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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> E-trademarks &lt;e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 24, 2025 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> for trademark practitioners &lt;e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl &lt;carl@oppedahl.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] Fwd: David Gooder to depart USPTO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>It seems David Gooder will depart from the USPTO.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Operations Dan Vavonese will serve as Acting Commissioner for Trademarks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David Gooder to depart USPTO <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:16:45 +0000<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">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.&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&quot;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 &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">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. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">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.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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