PPAC Quarterly Meeting

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November 9, 2017

9:00 a.m. ET - 3:00 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

Madison Auditorium North

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2017-11-09 09:00:002017-11-09 09:00:00PPAC Quarterly Meeting Quarterly, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC), meets at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. You can attend the public session of the meeting at the Alexandria campus, or watch on-line. The PPAC reviews the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent operations and advises the director on these matters. Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov. Agenda: Time Topic Principal(s) 9:00-9:10 Call To Order -- Session Opening •Introductions, PPAC Remarks •PPAC Annual Report Release – Nov 28, 2017 Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson 9:10-9:30 Opening Remarks •Enterprise Services •Oil States case Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO 9:30-10:30 Quality/Operations Update •Readiness Survey •FY17 Recap •Quality Metrics Status Report Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Martin Rater, Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Stefanos Karmis, Acting Director of Office of Patent Quality Assurance 10:30-11:30 International Update •Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot •Access to Relevant Prior Art Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Michael Neas, Deputy Director, International Patent Legal Administration Jessica Patterson, Director, International Outreach and Administration 11:30-11:45 USPTO Working Group on Regulatory Reform Nick Oettinger, Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, OGC 11:45-12:15 Finance/Budget Update •FY 2017 Summary •FY 2018 Status •FY 2019 Budget •Fee Rulemaking/ Fee Setting Authority Michelle Picard, Senior Advisor for Financial Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer<< Lunch >> 1:15-2:15 PTAB Update •Multiple Petition Study •Motion to Amend Practice and Aqua Products •Expanded Panels •Federal Court and PTAB Cases (Oil States and SAS before Supreme Court; Wi-Fi One before Federal Circuit) •Immunity Cases before PTAB •SOP 9: Remands David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board 2:15-2:45 Legislative Update •House/Senate Judiciary Committee activity •Telework Enhancement Act/TEAPP Extension update •Hill Staff Engagement Efforts Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs 2:45-3:00 Strategy/Planning/Outreach for PPAC for 2018 Meeting Adjourn Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison Auditorium North Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison Auditorium North Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO HeadquartersAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

Quarterly, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC), meets at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. You can attend the public session of the meeting at the Alexandria campus, or watch on-line.

The PPAC reviews the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent operations and advises the director on these matters.

Please submit questions to ppac@uspto.gov.

Agenda:

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
9:00-9:10	Call To Order -- Session Opening •Introductions, PPAC Remarks •PPAC Annual Report Release – Nov 28, 2017	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson
9:10-9:30	Opening Remarks •Enterprise Services •Oil States case	Joseph Matal, Performing the Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
9:30-10:30	Quality/Operations Update •Readiness Survey •FY17 Recap •Quality Metrics Status Report	Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Quality Martin Rater, Chief Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations Stefanos Karmis, Acting Director of Office of Patent Quality Assurance
10:30-11:30	International Update •Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot •Access to Relevant Prior Art	Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Michael Neas, Deputy Director, International Patent Legal Administration Jessica Patterson, Director, International Outreach and Administration
11:30-11:45	USPTO Working Group on Regulatory Reform	Nick Oettinger, Senior Counsel for Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, OGC
11:45-12:15	Finance/Budget Update •FY 2017 Summary •FY 2018 Status •FY 2019 Budget •Fee Rulemaking/ Fee Setting Authority	Michelle Picard, Senior Advisor for Financial Management, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
<< Lunch >>
1:15-2:15	PTAB Update •Multiple Petition Study •Motion to Amend Practice and Aqua Products •Expanded Panels •Federal Court and PTAB Cases (Oil States and SAS before Supreme Court; Wi-Fi One before Federal Circuit) •Immunity Cases before PTAB •SOP 9: Remands	David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board
2:15-2:45	Legislative Update •House/Senate Judiciary Committee activity •Telework Enhancement Act/TEAPP Extension update •Hill Staff Engagement Efforts	Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs
2:45-3:00	Strategy/Planning/Outreach for PPAC for 2018 Meeting Adjourn	Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson

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