Stewart exits USPTO as Squires pivots to AI, patent eligibility
By Nick Robertson ( August 7, 2026, 17:27 GMT | Comment) -- Former US Patent and Trademark Office Deputy Director Coke Morgan Stewart told MLex that she left the agency last week after concluding that Director John Squires wanted to focus the office's policy agenda on artificial intelligence and patent eligibility, while her priorities remained Patent Trial and Appeal Board reform and patent quality.Coke Morgan Stewart wants to remain deeply involved in patent policymaking, a major reason she decided to leave the US Patent and Trademark Office last week after a year and a half in USPTO leadership....
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