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New USPTO Director

06-22-2009 [Ben Hanrahan] [Permalink]

Last week the White House announced its intent to nominate David J. Kappos as the new Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO").  Mr. Kappos is expected to bring a significant amount of experience in intellectual property law to the position.  In particular, Mr. Kappos is currently the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Propery Law, of IBM Corp., and among other duties, is responsible for managing IBM's patent and trademark portfolios and protecting and licensing IBM's intellectual property worldwide.  The White House announcement can be found here.