Former USPTO Director Jon Dudas Joins Foley & Lardner's Intellectual Property
Department
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
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.
Foley & Lardner LLP continually evolves to meet the changing legal needs of
our clients. Our team-based approach, proprietary client service technology, and
practice depth enhance client relationships while seeing clients through their
most complex legal challenges. The BTI Consulting Group (Wellesley,
Massachusetts) recently recognized Foley as one of the top four law firms shaping
the U.S. legal market, while CIO magazine has named Foley to its CIO 100 list six
times for our client-focused technology. With more than 1,000 attorneys in 22
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SOURCE: Foley & Lardner LLP
CONTACT: Aaron Schoenherr,
+1-312-252-4103,
for Foley & Lardner LLP
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