USPTO seeks nominations for Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees

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USPTO seeks nominations for Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on the Patent Public Advisory Committee and the Trademark Public Advisory Committee. Please submit nominations electronically on or before July 9, 2021. Submission details are available in the Federal Register Notice.

The Public Advisory Committees were created in 1999 through the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act to advise the Secretary of Commerce and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on the management of patent and trademark operations, including matters related to goals, performance, budgets, and user fees. Each committee consists of nine voting members appointed by, and serving at the pleasure of, the Secretary of Commerce. Each member serves a three-year term.

For more information, please contact the Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, at 571-272-8600.