<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hi TM List friends:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Even though this is the TM list, this may be a harbinger of things to come, so I am sharing here, as I just learned this from a colleague on LinkedIn:<br><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Commissioner for Patents Takes \u2018Fork in the Road\u2019 and Resigns from USPTO </span><a class="gmail-qfFmkfgLvuiDKllGIikYMFcwTiuwMhlDbKAQ" target="_self" href="https://lnkd.in/gqqYrDuV" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;word-break:normal;line-height:inherit">https://lnkd.in/gqqYrDuV</a></div></div><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">IPWatchdog has learned that Commissioner for Patents Vaishali Udupa has notified the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that she is resigning effective immediately. Udupa has submitted her resignation in order to take advantage of the deferred resignation program \u2014known as Fork in the Road\u2014 offered by President Donald J. Trump to federal workers in an email on January 28, 2025.&quot;</span></div><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">&quot;Deputy Commissioner Valencia Martin Wallace will immediately assume the role of Acting Commissioner for Patents.&quot;</span><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span></div><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">I</span>n 2007, the</span><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span><a class="gmail-qfFmkfgLvuiDKllGIikYMFcwTiuwMhlDbKAQ" target="_self" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/u.s.-merit-systems-protection-board/" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;word-break:normal;line-height:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit">U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board</span></span></a><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">overturned the agency&#39;s decision to remove Valencia Martin Wallace from office for</span><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span></div><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">(1) Conduct unbecoming a federal employee and violations of<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">:</span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"> 5 CFR 2635.502 one of the standards of ethics for employees of the Executive Branch,</span><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span>5 USC 3110 which restricts employment of relatives, and</span><span class="gmail-white-space-pre" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);white-space:pre;line-height:inherit"> </span></div><div><span style="color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"> </span>5 USC 230 which designates a violation of 5 USC 3110 as a prohibited personnel practice.</span></div><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span></div><div><a class="gmail-qfFmkfgLvuiDKllGIikYMFcwTiuwMhlDbKAQ" target="_self" href="https://lnkd.in/g3V8Kayz" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;word-break:normal;line-height:inherit">https://lnkd.in/g3V8Kayz</a></div></blockquote><div><span style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,BlinkMacSystemFont,&quot;Segoe UI&quot;,Roboto,&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,&quot;Fira Sans&quot;,Ubuntu,Oxygen,&quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;,Cantarell,&quot;Droid Sans&quot;,&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,0.9);line-height:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit"></span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">What&#39;s next, I wonder?</span></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend,</span></font></div><div><a class="gmail-qfFmkfgLvuiDKllGIikYMFcwTiuwMhlDbKAQ" href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=fork&amp;highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali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