Sen. Tillis Sends Letter to President Regarding Next USPTO Director

By Donald Zuhn — Last month, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, sent a letter to President Biden regarding the selection of the next Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Sen. Tillis (at right) noted that “at this critical juncture in our nation’s history, we cannot take our innovation and creative economy for granted,” and urged the President to work together with Congress “to provide strong protections for our innovative and creative works.” With respect to…