 12:35-1:00 p.m. Legislative and AI/International Policy Highlights of annual report International update Legislative update AI policy update AI Inventorship Recap of the AI and Emerging Tech Partnership event at the SVRO PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Chair, Jeremiah Chan PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Vice Chair, Heidi Nebel Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, Mary Critharis Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robert Bahr Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Valencia Martin Wallace Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Ellen McLaren Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Kimberley Alton Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Matt Sked 1:00-1:25 p.m. Finance/Budget Highlights of annual report Finance update FY22 summary FY23 projections PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair, Jeff Sears Chief Financial Officer, Jay Hoffman 1:25-1:30 p.m. Meeting adjourn PPAC Chair, Steve Caltrider America/New_Yorkpublic

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Patent Public Advisory Committee public meeting

Attend the next public meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) to learn more about patent-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. You can watch the virtual public session via WebEx. The PPAC advises the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. The public meeting agenda will be available one week before the scheduled meeting.

Questions or comments related to the agenda can be submitted in advance to ppac@uspto.gov.

Agenda (all times are Eastern Time (ET):

PPAC public meeting video

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00-9:20 a.m.	Call to order Welcome and introduction	PPAC Chair, Steve Caltrider
9:00-9:20 a.m.	Opening remarks and Q&As	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal
9:20-10:00 a.m.	Strengthening robust and reliable patent rights: a conversation between Director Vidal and independent inventor and PPAC member Dan Brown	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Chair, Dan Brown
10:00-11:00 a.m.	Patent Pendency, Quality, International, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (PQuIP) Highlight of annual report PTAB update Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) external portal deployment Pilot program extensions Recent requests for comments Precedential decisions Patents End of Year Pendency and Quality Results	PPAC Vice Chair and PPAC PQuIP Subcommittee Chair, Tracy Durkin PPAC PQuIP Subcommittee Vice Chair, Charles Duan Acting Commissioner for Patents, Andrew Faile Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Scott Boalick Senior Legal Advisor to the Director, Jacqueline Bonilla Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Michael Tierney Acting Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Janet Gongola Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Melissa Haapala Acting Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, Miriam Quinn Acting Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Amanda Wieker Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robert Bahr Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robin Evans Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Remy Yucel Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Gladys Corcoran
11:00-11:25 a.m.	Innovation Expansion and Outreach Highlights of annual report Update on education outreach Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) update Fort Bragg event	PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Chair, Dan Brown PPAC Innovation Expansion and Outreach Subcommittee Vice Chair, Suzanne Harrison Senior Director, Community Engagement, Paul Rosenthal Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Valencia Martin Wallace Program Analyst, Office of the Under Secretary and Director, Janine Scianna
11:25-11:50 a.m.	Artificial Intelligence (AI)/information technology (IT) Highlights of annual report AI/IT update Legacy to Modernization Similarity Search	PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Vice Chair and AI/IT Subcommittee member, Heidi Nebel Chief Information Officer, Jamie Holcombe Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Rick Seidel Deputy Chief Information Officer, Debbie Stephens Supervisory Patent IT Specialist, Jonathan Horner
-- Break --
12:35-1:00 p.m.	Legislative and AI/International Policy Highlights of annual report International update Legislative update AI policy update AI Inventorship Recap of the AI and Emerging Tech Partnership event at the SVRO	PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Chair, Jeremiah Chan PPAC Legislative and Policy Subcommittee Vice Chair, Heidi Nebel Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, Mary Critharis Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Robert Bahr Deputy Commissioner for Patents, Valencia Martin Wallace Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Ellen McLaren Deputy Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Kimberley Alton Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration, Matt Sked
1:00-1:25 p.m.	Finance/Budget Highlights of annual report Finance update FY22 summary FY23 projections	PPAC Finance Subcommittee Chair, Jeff Sears Chief Financial Officer, Jay Hoffman
1:25-1:30 p.m.	Meeting adjourn	PPAC Chair, Steve Caltrider

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