In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its P...
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of revised board members and agency appointing authority.
SUMMARY:
In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board (PRB). This is an update to the recently published
Federal Register
notice (published on July 25, 2025), to reflect board members serving in the role of their official position of record as the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO and the Chief Compliance Officer.
ADDRESSES:
Office of Human Resources, USPTO, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Schad, Acting Director, Human Capital Management, USPTO, at 571-272-7003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The membership of the USPTO's PRB is as follows:
Coke M. Stewart, Chair, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO
William Covey, Chief Compliance Officer, USPTO
Christopher J. Shipp, Chief of Staff, USPTO
Anne T. Mendez, Vice Chair, Acting Chief Administrative Officer, USPTO
Valencia Martin-Wallace, Acting Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
John A. Squires,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.