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USPTO Seeking Nominations for Public Advisory Committee Members

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

By Sarah Fendrick -- In a notice published in the Federal Register (75 Fed. Reg. 15417), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that it is seeking nominations for three members to both the Patent and Trademark Public Advisory Committees. The Public Advisory Committees serve to review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the USPTO. Each elected member will serve a term of three years. Committee members must have "substantial backgrounds and achievement in finance, management, labor relations, science, technology, and office automation." 35 U.S.C. § 5(b)(3). Nominations must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on or...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on April 16, 2010 (boomark / email).