Former USPTO Director Jon Dudas Joins Foley & Lardner's Intellectual Property Department

Former USPTO Director Jon Dudas Joins Foley & Lardner's Intellectual Property
Department

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Foley & Lardner LLP announced today
that former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Jon W. Dudas has
joined the firm as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, working with the
Intellectual Property and Public Affairs Practices.
Dudas was nominated by President George W. Bush in March 2004 and
confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July 2004. He previously served as acting
Under Secretary and Director, and Deputy Under Secretary and Deputy Director
from 2002 to 2004.
In his recent role, Dudas advised the President of the United States, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the administration about intellectual property
matters and administered the laws of granting patents and trademarks and the
day-to-day management of the $2 billion agency and its more than 9,000
employees. As head of the world's leading intellectual property (IP) office,
Dudas also developed and articulated administration positions on patent,
copyright, and trademark issues, both domestic and foreign.
"Joining Foley was a natural next step after having the honor to serve at
the USPTO," said Dudas. "The firm's platform offers me a tremendous
opportunity to continue fostering innovation and intellectual property at this
crucial time."
In his role as the nation's top patent official Jon Dudas personally
spearheaded an unprecedented number of patent cooperation and development
missions with the European Union, China, Japan, Korea and other countries that
should prove helpful to Americans establishing and enforcing patent rights in
Asia and globally.
"Foley's global IP practice and its increasing global patent litigation
will benefit from Jon's integration with our multinational patent enforcement
teams," said Sharon R. Barner, chair of Foley's Intellectual Property
Department.
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SOURCE Foley & Lardner LLP

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