J&J Lawyer Considered To Lead U.S. Patent Office
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Rumors circulating in the patent community suggest that President Obama plans to nominate Philip Johnson, J&J’s chief intellectual property counsel, to the post of Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and director of the Patent and Trademark Office.
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