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Senate Judiciary Committee questions USPTO nominee Squires

By Nick Robertson ( May 21, 2025, 21:26 GMT | Insight) -- US Patent and Trademark Office director nominee John Squires, a longtime patent attorney and IP investment leader, faced questions from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today. Squires backed patent eligibility reform and changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and warned of the competition risk of Chinese innovation.The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned John Squires today as part of his nomination to be the next director of the US Patent and Trademark Office. Squires, the former head intellectual property counsel at Goldman Sachs and current Dilworth Paxson partner, spoke highly of congressional efforts to reform patent eligibility and make changes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, among other matters....

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