Wednesday, June 7, 2017

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Head Michelle Lee Resigns; Reuters via Fortune, June 6, 2017

Reuters via Fortune; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Head Michelle Lee Resigns

"U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director Michelle Lee, who has won praise from technology companies for taking steps to minimize abusive patent litigation, resigned from her position on Tuesday, a spokesman for the agency has confirmed.

She joined the agency in 2012 and became interim director in 2013 before being formerly nominated as director by then-President Barack Obama in 2014."

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