Government
Oct. 21, 2014
California lawyer to lead patent office
Ten months after being tapped as the acting leader of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Michelle Lee is in line to become the agency's permanent director after being nominated late last week by President Barack Obama.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Ten months after being tapped as the acting leader of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, California attorney Michelle Lee has been nominated by President Barack Obama to become the agency's permanent director .
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Lee would head the agency at a time when patent law has drastically changed since David J. Kappos, the agency's last permanent director, stepped down i...
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