DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Director  of  the  United  States  Patent  and  Trademark  Office.The  presidential  appointee  in

charge of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. • Until a 2000 reorganization, the PTO chief was

the  Commissioner  of  Patents  and  Trademarks.  The  Director  is  also  the  Under  Secretary  of

Commerce   for   Intellectual   Property.   —   Formerly   termed   Commissioner   of   Patents   and

Trademarks. [Blacks Law 8th]