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Intellectual Property

Oct. 17, 2015

US patent office opens doors at San Jose outpost

After nearly a decade of lobbying, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially launched a permanent California outpost Thursday that supporters hope will bolster jobs and educational opportunities in Silicon Valley.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - After nearly a decade of lobbying, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially launched a permanent California outpost Thursday that supporters hope will bolster jobs and educational opportunities in Silicon Valley.

Patent office director Michelle K. Lee, a former Google Inc. deputy general counsel, returned to Northern California to open the satellite branch, located in a remodeled...

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