Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) Quaraterly Meeting

The Trademark Public Advisory Committee reviews the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to trademarks, and will advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on these matters.

Friday, May 5 Public Session 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. (EST)

To watch the public session online using WebEx, please follow the instruction below.
1. Click on TPAC Public Meeting (link is external). (link is external)
2. Sign in with First name, Last name, email address and Event password: 1111.
3. Click the “Join Now” button.
4. You should see the “Starting WebEx” screen and you are in.
5. You will need to dial into the meeting using the following information:
    Audio conference Call-in toll number (US/Canada): 1-650-479-3208
    Access code: 993 755 764.
6. Type any questions for the panelists in the Chat box.
Assistance:
The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media files in the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://uspto-events.webex.com/uspto-events/onstage/systemdiagnosis.php(link is external).

Time Activity
9:00 - 9:10 Introduction and Welcome (Dee Ann Weldon-Wilson, Trademark Public Advisory Committee, Chair)
9:10 - 9:20 Legislative Update (Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs)
9:20 - 9:30 Policy and International Update (Shira  Perlmutter, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs)
9:30 - 10:00 Trademark Operations Update (Mary Boney Denison, Commissioner for Trademarks)
10:00 - 10:15 OCFO Update (Frank Murphy, Acting Chief Financial Officer)
                                                                  -- 10 Minute Break --
10:25 - 10:50  TTAB Update (Gerard Rogers, Chief Administrative Judge)
10:50 - 11:15 OCIO Update (John Owens, Chief Information Officer / John Cyrus, TMNG Portfolio Manager)
11:15 - 11:30 Public Comments
Adjourn Public Meeting


For more information on TPAC Quarterly Meeting, please visit:
TPAC Quarterly Meeting from USPTO website.