
Upcoming meetings
The TPAC holds quarterly meetings to review policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees. To read TPAC meeting transcripts, annual reports and other documents, go to TPAC materials.

Contact TPAC
The TPAC may be contacted before or after a committee meeting to file a written statement, submit questions or comments, or provide suggestions about matters on the committee’s agenda. For information about contacting the TPAC go to the PAC office page.

TPAC members
The TPAC is made up of U.S. citizens appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. They represent the community of entrepreneurs, businesses, inventors, and trademark holders who use USPTO’s resources.
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TPAC materials from 2009-2024
This section contains meeting transcripts, fee setting hearing records, annual reports, the TPAC charter, memos and briefs, and letters to the Executive and Legislative Branches.
Past meeting transcripts
TPAC public meeting transcripts are available below in PDF form.
- August 11, 2023 Public Meeting [PDF]
- April 28, 2023 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 4, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- April 8, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- January 28, 2022 Public Meeting [PDF]
- July 30, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 21, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- March 12, 2021 Public Meeting [PDF]
- October 30, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- July 24, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- April 17, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 7, 2020 Public Meeting [PDF]
- November 1, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- July 26, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- April 26, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- January 25, 2019 Public Meeting [PDF]
- October 26, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- July 26, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 4, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- February 9, 2018 Public Meeting [PDF]
- October 31, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
- July 28, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
- May 5, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
- January 13, 2017 Public Meeting [PDF]
TPAC Fee Setting Hearing
- FY 2023 TPAC Fee Setting Report [PDF]
- June 05, 2023 Fee Setting Hearing Transcript [PDF]
- 88 FR 25623 - Notice of Public Hearing - TPAC
- Letter from the Director to TPAC
- Table of Proposed Trademark Fee Adjustments [XLSX]
- Table of Trademark Fees – Current, Proposed and Unit Cost [XLSX]
- Trademark Fee Proposal Executive Summary [PPTX]
- Trademark Fee Proposal Background Information [PPTX]
Letters and documents
This section contains the TPAC Charter, memos, briefings, and requests for information and letters to the Executive and Legislative Branches.
Briefing
TPAC - TM FEE STUDY BRIEF June 2009 [PPT]
Letters and memos to the Executive and Legislative Branches
Executive Branch Memo
Legislative Branch Letters
- TPAC and PPAC letter to Congress
- Request for Appropriation Consistent with the AIA and Precedent
- TPAC and PPAC letter to Congress
- Request and Support for the USPTO's Appropriation of Reserved Funds at Treasury
- Request and Support for the USPTO's Appropriation of Reserved Funds at Treasury