David Kappos (at left), a career IBM executive and IP attorney, and a product of UC-Davis and UC-Berkeley, was sworn-in today as deputy undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the U.S. Patents & Trademark Office. Kappos remarks at his swearing-in ceremony signal a strong embrace for improving USPTO operations and reducing backlogs and delays on appeals.
Showing posts with label U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Show all posts
Thursday, August 13, 2009
USPTO Director takes Commerce post
David Kappos (at left), a career IBM executive and IP attorney, and a product of UC-Davis and UC-Berkeley, was sworn-in today as deputy undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and director of the U.S. Patents & Trademark Office. Kappos remarks at his swearing-in ceremony signal a strong embrace for improving USPTO operations and reducing backlogs and delays on appeals.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
TN patent share
Data published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicate Tennessee's share of all patents of domestic origin awarded since 1963, as a share of patents awarded to originators in the Fifty States, is about 0.9 percent. Here's the chart.
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