Public Advisory Committees

On November 29, 1999, the President signed into law the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act (the "Act"), Public Law 106-113, which, among other things, established two Public Advisory Committees to review the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with respect to patents, in the case of the Patent Public Advisory Committee, and with respect to trademarks, in the case of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee, and to advise the Director on these matters (now codified at 35 U.S.C. 5). Due to the expiration of current members' terms, the USPTO is requesting nominations for three (3) members to the Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) and two (2) members to the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) for terms of three years that begin from date of appointment.

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Current entry point: www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/03/19/E9-5844/public-advisory-committees (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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Fee: Fee mentioned in title or summary (Confirmed in the document text)
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Published: 2009-03-19
Document type: Notice
Source: USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)

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