By Donald Zuhn — In a letter sent to President Joseph Biden at the end of March, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, asked the President to “prioritize the appointment of intellectual property officials within the Executive Branch over the coming weeks.” Senators Leahy (at right) and Tillis (at left) note that “[e]nsuring that the intellectual property of creative artists, inventors and small businesses is meaningfully protected” constitutes a top priority for them, and point out that IP-intensive industries account for…
