David Kappos - New Director of the USPTO
The new Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO David Kappos was sworn in on August 13, 2009.
Click here for a description of Kappo's background provided by the USPTO on their web site.
Click here for Kappos' remarks at the swearing in ceremony.
And PatentlyO.com printed a recent email of Kappos to patent examiners which states that "patent quality does not equal rejection":
His positive statements should be encouraging to all inventors and patent applicants. Stay tuned for more change.
