Hon. Michelle K. Lee Testifies at Congressional Hearing
On February 11, 2019, the USPTO released “Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents,” a report on the trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors named on U.S. patents granted from 1976 through 2016. The report showed that women still comprise a small minority of patent inventors – only 21% of […]
Former PTO Director Michelle Lee Re-joins ChIPs Board
ChIPs, a nonprofit corporation that advances women in technology, law and policy, announced today that the Honorable Michelle K. Lee, has re-joined the board of directors. The board at its last quarterly meeting unanimously voted to approve Lee, a founding member of ChIPs, for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2018.
Julie Mar-Spinola appointed to the prestigious Patent Public Advisory Committee for the USTPO
“[I] am truly honored to be a member of PPAC and to be able to serve our country through this role,” says Mar-Spinola. “Patent issues are at the forefront of business and American life, and I am eager to assist the USTPO in ensuring that the nation’s technological progress continues on an upward trajectory…” Read […]
Long-time Googler will head Silicon Valley patent office
Michelle Lee, a former Google attorney who was one of the first corporate lawyers to speak out about the harmful effects of patent trolls, will be the director of a new ‘satellite office’ of the US Patent and Trademark Office. The move was announced Friday afternoon at a conference about software patents, sponsored by Santa […]