Hello readers. Yesterday you learned (blog article) that a face-to-face meeting has been scheduled between USPTO people and representatives of the Patent Center listserv. It will take place on Wednesday, October 18. What prompted this meeting are the concerns that were raised in the letter dated September 29, 2023 from One Hundred Seventy-Eight Members of the Patent Center Listserv to USPTO Director Kathi Vidal.
As of yesterday the attendee list was as follows.
From the USPTO:
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- Vaishali Udupa (Commissioner for Patents)
- Richard Seidel (Deputy Commissioner for Patents)
- Greg Vidovich (Assistant Commissioner for Patents)
- Terrel Morris (Director, Office of Information Technology for Patents)
- Kimberly Williams (OITP)
- Patricia Mallari (Special Advisor for Patents)
- Steven Griffin (Senior Advisor at USPTO)
Representing the Patentcenter listserv:
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- Carl Oppedahl
- Richard Schafer
- Suzannah Sundby
Today we have learned of a small change in the attendee list. On the listserv side the attendee list remains the same. But see if you can spot the change in the attendee list on the USPTO side:
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- Kathi Vidal (Director of the USPTO)
- Vaishali Udupa (Commissioner for Patents)
- Richard Seidel (Deputy Commissioner for Patents)
- Greg Vidovich (Assistant Commissioner for Patents)
- Terrel Morris (Director, Office of Information Technology for Patents)
- Kimberly Williams (OITP)
- Patricia Mallari (Special Advisor for Patents)
- Steven Griffin (Senior Advisor at USPTO)
Wow, Kathy Vidal, the Director! Great job Carl with your work on all of this. ⭐?⭐?
Thanks Laura for your kind words. Keep in mind it was the One Hundred Seventy-Eight signers who made this possible. Please take a look at the list of signers, and if you see somebody you know on the list, drop a thank-you to them.
VERY GOOD to see Director Vidal on the list. Hoping this mess can receive some effective action!
Glad we rate.
Hi! What was the outcome of the meeting?
Thank you for the reminder on this. We are working on a report that we will post to the Patent Center listserv. Hopefully later today. If you have not already subscribed to that listserv, I invite you to do soc.
Hi Carl,
How do I subscribe to the Patent Center listserv? I would like to see report.
See https://patentcenter-tickets.oppedahl.com/what-is-the-patent-center-listserv/ .