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.
Video Recordings:
Agenda:
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9-9:05 a.m. | Call To Order -- Session Opening | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson |
| 9:05-9:20 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO |
| 9:20-9:55 a.m. | Manual of Patent Examining Procedure Revisions Update Patent Eligibility Update | Robert Clarke, Director, MPEP Robert Bahr, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 9:55-10:35 a.m. | Operations Update | Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 10:35-11:15 a.m. | International Update • WIPO IGC • IP-related trade matters • The Benefits of Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) to External Stakeholders • PCT Collaborative Search and Examination | Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation Chris Kim, Director of Classification Quality and International Coordination Charles Pearson, Director of International Patent Legal Administration |
| 11:15-11:30 a.m. | Plant Patent Updates | Christian Hannon, Patent Attorney, Office of Policy and International Affairs |
| 11:30-12:15 p.m. | PTAB Update • Data Transparency and New Statistics for AIA Trials • Studies --Orange Book; Announcement of other studies in progress • Hiring Efforts, including our Judicial Law Clerk Program •Judicial Conference Preview •SAS update | David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board Scott Boalick, Deputy Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| << Lunch >> | ||
| 1-1:10 p.m. | Communications Outreach | Chris Shipp, Chief Communications Officer, OCCO |
| 1:10-1:30 p.m. | Finance/Budget Update • FY 2018 Status • FY 2019 Budget • FY 2020 Budget • Fee Setting Authority | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 1:30-2 p.m. | IT Update • PE2E - DAV, OC, EST and CMS • Patent Center Updates & Statistics • Global Dossier and CPC • Legacy Systems | David Chiles, Acting Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E Portfolio Manager, PE2E & PTAB Debbie Stephens, Associate Commissioner for Patent Information Management |
| 2-2:20 p.m. | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs |
Meeting Adjourn | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson | |
