USPTO could change direction under Trump administration – panel

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USPTO could change direction under Trump administration – panel

November 21, 2016
Todd Dickinson 168

A panel on the US election at the IP Dealmakers Forum speculated that the Trump administration may take a long time to appoint a USPTO director and the Republican leadership that worked on patent bills in the previous Congress will again push for reform

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