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) |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00-9:05 a.m. | Call To Order -- Session Opening | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chairperson |
| 9:05-9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO |
| 9:15-10:30 a.m. | Operations/Quality Update •Operations Update •Reissues, Re-Exams, Supplemental Exams •Quality Update •Patents Ombudsman Program | Andrew Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. | PTAB Update | David Ruschke, Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| 11:30-11:50 a.m. | Finance/Budget Update •FY 2018 Status •FY 2019 Budget •FY 2020 Budget •Strategic Plan •Fee Setting Authority | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| << Lunch >> | ||
| 1:00-1:40 p.m. | International Update •WIPO Standing Committee on Patents •China and other Updates •Access to Relevant Prior Art •PCT Collaborative Search and Examination •IP5 | Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs Mark Powell, Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation |
| 1:40-2:00 p.m. | Economist Update •Brief Overview of the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) •Contributions to USPTO priorities •Research work and findings on IP •Stakeholder support and engagement | Andy Toole, Acting Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist |
| 2:00-2:15 p.m. | Artificial Intelligence-office updates •International Conference on AI •Pre-classification/Search | Andy Toole, Acting Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist Thomas Beach, PE2E Portfolio Manager, PE2E & PTAB |
| 2:15-2:45 p.m. | IT Update •Update on Milestones for PE2E - DAV, OC, EST and CMS •Patent Center Updates & Communications Plan -- Legacy Systems | David Chiles, Acting Chief Information Officer Thomas Beach, PE2E Portfolio Manager, PE2E & PTAB Debbie Stephens, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer |
| 2:45-3:05 p.m. | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 3:05 p.m. | Public Meeting Adjourn | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair |
Next Meeting: November 8, 2018
