Executive committee

Derrick Brent

Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Derrick Brent is the Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Shirin Bidel-Niyat

Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the USPTO

Shirin Bidel-Niyat is the Acting Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Vaishali Udupa

Commissioner for Patents

The Commissioner for Patents manages and leads the Patents organization as its chief operating officer,

David S. Gooder

Commissioner for Trademarks

The Commissioner for Trademarks serves as the primary agency official for trademarks, domestically and internationally, and is responsible for all aspects of the...

Sharon Israel

Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs

Sharon Israel is the USPTO's Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs. She oversees the domestic and international policy matters related to IP...

Frederick Steckler

Chief Administrative Officer

Fred Steckler is the Chief Administrative Officer for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He is responsible for the delivery of all administrative service...

Jack Fleming

Chief Communications Officer

Jack Fleming is the Chief Communications Officer at the USPTO.

Jay Hoffman

Chief Financial Officer

The CFO is the principal advisor to the USPTO Director in supporting and improving the accounting, budgeting, planning, contracting, and organizational performance...

Jamie Holcombe

Chief Information Officer

Henry (Jamie) Holcombe is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In this role, he is the principal advisor to the...

Nancy Kamei

Chief Public Engagement Officer and Director of the Office of Public Engagement

Nancy Kamei is the Chief Public Engagement Officer and Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

David L. Berdan

General Counsel

As United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) General Counsel, David L. Berdan serves as the principal legal advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for...

Bismarck Myrick

Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity

Bismarck Myrick became the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (formerly: the Office Civil Rights) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark...

Scott R. Boalick

Chief Judge for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

The Chief Judge leads the PTAB as it conducts post-grant trials and as it hears appeals from adverse examiner decisions in patent applications and reexamination...

Gerard F. Rogers

Chief Administrative Trademark Judge

The TTAB Chief Judge reports directly to the Office of the Under Secretary and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for all ongoing operations of the TTAB, as well...

Ellen McLaren

Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs

Ellen McLaren is the Director of the Office of Governmental Affairs at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), responsible for monitoring congressional...

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