Outgoing Director Dudas Rearranges Upper PTO Management
Patent Docs: By Kevin E. Noonan — Under Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Jon Dudas (at right) announced today two changes in Patent Office management, occasioned by the early departure of Margaret Peterlin, Deputy under Secretary of Commerce and Deputy PTO Director (see “Deputy Director Peterlin Announces Resignation”) on her leaving. This announcement came in the form of the following letter to PTO personnel from Director Dudas:Dear USPTO Colleagues:I want you to be the first to know about the following assignments, occasioned by Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director Margaret Peterlin’s departure from the agency.To fulfill the…