USPTO deputy director to step down in August
30 July 2008
Eileen McDermott, New York
The USPTO deputy director, Margaret Peterlin, is to leave her post next month in the hope of facilitating an orderly transition to the new presidential administration
According to PTO spokesperson Jennifer Rankin Byrne, Peterlin’s decision to step down now was driven largely by her desire to ensure a smooth changeover, since she is due to have her first child in the autumn and would have been on maternity leave in January.
Were she to leave the agency any later than August, there would not be time to sufficiently train her replacement to work with the incoming deputy director.
An employee notice circulated at the USPTO yesterday said: “Margaret has emphasized the importance of an...
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