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Secretary Locke Appoints Godici to Assess USPTO Challenges

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Donald Zuhn -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced today that Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (at right) has appointed Nicholas Godici "to look at ways to strengthen the management structure of the USPTO and provide an up-to-date assessment of the challenges the office faces." The USPTO release notes that Mr. Godici will serve as a consultant for 180 days, working with USPTO officials "to identify areas of concern and to assist in the transition to a new director." Secretary Locke stated that he was "counting on [Mr. Godici] to use his decades of experience to help us...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).