Public Session (9:00 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.)
Recorded Webcast of Public Session
| Time | Topic | Principal(s) |
| 9:00 - 9:05 | Call To Order Session Opening
|
Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 9:05 - 9:15 | Opening Remarks | Teresa Stanek Rea, Acting Under Secretary and Acting Director of the USPTO |
| 9:15 - 9:35 | Patent Operations Update | Valencia Martin-Wallace, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 9:35 - 9:55 | AIA Update | Janet Gongola, Patent Reform Coordinator |
| 9:55 - 10:15 | Legislative Update | Dana Colarulli, Director, Office of Governmental Affairs |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | >>> Break <<< | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | RCE Outreach | Andy Faile, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations |
| 11:00 - 11:10 | Software Roundtable Update | Drew Hirshfeld, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Quality Composite Matrix | Marty Rater, Statistician, Office of Patent Quality Assurance |
| 11:40 - 12:40 | >>> Lunch <<< | |
| 12:40 - 1:10 | Open Discussion on Patent Quality | Peter Thurlow, PPAC Member |
| 1:10 - 1:25 | Open Discussion on PTAB | James Smith, Chief Judge, PTAB |
| 1:25 - 1:40 | Finance/Budget Update/Sequestration | Tony Scardino, Chief Financial Officer |
| 1:40 - 2:00 | Discussion/Wrap-Up | Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
| 2:00 - 2:10 | Closing Remarks | Peggy Focarino, Commissioner for Patents |
| 2:10 | Adjourn | Louis Foreman, PPAC Member |
Next Meeting: Thursday, May 16, 2013