USPTO Elevates Adviser To Acting Chief Of Staff

By Nicole Narea (June 8, 2017, 4:16 PM EDT) -- Brendan McCommas, previously a senior adviser to former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee, was appointed as the agency's acting chief of staff Wednesday to help manage its $3 billion budget, 13,000 employees, public engagement and policy coordination with other government institutions, a representative for the agency told Law360 on Thursday....

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