Trademark Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting

Event summary

August 11, 2023

11:00 a.m. ET - 12:50 p.m. ET

USPTO Headquarters

600 Dulany Street

Madison West Building, Clara Barton Auditorium

Alexandria, VA 22314

Add to Calendar2023-08-11 11:00:002023-08-11 11:00:00Trademark Public Advisory Committee quarterly meeting Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to learn more about trademark-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. Watch the public session virtually on Webex. The TPAC 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 public meeting. TPAC public meeting video Agenda (all times are ET) Time Topic Principal(s) 11:00 – 11:05 a.m. Introduction and welcome Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho 11:05 – 11:15 a.m. Opening remarks Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal 11:15 – 11:35 a.m. Trademark’s management and financial updates Commissioner for Trademarks, David Gooder Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Sean Mildrew 11:35 – 11:50 a.m. Trademark Operations updates Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, Dan Vavonese 11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Trademark Administration updates Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration, Greg Dodson 12:05 – 12:20 p.m. Trademark Examination Policy updates Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, Amy Cotton 12:20 – 12:30 p.m. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board updates Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Gerard Rogers 12:30 – 12:35 p.m. NTEU 245 Jay Besch 12:35 – 12:40 p.m. NTEU 243 Harold Ross 12:40 – 12:45 p.m. Break 12:45 – 12:50 p.m. Questions and Adjournments Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov. Accessibility: USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison West Building, Clara Barton Auditorium Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO Headquarters 600 Dulany Street Madison West Building, Clara Barton Auditorium Alexandria, VA 22314 United States USPTO HeadquartersAmerica/New_Yorkpublic

Virtual Location

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Meeting ID/Number

2761 739 9739

Access Code

8478825 (from phones and video systems)

Meeting Password

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Phone Number

+1-415-527-5035 US Toll (Access code: 2761 739 9739)

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Attend the next quarterly meeting of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) to learn more about trademark-related policies, goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. Watch the public session virtually on Webex. The TPAC 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 public meeting.

TPAC public meeting video

Agenda (all times are ET)

Time	Topic	Principal(s)
11:00 – 11:05 a.m.	Introduction and welcome	Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho
11:05 – 11:15 a.m.	Opening remarks	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal
11:15 – 11:35 a.m.	Trademark’s management and financial updates	Commissioner for Trademarks, David Gooder Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Sean Mildrew
11:35 – 11:50 a.m.	Trademark Operations updates	Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations, Dan Vavonese
11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.	Trademark Administration updates	Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Administration, Greg Dodson
12:05 – 12:20 p.m.	Trademark Examination Policy updates	Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, Amy Cotton
12:20 – 12:30 p.m.	Trademark Trial and Appeal Board updates	Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, Gerard Rogers
12:30 – 12:35 p.m.	NTEU 245	Jay Besch
12:35 – 12:40 p.m.	NTEU 243	Harold Ross
12:40 – 12:45 p.m.	Break
12:45 – 12:50 p.m.	Questions and Adjournments	Trademark Public Advisory Committee Chair, David Cho

You can send questions about the agenda to tpac@uspto.gov.

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