Sec. 1.  This committee shall:

(a) Inform itself of all significant decisions and trends in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal courts bearing on formal and substantive aspects of inter partes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; namely, patent interferences, inter partes reexamination proceedings, and any future post-grant review and derivation proceedings and make recommendations to the Board of Directors in regard thereto.

(b) Study existing problems of formal and substantive law and practice pertaining to inter partes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as may from time to time come to its attention and make recommendations to the Board of Directors in regard thereto.

(c) Consider proposed legislation and rule changes which from time to time may be made insofar as these relate directly or indirectly to formal and substantive aspects of inter partes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and make recommendations to the Board of Directors in regard thereto.

Sec. 2   This committee shall coordinate its activities with the Patent Law Committee.