Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents Greg Vidovich began his career at the USPTO as a patent examiner, became a Supervisory Patent Examiner, and was promoted to the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2012 as a Director in Technology Center (TC) 3600. Subsequently, he served as an Associate Commissioner for the Office of Patent Quality, an Associate Commissioner for the Office of Patent Information Management, and an Assistant Commissioner for Patents with operational oversight of the Office of Information Technology for Patents (OITP), Office of Application Processing for Patents (OAPP), and Office of Application Processing and Systems Administration (OAPSA).

Mr. Vidovich currently provides executive oversight and coordinates the activities of the examination of applications and patent examining functions in Technology Centers 1700 and 2800.  Additionally, he serves as the focal point for Patents information technology initiatives, application processing, application filing, and patents publications.

Mr. Vidovich received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.