In the first session of IPWatchdog’s three-day 2025 Women’s IP Forum, which kicked off today, Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Coke Morgan Stewart addressed recent criticisms of her approach to running the agency thus far, as well as the future direction of the Office. At the same time, the Senate Executive Calendar today indicated that Trump nominee for USPTO Director, John Squires, may be confirmed as early as this week, as part of a block of nominees to be considered following a Senate rule approved last week invoking the so-called “nuclear option.”
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