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 |
| 9:15-9:40 a.m. | Legislative Update •Highlights of Annual Report: Legislation Section | Mike Walker, PPAC Vice Chair Dana Colarulli, Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 9:40-10:05 a.m. | Finance/Budget Update •Highlights of Annual Report: Finance Section •FY 2018 Summary •FY 2019 Status •FY 2020 Status •Strategic Planning •Fee Rulemaking/ Fee Setting Authority | Dan Lang, Finance Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Sean Mildrew, Acting Chief Financial Officer |
| 10:05-10:40 | IT Update •Highlights of Annual Report: IT Section •Milestone Updates on PE2E: DAV, OC, EST and CMS •Patent Center Update & Communication Plan on Authentication Migration | Mark Goodson, IT Subcommittee Chair, PPAC David Chiles, Acting Chief Information Officer |
| 10:40-11:45 a.m. | PTAB Update •Highlights of Annual Report: PTAB Section •PTAB Statistics •PTAB Updates – SOPs, AIA Trial Practice Guide, Claim Construction Final Rule, Motion to Amend Practice •PTAB 2019 Outlook | Julie Mar-Spinola, PTAB Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Scott Boalick, Acting Chief Judge, Patent Trial and Appeal Board |
| << Lunch >> | ||
| 12:30-1:35 p.m. | International Update •Highlights of Annual Report: International Section •NAFTA/USMCA Patents and Data Exclusivity Provisions •International Subject Matters Eligibility Dialogue •Information Communication Technology Roadmap Meeting •Access to Relevant Prior Art Initiative Phase 1 Release •PCT Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot Update | Peter Thurlow, International Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Shira Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs |
| 1:35-3:00 p.m. | Operations/Quality Update •Highlights of Annual Report: Select Issues Facing Practitioners and the Patent Right Section •Highlights of Annual Report: Patent Pendency Section •FY 2018 Statistics •Prior Art Archive Demonstration •Highlights of Annual Report: Patent Quality Section •FY 2018 Quality Metrics and Compliance Data | Bernie Knight, Special Projects Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Jeff Sears, AFP/Pendency Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Jerry Lorengo, Director, Technology Center 3700 Jennifer Camacho, Patent Quality Subcommittee Chair, PPAC Greg Vidovich, Associate Commissioner for Patent Quality |
| 3:00-3:10 p.m. | Closing Remarks/Public Meeting Adjourn | Marylee Jenkins, PPAC Chair |
