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.

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