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Patrick Wingrove

December 02 2021

Kathi Vidal, the USPTO director nominee, speaking at her nomination hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 1

The nominee for USPTO director got the most attention from the Senate Judiciary Committee panel aside from New York judge nominee Dale Ho

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Patrick Wingrove

Deputy managing editor Managing IP

Patrick assists with editorial agenda management, and regularly reports on patent-related issues, including FRAND, supplementary protection certificates and patent eligibility, as well as trade secrets. He also chairs industry events and produces conference newspapers.

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