By
Sarah Fendrick —

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office posted a notice on its
website announcing that the next meeting of the Patent Public Advisory
Committee (PPAC) will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.  A webcast of the meeting can be accessed here.  Those interested in
conferencing in by phone (as listening participants only) should call 1-800-369-2139 and use the passcode: USPTO25.  The
proposed meeting agenda includes:

• Call to Order (11:00 – 11:05 am) — Damon Matteo, Acting
Chairman

* Introductions (11:05
– 11:10 am) — Damon Matteo, Chairman

* USPTO Draft Strategic Plan (11:10
– 11:40 am) — Sharon Barner, Deputy Under
Secretary and Deputy Director of USPTO

• Policy: Wyeth v. Kappos Implications (11:40
am
– 12:10 pm) — Bob Bahr,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy; Ray Chen,
Solicitor; Esther Kepplinger, PPAC
Wyeth Sub-Committee Lead

• Quality: PPAC Quality Sub-Committee Brief Update (12:10 – 12:15 pm) — Marc Adler, PPAC Quality Sub-Committee Lead; Bob Bahr, Acting
Associate Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy

• Efficiency Gain Plan & Operations Update (12:15
– 1:00 pm) — Peggy Focarino, Deputy
Commissioner for Patents

• Break (1:00 – 1:30 pm)

• Financial Update & 2011
President's Budget (1:30 – 2:00 pm) — Karen
Strohecker, Acting Chief Financial Officer

• "Intersection"
Discussion: Finance & Strategy (2:00 – 2:30 pm) — Sharon Barner, Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director of
USPTO; Robert Stoll, Commissioner
for Patents; Karen Strohecker,
Acting Chief Financial Officer; Damon Matteo, Chairman

• Ad Hoc Follow-Ups/Catch-Up (2:30
– 2:45 pm) — Speaker TBD

• Next Steps Discussion: Agenda Follow-Up and
New Topics (2:45
– 2:55 pm) — Damon Matteo,
Chairman

• Closing Remarks & Adjourn (2:55 – 3:00 pm) — Damon Matteo,
Chairman