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<p>It seems David Gooder will depart from the USPTO.</p>
<p>Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations Dan Vavonese will
serve as Acting Commissioner for Trademarks.<br>
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align="left">David Gooder to
depart USPTO</h2>
<p
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 15px;"
align="left"><em>Current
Commissioner for
Trademarks will finish out
his five-year term on Feb
28; Dan Vavonese named
Acting Commissioner for
Trademarks</em> </p>
<p
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 15px;"
align="left">WASHINGTON\u2014The
U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office (USPTO) today
announced that Commissioner
for Trademarks David Gooder
will conclude his five-year
term on February 28, 2025.
Deputy Commissioner for
Trademark Operations Dan
Vavonese will serve as
Acting Commissioner for
Trademarks until a permanent
replacement is selected. </p>
<p
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 15px;"
align="left">"Commissioner
Gooder has been a great
asset to our agency and an
exemplary leader for our
trademark community,\u201d said
Coke Morgan Stewart, Acting
Under Secretary of Commerce
for Intellectual Property
and Acting Director of the
USPTO. \u201cHis service to
America\u2019s brand owners has
helped the U.S. trademark
system remain the global
standard for excellence, and
I thank him for his
leadership over these past
five years.\u201d </p>
<p
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 15px;"
align="left">Some of the
notable accomplishments
under Commissioner Gooder\u2019s
leadership include retiring
the 40-year-old trademarks
IT system (known as TRAM),
creating the Register
Protection Office and
greatly expanding the
USPTO\u2019s anti-fraud
activities, and driving a
two-month (28%) reduction in
first action pendency, which
had surged to over 8 ½
months during the pandemic.
</p>
<p
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align="left">Vavonese brings
over 29 years of experience
in trademark operations as
an examining attorney,
manager, and senior
executive. In his current
role as Deputy Commissioner
for Trademark Operations,
Vavonese leads a team of
more than 900 examining
attorneys, trademark
professionals, and managers
who deliver on all aspects
of trademark examination,
registration, and
maintenance. He has
championed numerous
initiatives to streamline
and improve efficiency in
examination, most notably
the recent trademark
pendency reduction plan
which resulted in a
two-month decrease in
pendency in 2024. </p>
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