John . Squires

United States Patent & Trademark Office

John A. Squires, Esq., is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) where he leads one of the largest intellectual property (IP) offices in the world and is also the principal IP advisor to the President and Administration, through the Secretary of Commerce. Prior to joining the USPTO, Mr. Squires served as Partner and Chair of the IP and Emerging Companies Practice at Dilworth Paxson LLP, an adjunct law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law, and previously served as Chief IP Counsel for Goldman Sachs. Mr. Squires has extensive experience in all aspects of IP and emerging companies, across a vast array of scientific and technology disciplines, including patent and trademark asset creation, procurement and acquisition, transactions, licensing, corporate formation, governance and structuring, high-stakes litigation and regulatory, and risk management matters. Mr. Squires received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Bucknell University and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, magna cum laude, where he was a member of the Law Review and Order of the Coif.

 

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