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Intellectual Property

Feb. 28, 2015

Patent office nominee moves approved by Senate Judiciary Committee

Longtime Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle Lee is on the cusp of becoming the permanent director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a position that has been unfilled since early 2013.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Longtime Silicon Valley lawyer Michelle Lee is on the cusp of becoming the permanent director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a position that has been unfilled since early 2013, following a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held Thursday.


Lee, who now serves as the patent office's acting director, was part of a group of White House-backed nominees the committee confirmed to the full Senate ...

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