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Director's leadership team

Biographies

Will Covey

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

Will Covey is the Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Christopher Shipp

Chief of Staff

Chris Shipp is the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In this role, Mr. Shipp serves as a principal advisor to the Director and helps coordinate the...

Nicolas Oettinger

Acting Chief Advisor

Nick Oettinger is the Acting Chief Advisor for the USPTO, supporting the Office of the Undersecretary and the agency as a whole on a wide variety of policy and legal...

Austin Mayron

Senior Legal Advisor

Mr. Mayron is a Senior Legal Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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