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Performance Review Board

89 Fed. Reg. 81896 (Oct. 9, 2024)

Performance Review Board

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Federal RegisterOct 9, 2024
89 Fed. Reg. 81896 (Oct. 9, 2024)
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    Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office
  • [Docket No.: PTO-C-2024-0031]

    • AGENCY:

    United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.

    ACTION:

    Notice of revised board members.

    SUMMARY:

    In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). This is an update to the recently published Federal Register notice (published on July 16, 2024), to reflect a board member serving in the role of a new position as the Interim Chief Public Engagement Officer.

    ADDRESSES:

    Office of Human Resources, USPTO, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Lari B. Washington, Director, Human Capital Management, USPTO, at 571-272-5187.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The membership of the USPTO's PRB is as follows:

    Derrick Brent, Chair, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO

    Frederick W. Steckler, Vice Chair, Chief Administrative Officer, USPTO

    Vaishali Udupa, Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

    David S. Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks, USPTO

    Dennis J. Hoffman, Chief Financial Officer, USPTO

    Henry J. Holcombe, Chief Information Officer, USPTO

    David L. Berdan, General Counsel, USPTO

    Scott D. Ewalt, Interim Chief Public Engagement Officer, USPTO

    Sharon Israel, Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, USPTO

    Gerard F. Rogers, Chief Administrative Trademark Judge, USPTO

    Scott R. Boalick, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, USPTO

    Bismarck Myrick, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity, USPTO

    Cara Duckworth, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, USPTO

    Shirin Bidel-Niyat, Chief of Staff, USPTO

    Alternates:

    Robin Evans, Deputy Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

    Amy Cotton, Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination Policy, USPTO

    Katherine K. Vidal,

    Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

    [FR Doc. 2024-23315 Filed 10-8-24; 8:45 am]

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