Executive committee

Kathi Vidal

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

Kathi Vidal serves as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As chief executive...

Derrick Brent

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

Serving as the principal advisor to the Director of the USPTO and managing a wide portfolio of programs and operations for one of the largest intellectual property (IP)...

Shirin Bidel-Niyat

Chief of Staff

Shirin Bidel-Niyat is the Chief of Staff for the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO.

Vaishali Udupa

Commissioner for Patents

Vaishali Udupa is the Commissioner for Patents at the USPTO and serves as the primary agency official for patents, domestically and internationally, and is responsible...

David S. Gooder

Commissioner for Trademarks

David S. Gooder is the Commissioner for Trademarks at the USPTO and serves as the primary agency official for trademarks, domestically and internationally, and is...

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

Jay Hoffman is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). As CFO, Mr. Hoffman is the principal advisor to the USPTO...

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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