SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been without a permanent director for 19 months, but whispers around Washington suggest that a nomination may finally be in the offing.
With no other candidate having emerged since the administration vetted—but did not appoint—Johnson & Johnson chief IP counsel Philip Johnson last summer, the promotion of PTO Deputy Director Michelle Lee appears to be the most likely scenario.
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