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US patent head defends examiner 'national security' designation

By Nick Robertson ( November 21, 2025, 23:01 GMT | Insight) -- The US Patent and Trademark Office’s acting commissioner of patents wrote in a court declaration this week that the Trump administration designation of patent examiners as performing “national security” work is justified based on patents’ contribution to the US economy. The claim, made in a court filing, is the first detailed rationale for the controversial designation.Valencia Martin-Wallace, the acting commissioner of patents at the US Patent and Trademark Office, wrote in a court declaration that patent examiners perform “national security” work because of patents’ contribution to the “economic security” of the country....

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