Patent Office Director: No 'Significant' Reorganization Planned

Government Executive: In testimony on Capitol Hill last week, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Andrei Iancu told lawmakers that there will be no major shake-up to the agency’s structure or workforce.

Iancu, who was confirmed by the Senate in February, discussed a variety of issues facing the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 18. In his testimony, he committed to continuing the agency’s push to reducing the time it takes for USPTO to evaluate patent and trademark applications, and he quashed rumors from before his confirmation that a broad reorganization was underway.

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