USPTO calls for PPAC and TPAC nominees after Lutnick disbands committees
There are nine positions available on each committee. There are nine positions available on each committee.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ended all current appointments to both committees last week. The Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ended all current appointments to both committees last week. Section 5 provides that each public advisory committee will have nine members who “serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.” This could mean that Secretary Lutnick will appoint new PPAC and TPAC members to one- or two-year terms in order to maintain staggered terms. Both PACs are required to review the policies, goals and performance of the USPTO, as well as the budget and user fees. PPAC reviews the USPTO’s trademark operations, while TPAC reviews the USPTO’s patent operations. Both PACs advise the USPTO director on these matters and prepare annual reports on the USPTO’s operations for the Secretary of Commerce and the Committees on the Judiciary of either house of Congress. Nominations are due electronically by March 31, 2025 at 5 p.m. Include the appropriate PAC form: PPAC Application Form or TPAC Application Form.
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