Just before Labor Day weekend, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order excluding employees in the patents unit and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from joining the Patent Office Professional Association (POPA), which represents patent examiners, or the National Treasury Employees Union Chapter 243 (NTEU 243), which represents non-professional employees.
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