President Donald Trump’s nominee for the next Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), John Squires, was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today by a voice vote of 20-2, with only Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) voting no. Squires’ nomination will now proceed to the Senate floor, where he is likely to be confirmed.
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