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Obama nominates IBM’s Kappos for USPTO director

19 June 2009

Managing Intellectual Property

US President Barack Obama has nominated IBM’s David Kappos as under secretary of commerce for IP and director of the USPTO

In a statement released yesterday evening, the White House announced its "intent to nominate" Kappos, whose official job title at IBM is vice president and assistant general counsel for IP law.

Kappos is also on the board of directors of American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Intellectual Property Owners Association and...



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