The USPTO receiving authority by the Trump Administration to hire was no easy lift. IPWatchdog has learned that the USPTO has been tirelessly working with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 4+ months in an effort to convince OPM to give the USPTO a waiver that would allow the Office to once again start hiring examiners.
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