PTO’s New Deputy Director To Push For “Good IP Policy” Across Industries
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Michelle Lee, former deputy general counsel of Google, is to lead Patent and Trademark Office until a permanent director is named; new patent reform legislation will be among her areas of focus.
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