Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee
Marvin J. Slepian appointed to federal patent advisory committee
Slepian, the founder and director of the university ' s Center for Accelerated Biomedical Innovation, will serve on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ' s Patent Public Advisory Committee for three years.
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Media contact(s)Health Sciences Office of Communicationspublic@arizona.edu520-626-7301Dr. Marvin J. Slepian, Regents Professor of medicine, medical imaging and surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson and biomedical engineering at the College of Engineering, has been appointed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ' s Patent Public Advisory Committee. His three-year term started Dec. 1 and lasts until Dec. 1, 2026.051923-MARVIN-SLEPIAN-nhg_3403-inline(2).jpg
Dr. Marvin J. SlepianThe committee is composed of private-sector intellectual property executives who participate in regular meetings to discuss the office ' s patent and trademark operations. The committee is an advisory panel created under the America Inventors Protection Act of 1999. The committee advises the patent office on matters related to the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the patent operation. The committee aims to ensure that the office ' s policies and programs effectively meet the needs of the diverse users of the U.S. patent system. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gin...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research