IPWatchdog has learned that Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa has notified the United States Patent and Trademark Office that she is resigning effective immediately. Udupa has submitted her resignation in order to take advantage of the deferred resignation program —known as Fork in the Road— offered by President Donald J. Trump to federal workers in an email on January 28, 2025.
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