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]