Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino was, between November 21, 2013, and January 12, 2014, the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (by delegation, as Commissioner for Patents).[1] She was appointed in January 2012 after serving as both the Deputy Commissioner for Patents and Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations.[2]
She was the first woman to serve as Commissioner for Patents since the position's creation in 1790, when Thomas Jefferson served as the first Commissioner.[4]
In 2012, Managing Intellectual Property named Focarino one of the 50 Most Influential People in the World in Intellectual Property, one of only four women to make the list, and the only woman from the Americas.[7]
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^"Notice of Delegation of Functions and Duties at the USPTO". U.S Patent and Trademark Office. November 21, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
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^"Peggy Focarino '77 Career Highlights". 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
^"Focusing on the Future: Focarino Makes History as First Female Commissioner of Patents". Oswego Magazine. State University of New York at Oswego. April 23, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^"Past Recipients of the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership". www.american.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
^"Peggy Focarino '77 Career Highlights". Oswego Magazine. State University of New York at Oswego. April 23, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^"Margaret "Peggy" Focarino, USPTO: Making a New US Patent System". Managing IP. July 13, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
External linksedit
Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino, executive biography at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, (archived here: )
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margaret, focarino, margaret, peggy, focarino, between, november, 2013, january, 2014, head, united, states, patent, trademark, office, uspto, delegation, commissioner, patents, appointed, january, 2012, after, serving, both, deputy, commissioner, patents, dep. Margaret A Peggy Focarino was between November 21 2013 and January 12 2014 the head of the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO by delegation as Commissioner for Patents 1 She was appointed in January 2012 after serving as both the Deputy Commissioner for Patents and Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksBiography editShe received a bachelor s degree in physics from the State University of New York at Oswego 3 and a Certificate in Advanced Public Management from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University 2 Career editShe was the first woman to serve as Commissioner for Patents since the position s creation in 1790 when Thomas Jefferson served as the first Commissioner 4 She received in 2010 one of the two annual American University School of Public Affairs Roger W Jones Award for Executive Leadership 5 6 In 2012 Managing Intellectual Property named Focarino one of the 50 Most Influential People in the World in Intellectual Property one of only four women to make the list and the only woman from the Americas 7 References edit Notice of Delegation of Functions and Duties at the USPTO U S Patent and Trademark Office November 21 2013 Retrieved January 31 2014 a b Margaret A Peggy Focarino USPTO 2015 03 25 Archived from the original on 2015 03 25 Retrieved 2016 08 10 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Peggy Focarino 77 Career Highlights 2012 04 23 Retrieved 2016 08 10 Focusing on the Future Focarino Makes History as First Female Commissioner of Patents Oswego Magazine State University of New York at Oswego April 23 2012 Retrieved March 6 2015 Past Recipients of the Roger W Jones Award for Executive Leadership www american edu Retrieved 2016 08 10 Peggy Focarino 77 Career Highlights Oswego Magazine State University of New York at Oswego April 23 2012 Retrieved March 6 2015 Margaret Peggy Focarino USPTO Making a New US Patent System Managing IP July 13 2012 Retrieved March 6 2015 External links editMargaret A Peggy Focarino executive biography at the U S Patent and Trademark Office archived here https web archive org web 20150325194908 http www uspto gov about us executive biographies margaret peggy focarino Government officesPreceded byTeresa Stanek Rea Head of the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeNovember 21 2013 January 12 2014 Succeeded byMichelle K Lee nbsp This biography of a person who has held a non elected position in the federal government of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Focarino amp oldid 1149232773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
