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Katherine "Kathi" Kelly Vidal (born 1968) [1] is an American intellectual property lawyer and former engineer who served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2022 to 2024.
Andrei Iancu (born April 2, 1968) is a Romanian-American engineer and intellectual property attorney, who served as the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) from 2017 to 2021. [2] He was nominated for both positions in 2017 by President Donald Trump.
The Under Secretary is also obligated to conduct programs and studies regarding intellectual property, and to conduct cooperative programs with other foreign intellectual property offices. The rank of Under Secretary is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. In January 2010, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $165,300.
Law firm size. Median starting lawyer salaries in 2023. 100 or fewer lawyers. $155,000. 101 to 250 lawyers. $160,000. 251 to 500 lawyers. $190,000. 501 to 700 lawyers
In virtually all countries, patents, trademarks, industrial designs and other forms of intellectual property must be formally registered with a government agency in order to receive maximum protection under the law. The division of such work among lawyers, licensed non-lawyer jurists/agents, and ordinary clerks or scriveners varies greatly from ...
The New Jersey Law Journal (NJLJ) has named the firm Litigation Department of the Year for Intellectual Property in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2015. U.S. News-Best Law Firms ranked the firm a Tier One in New Jersey for Intellectual Property-Litigation, Litigation-Patent, Patent Law, and Trademark Law in 2023, continuing a decade ...
Intellectual property litigation is the firm’s largest practice area and the firm currently has over 200 lawyers who litigate IP cases. [18] Quinn Emanuel represented the Winklevoss twins' social network, ConnectU, in its lawsuit that accused Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stealing ideas for his own social network. The parties reached a ...
The term "intellectual property" began to be used in the 19th century, though it was not until the late 20th century that intellectual property became commonplace in most of the world's legal systems. [6] Supporters of intellectual property laws often describe their main purpose as encouraging the creation of a wide variety of intellectual ...