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USPTO Appoints Mary Critharis Acting Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs

Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that Mary Critharis has been appointed as the USPTO’s Acting Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs. According to the announcement, Critharis will serve in the role while the USPTO continues the process of identifying a permanent replacement for Shira Perlmutter, who was the Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs for the past eight years. Last month, Perlmutter was chosen by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to be the 14th U.S. Register of Copyrights.