One key voice is missing from the debate on Capitol Hill on major reforms to the patent system—the head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. That’s because there hasn’t been a director for more than 10 months—and patent attorneys are highlighting the void.
Foley & Lardner partner Harold Wegner, a well-known voice in IP law, sent out a newsletter Monday titled “Whither Administration Leadership in Patents?” Wegner included no text in the email, only a screen capture of the leadership page on the PTO website that, he said, “speaks for itself.”
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